Dannie Shares Her Photography

[RonsGryfBaby]

Alright, before you look at these:
-I do not have a professional camera so quality isn't as amazing as it COULD be
-some are shaky because I have really shaky hands
-a good portion of these are in black and white because i prefer taking B&W pictures

So without further adoo:
Over The Summer At A Park


In my back yard.

in my front yard.

My favorite lake spot.

Same photo B&W

Random on stage at a performance of mine

Favorite picture ever! Mackinac Island, MI.

mackinac Island, MI

Old. Six Flags, waiting for the train.


Now, as a Six Flags nerd, I take pictures of roller coasters, as well. These are all from my home park, Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, IL.

DejaVu #3 Best coaster pic I've taken

Ragin' Cajun #2 best coaster pic I've taken

Raging Bull #1 Best coaster pic I've taken

Yes, I am aware that these are from two different photubuckets. I have two. One for my pictures that were taken for the sake of taking an artsier picture and one for everything else.

[8m57w6]

Do you live in Gurnee!?!?

Other than that, I really love your pictures. The ones of the bridge are my favorite, I can't decide whether I like the color or b&w better.

[griffiegrrl]

Lovely pictures! I really enjoy the one of Butterfly, and the other Mackinac Island picture. The water is so purty!

[RonsGryfBaby]

Thanks! Yeah, Mackinac island is so perfect if you love photography. There's so many places to take pictures. I went there with my Girl Scout troop and there's another girl in my troop who's a photography nut as well. We both were running around the downtown area taking pictures. Those two are the best ones, though.

But, question. Of the black and white ones, which ones do you guys think I should submit to my school's art magazine. Some of them I don't have on my camera anymore but I saved most of them and I don't know which ones to submit. Opinions?

[8m57w6]

I think the One of the tree, and the bridge over the lake are the best. Maybe if there was a bit more contrast on the late one in the b&w version. But they're both so beautiful, and I love the angles they're shot at.

[xraydude]

I really like that you are thinking of great points of view for your compositions. Seeing grass from that angle is not something that most people see, so it creates a unique view. The shot of the bridge is great because of the lines developed by where you were standing. Keep thinking like that, as those viewpoints will help to capture the eye.

I like the tonal qualities of the butterfly shot the best, but the framing of the composition is thrown off by the doorway (I think) in the background. The more you shoot, the more you will become instinctively aware of all elements in your shots as you are shooting them.

I like the bridge shot in B/W, as it draws my eye across. One of the problems I have always had is what to do with the water in those type of shots in B/W. It usually tends to look flat and muddy. I think 8m57w6 is right. I would adjust levels just a bit.

Great work and keep them coming!

[RonsGryfBaby]

The butterfly one, the butterfly was sitting on a bench and I wanted to get more on the level of the bug and that was the only place I could put the camera. The background does look weird though, i know, and it's been bugging me...

and xraydude, I've had that problem with that lake spot picture so many times... the water there's not that clear... that shot would have turned out better if the lake were cleaner but opbviously, that's not something that's going to happen soon... *tear*

I have mosr pictures, but I need to get them uploaded. They'll either be up tonight later or sometime monday hopefully. Right now's the only time i have free all weekend so I'll try now...

[xraydude]

The butterfly one, the butterfly was sitting on a bench and I wanted to get more on the level of the bug and that was the only place I could put the camera. The background does look weird though, i know, and it's been bugging me...

Yep, sometimes your subject will just try to make life difficult for you! When I am doing macro photography of bugs, the background elements are not quite as important as the depth of field is so shallow (millimeters in some cases) that the background is completely indiscernible. If I am shooting from a little further away in the field of, say, a particular plant that I know attracts bees or whatever I am shooting, I will hang a colored sheet on two tripods to block off any annoying background elements. And sometimes, you just have to live with what ya' got.