Project 24 - shapes

In Project 24 we have to produce photographs which stress the shape of the subjects chosen.

The first two were taken with the sun directly behind the subjects, first of a tower and then of a subject I have used in the past, a first-aid look-out on the beach.

The tower shot was taken at f/14, ISO 400 and shutter speed 1/250s with the Tamron 18 - 270mm lens @ 130mm.

The shot of the first-aid lookout used the Canon 18 - 55mm lens @55mm, f/11, shutter speed of 1/320s and ISO 400. Although it was suggested that we should avoid trees as they do not normally have simple outlines, I think that the shape of the tree in this shot is very pronounced.

The third photo was taken at the same early morning but with the sun directly shining onto the subject, part of a 'wave' sculpture on the promenade. Against the plain background, the shape is very clear.

This was taken with the 18 - 270mm lens @ 77mm, f/14, shutter speed of 1/250s and ISO 400 (without tripod).

Finally, I wanted to include a photograph which I took at the Iguassú Falls in Argentina earlier this year, before I started this course. My wife and I were standing on one of the walkways which cross the river near the falls and taking some photographs into the distance when we noticed the very strong reflections of ourselves in the water below. The brightness of the sun and the clarity and shallowness of the water make our shapes really stand out.

My wife is waving and I am the one with the camera! It isn't quite clear enough to make out but I was using my Canon 18 - 55mm lens @43mm. The camera was on an Auto setting (f/7.1, shutter speed 1/64s and ISO 200). How cliched is that?