Shooting Wide

Shooting Wide - I decided to chronicle my adventure of checking out a few library books.  
In "Shooting Wide," the first issue I came across was the HCC building was coming across empty and cold because I could not focus on any one point. The HCC is extremely open and spacious; it was hard to make it feel warm and cozy.
 I adjusted my ISO to allow more light into the sensor. This helped give the HCC a warmer, more neutral feeling - compared to a large cold dark room I was getting with shooting wide.

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The image above illustrates another challenge for "Shooting Wide" in the HCC.  I have light coming in from all kinds of angles; this includes the windows to the ceiling lights. 

Another aspect I had to deal with was to adjust my body rather than to depend solely on the zoom. In many ways, this helps the image to feel more natural since my lens is not extremely wide. This allows one to see the horizontal glass panel that normally would get cut off with a zoom lens. Having to adjust my body became a challenge when I positioned myself in between the narrow bookshelves. Trying to get the right angle was difficult because everything was in the shot. 

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Using a wider angle made everything seem slightly more ominous than I would have liked. 

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I wish I would have tried more shots by changing the height of the camera. When comparing the top and bottom photos, the top one tells a much deeper story. 

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I was forced to use the bookshelf as tripod because using I was using the wide angle and wanted to get as many books as possible in my photo.  This meant I had to rely on AF because I could not view my screen.
I also like the slow shutter speed here, despite nothing moving. It really allows the light in, giving a brighter, happier feel - with the colors more saturated. 

30" F22
I started to wonder what would happen if I stepped in front of the camera on a slow shutter speed...
I found it interesting as well as a great story telling technique; because you can see both the book and the student making their book selection. This probably goes under editorialising the image, but I had fun playing with it. 

30" F22

30" F22
As one grabs a book off the shelf and walks away, the books then re-shift on the shelf and come to rest in a new spot. I was pleased with how the shutter speed caught the movement of the books. Something we don't think about as we pull a book off the shelf. 

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Another shot where the wide lens affects the story by giving a wider perspective. On the right side of the picture, you can see that there is not only a wall but also a pathway to somewhere. I like the wider angle because it shows the big picture... one sees the bookshelves on the left and the empty desks on the right. We know where we came from and at the end of the day the journey of knowledge must be walked alone. 

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