35mm Film Photography

Instructor–Al Mierau

week 3 assignment

Equipment:

Camera: Minolta X-370

Lens: Minolta 50mm zoom

Depth of Field: f/1.7–f/22

Shutter Speeds: bulb–1/1000

Distance Scale: 0.45m–∞

Miscellaneous:

Film: Kodak Max 400 27°

Developing and Printing: Walmart 1 hour

Theme: Scenes from rural Ohio

Student: Dave Weeks

parking garage
parking garage
ƒ/4 · 1/125 · 20′
2005.03.28
I expected the bridge to be more out of focus

tree top buds
tree top buds
ƒ/2.8 · 1/125 · 10′
2005.03.28
Building and bridge focused as expected. Buds could be clearer.

daffodils
daffodils
unknown settings
2005.03.29
note swing in background (top)

daffodils
daffodils
unknown settings
2005.03.29
different settings than photo at left (forgot to write them down, just recall that they were different)

tree buds, stone background
tree buds, stone background
ƒ/4 · 1/125 · 5′
2005.03.29
I expected the background to look similar to another weed (right)

another weed
another weed
ƒ/1.7 · 1/125 · 2.75′
2005.03.29

antique machine
antique machine
ƒ/4 · 1/1000 · 3′
2005.04.01
mural in background out of focus as expected
Oil and Gas Museum

lilac buds just after sunset
lilac buds just after sunset
ƒ/2.8 · 1/1000 · 1.75′
2005.03.30
dark, but focused as expected

nitro truck
nitro truck
ƒ/4 · 1/1000 · 20′
2005.04.01
background focused more than expected
Oil and Gas Museum

nitro truck in front of mural
nitro truck in front of mural
ƒ/2.8 · 1/000 · 10′
2005.04.01
background mural focused as expected
Oil and Gas Museum

white picket fence
white picket fence
ƒ/13 · 1/1000 · ∞
2005.04.01
focus as expected, notice redbud (left) and weeping willow (right)

magnolia tree
magnolia tree
ƒ/22 · 1/1000 · ∞
2005.03.25
focus as expected

NOTES: all settings are from memory so they may be slightly off this week. I am beginning to see how they work together to produce the images. That alone is worth the time, expense, and effort of this class. Thanks, Al.

Today I saw redbud, magnolia, forsythia, and a row of red maple trees (I think) all in bloom. Everything has buds on it. Weather forecast? Snow.


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