35mm Film Photography

Instructor–Al Mierau

week 5 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 Gold 100 21°

Developing and Printing: Walmart 1 hour

Theme: Scenes from rural Ohio

Student: Dave Weeks

forsythia
forsythia
ƒ/1.7 · 1/250 · 1.5′
2005.04.10
1/3 rule, left top

basketball net
basketball net
ƒ/4 · 1/250 · 7′
2005.04.10
1/3 rule, right top

electric pole
electric pole
ƒ/1.7 · 1/500 · 1.5′
2005.04.10

bicycle for two
bicycle for two
ƒ/11 · 1/125 · 5′
2005.04.15

pear blossoms
pear blossoms
ƒ/1.7 · 1/500 · 1.5′
2005.04.10

pansy
pansy, this weeks mistake
ƒ/1.7 · 1/500 · 1.6′
2005.04.15
NOTE: loved the way the pots came out but wanted the pansy focused.

morning tulips and sundial
morning tulips and sundial
ƒ/?? · 1/30 · ??
2005.04.15
NOTE: didn’t write down the f-stop or focal length

tulips and sundial near noon
tulips and sundial near noon
ƒ/11 · 1/60 · 4.5′
2005.04.15
NOTE: tied to focus on sundial (1/3 rule) but the tulips overpower my intent

flowering tree #1
flowering tree #1
ƒ/14 · 1/60 · 30′
2005.04.15

flowering tree #2
flowering tree #2
ƒ/11 · 1/125 · 30′
2005.04.15

skate board jump
skate board jump
ƒ/?? · 1/1000 · ??
2005.04.15
NOTE: didn’t write down the f-stop or focal length

my truck
my truck
ƒ/4 · 1/500 · 3′
2005.04.15

Al, the kid was flying (literally) on the skateboard. Your method worked perfectly. I lined up the shot (focus, f-stop, shutter speed) in advance knowing he was trying to jump the box and waited for the action to come to me.


Index Frogtails