Saturday's Beginner's Photography Workshop in Auckland
When I saw this puddle I instantly though of the photo 'Behind the Gare St. Lazare' by Henri Cartier-Bresson
One of our students was kind enough to leap over the puddle to re create it. The background was quite busy so I chose to just include the feet of the leaper in the top one third, with the reflection being the main part of the image on the lower two thirds of the image.
My
settings were ISO 2000 1/500th of a second at F 6.3 with a 35mm focal
length. There was very low light so I chose a high ISO of 2000 to allow a
faster shutter speed of 1/500th to freeze the movement. Usually I would
use a minimum of 1/1000th for freezing movement but I was happy with a
little bit of movement in this picture. I chose F6.3 to let in as much
light as possible without losing too much of my depth of field, and
keeping both the leaper and reflection in focus.
This
winter I'm sure you will have lots of puddles to play with. Go out and
create your own Henri Cartier-Bresson and post your results!
Tutor - Richard Doran
Three Little Wishes Photography
Three Little Wishes Photography
