Shots

These are two of my favorite shots out of the nine taken for the second project. The top one is my High Depth of Field shot. It was taken in Philly outside of my friends house. I was not intending to take pictures specifically for this project, but after looking back at the shots I have from this day I thought this would be the best for the topic. I love the colors. The two red buildings make the blue sky pop. I also fell in love with this picture because of the colors of the flowers in Julie's dress which mirror the colors surrounding her on the street. Her stance is great for the picture because it is leisurely and fun. Her dress and hair are swaying just the right amount.

This was my Stop Motion shot. Once I took this picture I was so excited because I love the way it captures my dog, Moose. See, Moose loves playing ball. No.... Moose is obsessed with playing ball. Therefore I believe this picture captures the true essence of Moose. Unfortunately the ball is harder to see because I caught it right when it was passing by the area where the sun was really lighting up the background. I still think it is a fun shot. I took it at my house, so once again it's a subject I love at a place I love.

Springton Manor Farm

On Saturday I went home! Back to PA to see my family and friends and my puppy dogs! I decided that Saturday would be the opportune day to take pictures because I think photographs should be of things that you love most, and those are all the things I love most.

I met my friends, Julie and Sam, at Springton Manor Farm, a beautiful piece of land only 3 minutes from my house. The sun was starting to set and the light was beautiful. We also found a barn cat who must have really liked us because she hung around for a while. We think she was pregnant, that or she just had a fat cat pouch.

One of the reasons everyone should go to Springton Manor is the old trees. These trees are so beautiful because their limbs are so old they touch the ground and are actually starting to root themselves back into the earth. It's like a different world under the branches, which create a tee pee of limbs and leaves.

Trip to the Gallery

I think the photographic process that caught my eye the most was the cyanotype. I thought it was really interesting, especially the pictures from the UD campus. It's amazing to see the buildings in the 1800's and compare the campus to what it is today. Seeing these pictures makes me want to go around campus and take pictures myself so that I can look back or my children can look back and compare the campus at that time to my pictures. I think keeping pictures as a means of tracking history is extremely important and I'm going to continue to do it!

I looked up more examples of cyanotypes and found a really cool site that shows cyanotypes of Greek sculpture..... http://www.edaites.com/galcyanthn1.html. They remind me of monochromatic water color paintings.

Trying to take photographs using these old techniques would be really interesting to try. I would really like to try using a different technique besides just digital.

Self Portrait, taken September 12th 2009, Digital Photography

Hello! I'm Abby Reczek. I'm from Coatesville, PA. This is my portrait picture, taken one rainy Saturday during one of the many explorations that I've taken with my friends. We wound up in South Eastern Pennsylvania and up around Northern Wilmington where we found a rock quarry and ended up picking up some really cool stones (which I learned were mica from my geology major friend).

I love this picture because of the contrast between the green trees and red rust of the guard rail. The rough spot in the water gives a much needed hint of white against the calmer, dark areas of water. The sky is dark from rain clouds, but I like the muted tone it gives to the picture. I think it is a true portrait of myself because I love being outside, I love Pennsylvania, and I love searching for beauty on rainy days.