I am not even finding enough time to do some creative work for ds106, so why not try a bit for our partner in anti-MOOCing, the open photography+narrative course at Coventry University — phonar.
The pre-task ramp up for the course that starts n October is to document a morning journey- to class, work, whatever.
Me, lacking a destination, captured the morning commute I do each day here at home in Strawberry AZ. Now there are some awesome student photos already in the pool, seeing a number of them deploying the vivid black and white look and/or with a dash of color splash.
For my series today, I tried to subvert something that usually is key to an interesting photo- sharp focus. I wanted a blurry, dream style. It’s not quite easy to get an interesting out of focus photo (and I am not sure I got it). I did mine by making sure I was shooting at small aperture (f/22), and adjusting ISO until I was hitting some exposures of 0.5″ or longer.
So here is my daily commute, all in photos.
cc licensed ( BY SA ) flickr photo shared by Alan Levine
cc licensed ( BY SA ) flickr photo shared by Alan Levine
cc licensed ( BY SA ) flickr photo shared by Alan Levine
cc licensed ( BY SA ) flickr photo shared by Alan Levine
cc licensed ( BY SA ) flickr photo shared by Alan Levine
cc licensed ( BY SA ) flickr photo shared by Alan Levine
cc licensed ( BY SA ) flickr photo shared by Alan Levine
cc licensed ( BY SA ) flickr photo shared by Alan Levine
cc licensed ( BY SA ) flickr photo shared by Alan Levine
If you are in ds106, is is well worth checking out what the phonar pholks are doing.
Nice connected set, Alan – evocative of the early morning experience. I especially like the way the world comes in to focus as you sit down to work with that first coffee of the day.
You made me understand what getting up in the morning means to a person.
This phonar is so interesting, if I had time, but I think I have not.