Unit 208 theme 1 -Charlie Waite -Landscape photographer.

                                                                         

                       

   Here are ten photographs of Charlie Waites that have chosen that have inspired me to take a few images of my own .                                                                                            

                           This is my take of Charlie's photograph (above left ) ,although in                                      
                            my shot the sky is not as blue , but the idea is similar ,a wispy                                                                                sky with detail ,in Charlie's shot he has texture and color in the                                                                                
                            flowers, a bright and vibrant shot .






                                                                      

manual

Charlie's shot above is again more vibrant in color than my shot ,again the inspiration was the vertical lines of Charlie's vine rows.
My corn in the cob rows are vertical the texture of the plants is apparent ,and stops suddenly with the trees in the distance, which if I had climbed down from the fence I may had achieved the same result as Charlie has .

In this shot I think I have achieved the same as Charlie's shot on the left ,I really like my version too (below ). The texture of the fence in the fore-ground ,the glimmering water that leads your eye in the mid-ground and moody sky in the back-ground . The tonal range of different shades of grey in the sky and the shape in the land in the distance.

Manual  f8

This shot of mine on the right is not the same as Charlie's (above ), but it shows reflection
lines ,shape texture and color .

manual setting

 

Shot taken in manual

In this photo of mine on the right the branch seems to illuminate with the sun behind it there is shape ,color and texture .In Charlie's shot the leaves seem to branch out  with vibrant golden leaves ,with the texture of the stone on the ground and the shape and line of trees in the back-ground .

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                  
                                                                                
In these three photographs below (of trees ) they show lines and shape in the trees and a leading line that your eyes follow ,texture and color   .The shot with the building ,has texture of the soil in the fore-ground, color , shape , lines in the trees and buildings  in the mid ground ,The mountains also have color and shape in he back-ground.

 

 This photo on the right is taken at a different time of year to Charlie's below , there is shape ,lines ,the path leads your eye along with the fence ,texture in the trunk of the trees and the leaves on the ground .                                                                                                                    

     

Unit 208, theme1 -Charlie Waite photographer.

I have decided the first photographer I am going to research is Charlie Waite .
 Charlie Waite has been taking landscape photographs for over thirty years. Charlie  was born in 1949 in England and has been one of the most popular and successful  landscape photographers of all time .Charlie  is most famous for producing 6x6 square format images using a Swedish  medium -format camera called a Hasselbald .
 Charlie Waite began his working life as an assistant stage manager at the age of  17 after leaving school with no qualifications .Charlie then went on to study for two years before coming an actor in theater and television. Whilst working in television Charlie  decided to shoot photos of his fellow actors and took a years course in photography at Salisbury college of art in Wiltshire. Charlie Waite was no stranger to photography at this time as he was first introduced to photography by his father at the age of 11 and  this had left a great impression on him. This spurned Charlie on, and Charlie continued  to take portraits of his fellow work mates and eventually took to landscape photography during his spare time.
 This lead to Charlie Waite's first commission, whilst viewing a house for sale. The seller happened to ask Charlie  what he did for work, on telling the seller part of the truth "that he was a landscape photographer", the man explained that he was a publisher and was in need of a photographer to help illustrate a book he was working on. This turned out to be a book for the national trust on walks around Britain, Charlie Waite the landscape photographer was born. During Charlie's time as a landscape Photographer ,Charlie has written and  produced images for around 27 books. Charlie has also exhibited his images and lectured in many countries .Starting his own a company in 1994 called Light and Land, Charlie Waite continues to promote the art of photography by tutoring in many locations all around the world.

Unit 208 theme 1- Nature And Landscape.

This set of images where taken at my Dads field I told my mum where I was Going and it was right opposite a fiends house so I was safe .
I took camera ,extra batteries and XD card, bag and lens cloth.

New Seed.
ISO   1600  1/340  8 
This shot was taken in my dads field  at the side of his pond , I saw this water iris starting to shed its seeds ,I like the color of the dying flower and its seeds , the texture of the water with wind blowing across it.

 Osmaston  .B&W.
ISO  200  1/350  4.5
In this shot I have captured the texture of the raked field in the fore-ground, the grass meadow in the mid-ground and small group of trees in the back-ground. I do think that trying to get extra into the shot by taking the photo with the draping tree in the front was probably not a good idea, and would have been a better photo without . 

Osmaston std.
ISO  200  1/350  4.5
As above but in color in this photo again this would of been better without the draping tree ,although i do love the color and the lines and texture in the photo.

In Preparation .
ISO  200  1/250  4.5 
In this picture I tried to capture the texture and lines,there is also light and dark tones in the soil . This picture is slightly exposed.  

At The Edge. 
ISO  400  1/1000  3.2

Low Level.
ISO  400   1/100  4

In Line. B&W.
ISO   400  1/1000  4

In Line . std
ISO  400  1/000    5

Rubble and Stubble.
ISO   400   1/1000   5.6

Hog Weed skeleton.
ISO 1600  s/s  1/1000  f8 
For this shot I got under the weed skeleton so as to get a blank canvas ,the sky ! as stated in the TV program, How To Take Stunning Photographs. I like the shape form and pattern the the weed head make as you look into the picture.

                                                                  

unit 208 theme 1 -Stanton moor and Robin hoods stride.

                                                                  Fly  Agaric .
                                             ISO64  1/25  f8 
I thought these were fantastic specimens ! We were walking through Stanton moor in Derbyshire looking for mushrooms and came across these fly Agaric. I thought they would make a good photograph nestled in the grass, with the texture of the leaf litter in the foreground and lush green moss growing on the tree root in the back ground. I  lay on the grass for this shot as I wanted to get eye level with the subject, I also wanted to get the texture of the white on the fungus cap .

The gate keeper.
ISO 400  1/50    f 8 
I just glanced over my shoulder and caught this fella keeping his eye on me, then I notice the stone circle called nine stones in the back-ground .The rule of thirds applies vertically in this photograph. 

Stone Ridges.
ISO  400 1/50 f8 
These extraordinary ridges are found on the top running down vertically on a really large rock that balances on the top of robin hoods stride ,I have no idea what has made the deep gorges in the grit-stone rock but they look intriguing . I love the texture and the lines created in this stone.
 

In-between. b&w
ISO 400  1/50  f8
On the way back from Stanton moor we stopped off as we saw a set of rocks  high up on a hillside called robin hood stride on the lime stone way and decided to investigate , I liked the look of this tree growing in-between the rocks  leading to the top of the ledge ,the picture has not really turned out how I would of liked , probably  better in b&w if I was to choose (may be slightly over exposed) Again rule of thirds applies. 

In-between. std
ISO 400  1/50 f8
AS above but in colour.