T1B15: Rule of 1/3rds

Rule of 1/3rds!
Finally!

I feel like we're getting to the nitty-gritty, technically stuff now. The things I wanted to learn. Discovery method of learning is tiresome, I don't come to a class to be told to go explore. I want to learn HOW to explore, or guidelines to follow.

./too used to IB.

At least now I won't be considering dropping photography at the end of term1, and go do drop in IB Art (which only has 6 people... sad, I know) or IB Bio (which apparently the teacher isn't very good at teaching).

And.... DRAWING ON THE BOARD: SO FUN.
especially exchanging messages with the SY8. They're fun people. : )

T1B14: Composure

So there was a lesson today.
Sadly it took about an hour, and the class is maybe some 75 ish minutes.
15 minutes to take photos...on a rainy day? I'll pass.

But geez, I never thought I would be ever doing another self evaluation with the 'knowledge' and 'learning' again!
I wonder if I can just pull out TOK notes on the knowledge thing, and then debate that none of us has any 'knowledge'. We have 'information' but not knowledge.
I hope that works.

T1B13: Waldo

Where's Waldo?

Hidden somewhere on this page!
(I lied, I can't be bothered to put a little waldo on the page... maybe some other time.)

Hiding waldo, yet keeping him visible is quite... fun.

I can either take a picture with low zoom, and put him somewhere not obvious, or take a picture of Waldo hiding, but zoomed right up to him and his hiding spot.

It's kinda fun, only that the tape sucks and kills waldo's colour quite a lot. : <

T1B12: War Photographer

I was not there for the entire length of the film, but I got the basic gist of it.

I had expected this Photographer to go with the soldiers, and photograph the fighting as well as the tragedies caused by wars. In my head, I had already associated him with Ed Ou (a graduate from Churchill and is now a well-known photojournalist). Dr. Gabbott showed my TOK class his website: www.adventureswithlight.com

On there there are some shots of war actually going on. With guns a'blazing, as one might say.

The war photography thing, was not the kind I expected. It was more of a photography that mainly photographs the consequences of war.

I realize I only saw about half of the film, and thus not all of the photos were seen, but it should be the gist.

I'm impressed with the dedication some people have to go into war-torn and still waging war countries. It's something I could not do.

T1B11 - Fall.

It's a fun topic, but if it is due next class, the time is lacking.
If one does their assignment on Halloween, then they are, quite frankly, screwed for Halloween falls on Monday, the next day of class.

If it's not, then I wonder when it is due...

I really cannot think of anything 'Fall' like in the school, that I have not already taken a picture of, either for a previous assignment, or just because they were interesting. Like the trees, I've taken may pictures, from different angles, exposures, speed (although that was not the best idea), aperture and zoooooooooooom.

Even thought of doing a comparison shot, with one tree still green, and another red.
I went outside to take it, since it was the only shot I could think of. I flipped the camera 'ON', and pressed the shutter.

Nothing happened.

I tried again, and again.

Same result.

Then I actually looked at the LCD... and realized my battery had died. I feel so stupid right now, not charging my battery for a good 2-3 weeks... I didn't see it go to 1 bar of battery, so I assumed it was okay.

Guess it wasn't....
Should have brought my charger, or own a back-up battery. Bleh.

Now I'm not going to get anything. My weekend is booked full, from 9am-9pm. Really praying for the assignment to not be due Monday.

T1B10 - Langara Golf Course

It was cold.

I was unprepared for it, and dang do my hands sting.

1 shot/minute rule... was not followed here.
I just took shots that looks nice. Though after a while, the trees and scenery became normal, and less that 1 shot/minute was taken.
Then I came to deletion, and deleted many, many shots.
I'm kind of left with 48, even though I spent slightly more than an hour in there...
Whoops.

T1B9 - Triangles.

I'm guessing the point of this assignment was to find things we normally don't see.
Like finding triangles in squares, or triangles in letters.

But I don't think that worked out quite as planned, the 20 shot requirement kills off most of the creativity. 20 shots are simple. Especially when there are tons of obvious triangles in the school. I have 30~, and that was only from the first floor and outside.

But if it wasn't for creativity, and just for the lulz as we look for triangles... then that was a horribly boring class.

I'd rather do that 'Garden' assignment, but I know it's cloudy, dark and a bit rainy outside so I'll deal with it.