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i.  Leah Moak: 11/17/2010

    Camera: Nikon D70

    Shutter Speed: 1/6 sec

    Exposure Program: Shutter priority

    F-Stop: f/3.5

    ISO: 200

    Focal Length: 28.0 mm

    Lens: 28.0-80.0 mm f/3.5-5.6

    Tripod: Yes

ii.  Leah Moak: 11/23/2010

    Camera: Nikon D70

    Shutter Speed: 1/3o sec

    Exposure Program: Shutter priority

    F-Stop: f/3.8

    ISO: 200

    Focal Length: 31.0 mm

    Lens: 28.0-80.0 mm f/4.5-5.6

    Tripod: Yes

Night I

     This is a triptych of images of the featured attraction at the Roman Theater in Red Lodge.  I was most struck by the red of the doors of the theater and by the vintage feeling evoked by the sign.  The triptych format emphasizes the repetition of the doors and each photograph reveals a slightly different image and a slightly different feeling is evoked in each frame (the first frame and the last frame are actually the same photograph; the shadows of the legs in front of the movie poster in the third frame are pasted in from yet another photograph).  Additionally, I wanted the strong horizontal composition in each individual frame to be balanced out by the overall strong vertical composition of the image as a whole.  The shadow legs in the third frame and the double image effect in the second frame adds a surreal quality to the theater and helps to develop a sense of mystery and intrigue.  

Night I

i.  Leah Moak: 12/04/2010

    Camera: Nikon D70

    Shutter Speed: 0.8 sec

    Exposure Program: Shutter priority

    F-Stop: f/5.6

    ISO: 200

    Focal Length: 80.0 mm

    Lens: 75.0-240.0 mm f/4.5-5.6

    Tripod:  Yes

ii.  Leah Moak: 12/04/2010

     Camera: Nikon D70

     Shutter Speed: 30.0 sec

     Exposure Program: Shutter priority

     F-Stop: f/32

     ISO: 200

     Focal Length: 80.0 mm

     Lens: 75.0-240.0 mm f/4.5-5.6

     Tripod: Yes

iii.  (see "i")

Night II

     This is an image of Broadway Avenue in Red Lodge during the Christmas Stroll. The street was closed to traffic as people walked the main drag through town, stopping to browse shops and to warm themselves at the various fire pits assembled for the occasion.  I wanted to capture the beauty of the town and people flitting through the scene so I set up my tripod in the middle of Broadway and began shooting.  My long shutter speed (6.0 seconds) meant that several individuals crossed in front of the camera and were captured as wispy transparent figures and shadows darting across and down the street.  I wanted this image to be seen from the perspective of someone walking down the street, being guided by the lights and signs of the town.  I also chose a strong horizontal composition in order to capture the entirety of the lights and shops along the street as well as to emphasize the vanishing point at the end of the street; I want the observer to follow the road through the image.

Night II

  Leah Moak: 12/04/2010

  Camera: Nikon D70

  Shutter Speed: 6.0 sec

  Exposure Program: Shutter priority

  F-Stop: f/25

  ISO: 200

  Focal Length: 80.0 mm

  Lens: 75.0-240.0 mm f/4.5-5.6

  Tripod: Yes

Mysterical

     This piece was an endeavor in Photoshop to merge a drawing and a photograph into one cohesive image.  Firstly, I photographed a drawing of mine (rendered for my Anatomy and Physiology professor) and secondly, I revisited the photograph "Heart I" from our still-life assignment.  In Photoshop, I made the drawing my background layer and then layered "Heart I" on top and reduced the opacity.  Next I cut and pasted many parts of both images onto my original layers in an attempt to blend the drawing with the photograph (there are a total of 15 layers in this piece).  Working with blending tools, the magnetic lasso, and adjusting the opacity of layers were central operations throughout my work on this image.  My overall objective of this piece is to blur the lines between drawing and photograph and by doing so, force the observer to closely examine the piece, and to discover the subtle changes in light and line and texture of the image as a whole.

Mysterical