I was able to make my way to the local art museum today. It was a bright, sunny day (at least until it started to rain) and it felt really good to be able to get out.
The museum has a number of really nice sculptures in the yard, and I'm always looking to find new ways to photograph them whenever I visit. I decided, today, to take one of my Crappy Cameras to see what I could do with it.
The camera in question is the Sony Mavica FD75, a 2001 camera with a max resolution of 640x480. At max resolution it can store up to 20 images on it's storage medium, a floppy disk. I brought two floppy disks with me.
My goal with this camera, as always, is to use it to take a good photo. Photography is all about light, and that is particularly true with this camera. With it's low resolution there is little room for post-processing without completely destroying the image.
Image 1: The Eye of Sauron
Okay, probably not the actual Eye of Sauron, but I thought it looked pretty neat.
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Processed:
For most of these pictures, including this one, to help the subject of the picture stand out from the background, I decreased the luminance of the primary background colour (which for most of these is green, being that the sculptures are all in a field). I also tweaked blue a little to help the sculpture pop.
Image 2: Circle of Lines
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For this image I darkened the blues for the sky as well as the the red for the sculpture. It's already a rusty brown, and I felt that woudl make a good emphasis.
Image 3: The Tepee
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What I was really aiming for with this picture was to emphasis all the individual rods that went into the sculpture, so I made a point of decreasing the green luminance and pulling out the blue to build some contract. Ironically, actually modifying the "contrast" destroys the image.
Imagee 4: A spaceship (I think)
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I really, really like this piece. I enjoy abstract art and sculptures, and this one speaks to me. My goal in processing was primarily to remove the impurities that the original photo produced on the medium.
Image 5: The Sad Giant
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Arguably the museums most famous piece. My goal behind this image was to not only present the sheer size of the giant, but also to provide some idea of the size of the field with the sculptures in the background. Again, I darkened the greens and brought out the blue.
Image 6: Crescent Moon
Original
Processed
The original picture just looked bland. It did not show any of the characteristics or character of the metal at all. To give it some emotion I really made a point of emphasizing the hammered metal and made it stand out from the green background. I think of the group of these pictures, this one is my favourite
These pictures are all low resolution and, by any stretch, "low quality," but with some good light and just a touch of processing they can be made to look like they came from an entry-level 1960's camera. I like'em. Using it pushes me as a photographer.
(c) All images and photographs, unless otherwise specified, are created and owned by me.
(c) Victor Wiebe
About Me
Amateur photographer. Wannabe author. Game designer. I dabble a little in a lot. General all around problem-solver and creative type.
Founder of Photo 52 weekly photography competition.
Expert generalist. Jack of all Trades.
Dad.
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