Big Waves-no filter
The set of beach photos was taken on a beach in Hawaii. I decided with these set of photos was to focus on how the waves hit the rocks. The message I am trying to convey through these photos is an alive and joyful feeling. I chose this spot to do that because the big waves hitting the rocks created an alive feeling and the joy feeling is created from the sun shining down on the ocean. A struggle I faced with these photos is trying to time the photos when a big wave comes in to hit the rocks. This took a lot of waiting and I had to keep taking photos whenever I saw a potential big wave so I didn't miss it.
A Calm Land-no filter
This is another set of beach photos I took in Hawaii. For these set of photos I focused more on the calm and still waves along the flat and rocky sand. The message I am trying to convey is a calm and peaceful feeling. I chose this spot to create this feeling because the water being still and the sand being flat help show that the ocean is calm. Which then helps convey the peaceful message to people. A struggle I faced when taking these photos is the rocks on the beach hurt a lot and I had to cross a big patch of them in the water to take these photos.
A Happy Habitat-no filter
This is another beach location. For these set of photos I focused more on the texture and small details of the rocks. The feeling I was trying to convey was a serene feeling. I chose this spot because the waves and water was more still which help covey the serene feeling but the rocks were still big and textured which helped my photo be more interesting. A struggle I faced when taking this photo was I kept almost slipping into the water and almost falling off the rocks.
A Waiting Life-no filter
This is a flower plant that has not yet bloomed because of the cold weather recently. For this set of photos I wanted to focus on the details of the petals and leaves. The feeling I was trying to convey was a quiet and still feeling. I chose this spot because there was rain still on the plant petals that looked like they weren't moving which help convey the quiet and still feeling. A struggle I faced when taking these set of photos was there was spider web on me and the ground was still wet from the rain.
Playful Branches-no filter
This is a bush that has lots of other fallen branches and leaves on it. For this set of photos I wanted to focus on the texture of the branches and leaves on the bush. The feeling I was trying to convey was a playful feeling. I chose this spot because the leaves on this bush sometimes look like hearts and I thought with the filters the shapes would look fun and interesting to look at. Which helps create a playful feeling. A struggle I faced when taking this photo was the ground was still wet from the rain.