Trip to Omagh

Yesterday my sister who is visiting from America took us down to Omagh from Belfast in a people carrier and so while the rest shopped I disappeared with my Pentax K-30 to do some of the exercises for the degree. I did four different ones - I was happy with the camera parallel to subject pattern task and the distorting lenses one but not with the depth of field or focal points exercises so I will redo those.

Exercise1.3 (2) Line

To get abstract patterns I took shots of 3 different paving stones in Omagh with the camera pointing directly down wards – these were the most aesthetically pleasing.

Exercise 1.3(1)

I also included shots not parallel to the ground so people can see the difference and this first one also has leading lines to fulfill the first line task also.

This is the entrance to Market St, Omagh at the junction with Bridge St. I do not know how old the cobblestones are but the paving to the left is recent. The following 2 photos show the results of the camera pointing directly downwards.

Lastly photos of Islamic style paving in  my uncle's garden, Killyclogher, Omagh and the first one also fulfils leading lines exercise 1.3 (1).

I have used 'feeling lucky' in Picasa with the photos I took in Omagh as it was very dark and raining. My camera – a Pentax K-30 DSLR - is weather resistant fortunately and I have had it out in a torrential downpour in Bundoran, Donegal(it needed to dry out for several days in the hotel bathroom under a heated towel rail though)