Week 3- Aura Martinez

      This first shot was taken at Nathan Hale beach in East Haven. I found this piece of drift wood that was striking in shape and texture. It happened to be the day after the storm and the cloudy conditions made the lighting tricky to work with. I adjusted the levels and the saturation to make the wood stand out from the surrounding rocks and background.

This next shot was taken of a broken down pier behind the Coast Guard station in East Haven. I thought that the view from underneath the pier was catching to the eye, especially because of the repetition of the pilings. 

       I took this shot of an eroded pipe laying amongst the rocks at the beach. I liked how the clearly man made object contrasted the natural features around it.

        This shot was taken of barnacles on a rock underneath the pier. I liked how intricate the clusters of barnacles were. I used the smart sharpen filter to bring out all of the details in the formations. I also adjusted the saturation to bring out the colors in the kelp.

        These next few shots were taken at Silvers Sands State park in Milford. The sun and time of day provided much better lighting and shadows. I took this shot of a fence at the beach. I was drawn to the repetition and patterns created by both the fence and the snow. I adjusted the levels to help bring out some of the features of the snow.

      This shot was taken of a shell encased in a block of ice. I liked the shadow being cast by the block of ice as well as the through hole in the shell.

     This shot was taken of a tidal pool at Silver Sands. It was a fairly windy day which created some really cool ripples in the water. I liked how the ripples and movement of the water gave the shot life.

        This last shot was taken of some tall grass blowing in the wind. I liked how the blue of the sky and white of the snow made the color of the grass stand out.