Visual Art Blogs: August 2015

Monday, 24 August 2015

Task Nineteen - Camera - Pattern

Pattern

Task Seventeen - Manual

Just A Thought.

ISO: 400 WB: Auto White Balance

Shutter: 1/160 Apeture: f/16

Vantage: Here I am looking up to capture the object.

DOF: To get a deep depth of field you must have the aperture set at f/16.

Fore, Mid & Background: Foreground

Composition: Shooting landscape gives a great example of composition, so this picture represents horizontally

Framing: Using landscape I had to make sure that her face & the white cloud had both fit in the frame.

Line: Using the amount of light in my picture, you will see the lines through the concrete wall.

Texture: With the lighting from the back drop it brings less light onto the object and makes the texture of the wall visible.

Colour: Getting the bright blue colour from the sky, the creaminess colour from the wall and a mixture of colours from the girl that has been painted.

Light: Using contrast as a guideline, I had to shoot looking up to get the blue backdrop so that my image didn't look too overexposed.

Community: You will find this in a Mural/Graffiti community

Task Fifteen - Learning Outcome - Context

Sunday, 16 August 2015

Task Fourteen - Camera: Cropping & Edge Of The Frame

Cropping.

Before..

After..

Edge Of The Frame.

Task Thirteen - Learning Outcome - Evaluation

CONFIDENCE IS KEY!

Monday, 10 August 2015

Field Trip - Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple

Pagoda

Stone Light Lamps

Courtyard

Buddhist Temple

Entrance to the

Main Shrine: Sakyamuni Buddha

Stone light lamps on the Courtyard.

Task Twelve - Camera - Composition

Composition

Task Eleven - Learning Outcome - Practice/Haiku

575 Haiku

Capture the moment

But don't lose sight of the aim

And skills, you will gain.

Task Ten - Learning Outcome - Surface Research

Learning Outcome - Surface Research

Grab all information that is thrown your way and bring it on home.

Task Nine - Vantage & Depth

Vantage.

Looking straight ahead at the object.

Looking up at the object.

Depth

Foreground

Mid-ground.

Background.

Task Eight - Letter

A Descriptive Letter: Place.

Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple.

Dearest Mother,

Served as a place of worship with a mission to promote interfaith, culture and education about how to lead good lives, the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temples located in Auckland and also in Christchurch were set to transmit the ideals of Humanistic Buddhism as proposed buy Venerable (servant of God) Master Hsing Yun, founder of the Fo Guang Shan Temples in New Zealand. A community filled with philosophy, psychology, sutra, tranquility, terminology, symbolism, meditation, realizations, growth, harmony and culture.

The Fo Guang Shan Temple in Auckland is the largest Buddhist temple in New Zealand. The temple and complex were built over a period of seven years at a cost of $20 Million NZ Dollars that opened in late September of 2007 designed with the architectural style of Tang Dynasty, using greyish green glazed roof tiles, maroon stone pillars and vertical slat window frames to project magnificence, grandeur, cultivation and strength that also features a large Buddha statue or the Main Shrine: Sakyamuni Buddha and a two-tonne bell instrument that represents awareness and reflection plus many more.

Descriptive Words.

Peaceful. Graceful. Beautiful. Elegant. Unity. Love.

Emotional. Neutral. Harmony. Relaxed.

My Experience.

Even as a non-Buddhist, I had a truly amazing experience with my trip to the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple with my CVA class from M.I.T. As soon as we walked through the entrance doors, immediately I felt a lot of weight just elevate off my shoulders. The front shrine or Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, the main statue who signifies great compassion who greets you at the main entrance captivated me. After being introduced to the venue by a wonderful volunteer there, we made our way through to the courtyard and field of merit. This is the moment my eyes glistened, where the feeling in my legs became transparent while a great feeling of peace and love reached deep into my heart and encapsulated all the heaviness I had inside my heart weighing me down. One of the most beautiful places I have ever experienced in my life and am very eager to visit again in October or November as I hear that's when the Cherry Blossom trees appear to bloom.