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final project

Artist Statement:

The World While We Sleep

This project meant a lot to me as it captures something I've always been interested in since I was young: Astronomy and Astrophotography. Astrophotography is not easy, it takes planning, correct exposure, and the right weather conditions. Especially for long-exposure of 3-4 hours. I originally wanted to capture the solar eclipse, but upon security noticing my drone on the site of a solar farm, we were forced to give in my SD cards. I decided to switch over to this idea, and I think it worked out well for me. I feel myself connected with these photos, almost as if I am writing a letter to my younger self showing how we can capture the night sky - in all its beauty. I decided to add photos of the moon to further push this idea of astronomy, as it is hard to see strong constellations in my images. I feel very lucky to get the chance to capture a meteor shower as well, as seen in image #4. I struggled a lot to get the right framing, no or little clouds and the correct amount of star trails. With the moon being in the full moon phase, the night sky was washed out most nights and the only stars seen in the trails were the brightest. I hope everyone can feel connected with astronomy and the unknowing of the stars - as most people do not get to see them so often and in this format.

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I attempted to copy the work of Ansel Adams, but since we do not have mountains I tried to capture the beauty of long island through what he might have photographed.

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ISO 200 Shutter 1/20 F3.5

ISO 800 Shutter 1/10 F3.5

ISO 1600 Shutter 1/80 F3.5

ISO 800 Shutter 1/30 F3.5

ISO 800 Shutter 1/50 F3.5

ISO 800 Shutter 1/80 F3.5

ISO 200 Shutter 1/20 F3.5

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ISO 400 F16 Shutter 5 seconds

ISO 200 F18 Shutter 5 seconds

ISO 800 F16 Shutter 8 seconds

ISO 400 F13 Shutter 25 seconds

ISO 300 F16 Shutter 5 seconds

ISO 100 F16 Shutter (open for 1 hour)

ISO 200 F13 Shutter 25 seconds

ISO 800 F16 Shutter 1/30

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shows slow shutter speed

deep depth of field

shallow depth of field

high shutter speed

high iso

low iso

photo of choice

photo of choice

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Shutter 1/125 ISO 800 F3.5

Shutter 1/20 ISO 800 F3.5

Shutter 1/160 ISO 800 F3.5

Shutter 1/80 ISO 100 F5.6

Shutter 1/5 ISO 1600 F3.5

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Ansel Adams was a photographer born in 1902 who became well known for his landscapes, specifically of famous National Park landmarks. His photos provided a look into the raw nature of US National Parks - a staple of American culture. His photos were usually shot at a very narrow aperture, which was f/64. Because of this, just about everything in the photo would be in focus. Ansel Adams photographs also helped push the American conservation movement. Lastly, a cool fact about Ansel Adams is that he made his own 'zone system' for developing photos to have a balance of dark, grays and white. This would teach photographers how to balance their photos both in camera with manual settings and in the dark room. Now, we use the zone system in photoshop and or lightroom.