Assignment 6 (Final) - Portfolio of Scene in 4 Seasons

Assignment

Shoot the same scene throughout the year to show the effect of the seasons on the landscape, including changes in colour and light.

Location

Oak tree in Bushy Park, outside Kingston on Thames. 

Reason for selecting the scene
Picking a tree is perhaps an obvious choice to illustrate the change of the seasons. The cycle of leaf growth, maturity, fall and absence is one of the seasonal changes that we in Britain notice most as well as the change in the quality of light around us. Yet it is in common things, that we often take for granted, that we see a rich story of change. So, why not choose a tree? 


Winter

The grey light made to look even more drab by the brightness
of the snow. The solid oak tree revealing the intricate web of
branches like bones. The excitement of the child with
her grandmother discovering the magic of snow.



Spring

The vibrant light of a clear blue sky and the emerging
green of the land.
The tree in  this photograph comprise 2 shots taken 2 weeks
apart in April, with the foliage of the later shot blended into the
earlier one to create an impression of the bristling energy
of spring growth. The frozen movement of the parents with the child's
push chair seeks to add to the contrast between movement and stillness.



Summer

The hazy sunshine of summer, the dark green
leaves of August and the spiky dry grass.
Crowds pass by after a day of leisure. heading home.

Autumn

The dull light of autumn. Brown and yellow leaves
scattered. Oak revealing its branches. Again the image is a
blend of 2 shots of the tree during the season to hint at leaf fall
as well as the motion blur of wind moving the branches.