The deep depth of field photo is the one I took near Marina Bay Sands, at the helix bridge. I think this photo shows deep depth of field better, as compared to the other night shots I took of the landscape.
As I didn't bring my tripod along that day, I had to try balancing my camera on smooth, solid surfaces to prevent taking blurry photos due to slow shutter speed. I also borrowed my friend's tripod as necessary. However, this photo was taken while I balanced my camera against the slanted railing on the helix bridge. It resulted in a canted shot which I think was quite interesting. It managed to show both the helix bridge and MBS at the same time, with a nice composition following the rule of thirds. There are also leading lines formed by the bridge that lead the viewer's attention from the bridge to MBS.
I took the shallow depth of field photos at the garden of the condominium where I live. I took two photos of flowers.
I can't really decide which photo to use. I think the first one shows shallow depth of field better, since it is obvious that the background, e.g. the trees and the buildings, are out of focus, but the second photo has a more interesting composition. It makes use of the principle of closure, as only part of the flower is shown. The flower in the foreground also frames another in the background:
(I didn't choose this photo as I thought it looked weird to focus on the flower and the leaves in the background.)
Since I can't decide, I will probably take the shallow depth of field photos again. I may try to improve on the flower photos or even change the subject matter altogether, depending on the feedback.
For the photo on blur motion, I chose to use the one I took on the same night as the helix bridge, which is one of cars.
I took a lot of similar photos of the same scene, but I chose this in the end as its composition is nicer. (The cars are more or less in the center of the photo, and not too close to the edges.) I also thought it looked better to show the buildings in the background, as opposed to just the road, so as to show the context where the photo was taken. Also, some of the other cars I took were too blur or too clear. Another reason I chose this photo was because the road forms leading lines that add to the sense of motion.
I may re-take the photo on freeze action. Initially I tried to take photos of the fountain in my condo, but I thought it didn't really show the impact of freeze action. I then thought I could take freeze action of a coin (or coins) spinning. However, indoor lighting was not really ideal, so I had to make do with a slower shutter speed. The best photo I took was this:
(This photo was cropped and post-edited so that it looks better, I hope.)
The coin is "frozen" at a tilted angle. If you look closely though, some parts of the coin are blur, so I'm not sure if this fulfills the criteria for freeze action. Hence I decided to take photos of my mother washing and cutting fruits instead. The best photo I took was this:
(This photo was also cropped and post-edited so that it looks better, I hope.)
I guess there will be more impact if the apple was thrown with greater force or at a higher angle so that the water splashes higher. However, I think the water now looks like jelly (or agar-agar), which is interesting as well.
If this photo doesn't work out though, I thought of throwing beads and shooting them bounce. I tried for quite a while last night, but indoor lighting doesn't allow me to increase shutter speed so as "freeze" the beads. I may try again this weekend.
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