Assignment: "Dutch Angle Shot" June 2 - 16

[Saralonde]

This week: Dutch Angle Shot- This is something you may have come across while researching our film noir assignment a few weeks ago. From Wikipedia - "Dutch tilt, Dutch angle, oblique angle, German angle, canted angle, or Batman Angle are terms used for a cinematic tactic often used to portray the psychological uneasiness or tension in the subject being filmed. A Dutch angle is achieved by tilting the camera off to the side so that the shot is composed with the horizon at an angle to the bottom of the frame. Many Dutch angles are static shots at an obscure angle, but in a moving Dutch angle shot the camera can pivot, pan or track along the director/cinematographer's established diagonal axis for the shot."

If you are wondering why "Batman Angle" is included in the definition, you may or may not be familiar with the '60s television show where virtually all of it was shot at disorienting angles.

You are not limited to people on this assignment or black and white. Inanimate subjects and color are fine. The idea is to get that slightly off-balance appearance. It can be a tricky one to achieve; not all subjects lend themselves to this disorienting look and it is often criticized when it is overdone. The purpose of this assignment is to understand how different shooting angles can create mood. You might find it helpful to take your pictures in two ways, your "regular/standard" shot and the same one using a Dutch angle, then compare them, but you just need to post the angle shot. The difficult part of this assignment? Having the angle make sense for your shot.

Still having trouble? Google "Dutch Angle images" and you'll see some examples at the top of the page.

I struggled with this one a little this week and didn't take my shot until late last night:

focal length: 17mm
f/2.8
1/3s
ISO: 800

As always, rules:

Just a note to new posters: DO NOT start a new thread for your post. Please just hit the reply button at the bottom of any current post and put your image there.

1. Your original image you submit should be taken between the 2 June and the 16 June. Each week as an assignment closes on the Wednesday, it will be AUTOMATICALLY deemed *CLOSED* after 8am GMT ( 3am EST) and any posts after that time will not be eligible for the assignment competition. Don't wait until the last minute to post!

2. Your post must include "Assignment: Dutch Angle Shot" (to show your permission to count it for the contest) and the date the picture was taken (to show that it is a valid entry).

3. EXIF data should be intact. It helps if you can include the main points (including camera, lens, date taken, ISO, shutter speed and aperture) in the text of your message.

4. Only one entry per member (if you can't restrain yourself until the end of the first week you can post two or three separate pictures but your entry should be in a separate post and the only marked with the text above). It must be an original image taken by you.

5. Remember the cross-site image size limit (740px on the longest side). (If it's wider than the image above, it's disqualified)

6. If the image does not exist in post at the end of the contest, it is disqualified. If you modify anything on flickr and re-save the image then the link is broken and the message needs edited to link the picture again before it will be included in the contest.

For everyone, please do not repeat other people's photos by quoting them until the contest is over. If you want to comment on or discuss an entry you can use a link to it (or just delete the picture from the quoted text).

7. If you are looking for the winners of the mini-contest, please check the front page of the DPS blog Saturday late afternoon (EST) and here.

Next week: Low angle. Now that you are all dizzy from your Dutch Angle shots, let's lie down a bit and take a shot from a low angle. Think about how your subject will look from this perspective and see if you can come up with an interesting new viewpoint.

[hasanosipp]

Assignment: Dutch Angle Shot

Ikebana

Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. This photo is of an artificial flowers’ Ikebana. This kind of Ikebana is recently popular in Japan for decoration. More than simply putting flowers in a container, ikebana is a disciplined art form in which nature and humanity are brought together. Contrary to the idea of floral arrangement as a collection of parti-colored or multicolored arrangement of blooms, ikebana often emphasizes other areas of the plant, such as its stems and leaves, and draws emphasis toward shape, line, form.



Image link - http://www.flickr.com/photos/faruqhasan/4684995662/


Specifications:
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 28 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Evaluative
Lens Type: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Canon Model ID: EOS Rebel T1i / 500D / Kiss X3
Date and Time (Original): 2010:06:06 13:17:42
Date and Time (Digitized): 2010:06:06 13:17:42
Place: Toyokawa 1Chome, Ibaraki City, Osaka, Japan

Thank you. Have a good day.

- Hasan
Flickr

[GwenieThePooh]

Schooll Pedestrian



EXIF
Camera: Nikon Coolpix S8000
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 18.3 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Auto, Did not fire, Red-eye reduction
Date and Time (Modified): 2010:06:03 10:37:31
YCbCr Positioning: Centered
Exposure Program: Program AE
Date and Time (Original): 2010:06:03 10:37:31
Date and Time (Digitized): 2010:06:03 10:37:31

[suzi509]

On deck.

Camera: Canon EOS 50D
Date: 6.5.10
Shutter Speed: 1/200
Exposure Program: Portrait mode
Aperture: f/5.0
ISO: 100
No flash

[CindiK]

Taken on
June 4, 2010




Camera: Nikon D90
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/20.0
Focal Length: 105 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: No Flash

[LenDog]

Dutch Angle Kloster



Enjoyed this assignment. This Kloster is my favorite subject, and now I see it in an entirely different way.

6 June 2010
Camera: Sony Alpha 330
Lens: Tamron 17-50mm
Exposure Program: Aperture
Focal Length: 17mm
Shutter Speed: 1/160
Aperture: F/8
ISO: 100

[a_brewley]

[JSMarshall]

Creepy, a_brewley. REAL creepy. lol

[kcarey]

this was taken a few years ago, but I thought it was a good example of the assignment (which, honestly, was quite by accident).

I will be in sunny San Diego over the weekend (I am normally an east coaster) and am hoping to come up with something for the contest then!

[denskii05]

Camera: Nikon D70s
Exposure: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 1400
Date Taken : June 6,2010