Grant Harmon's Pictoralist Grand Tour

Figure 1: My filter set

For my filter set I used a blue tinted plastic water bottle, a clear empty water bottle, a tin can with both ends cut out, a white tissue, a  maroon plastic bag with a hole cut in it, a black plastic bag with a hole cut in it, and a  white grocery bag with a hole cut in it. In addition, while on the excursion, I often breathed on the lens of the camera to fog it over. I found that the breathing on the lens technique and the tin can produced the most interesting photos. The black plastic bag didn't work in the least. The blue water bottle gave some interesting photos as well. 

Figure 2: Chatelherault Hunting Lodge

This is a shot of the left side of the lodge. I breathed on the lens of the camera to create the foggy effect seen in the photo. The darkness of the overhanging clouds make the colors of the grass and building seem much more acute.

Figure 3: Chatleherault Hunting Lodge

This is a sepia shot of the right side of the lodge taken through a tin can (see Figure 1: My filter set). The circular ribs of the tin can give a direct contrast to the building, which is comprised almost completely of straight lines. 

Figure 4: Inner chambers of Chatleherault Hunting Lodge

For this black and white shot i breathed on the camera lens. Although that did give it the usual fogginess of the shot, it also gave it an compelling black and white gradient. This combined with the incredibly detailed molding in the chamber made for an great photo. 

Figure 5: Inner gardens of Chatleherault Hunting Lodge

This is a black and white shot taken through a tin can (see Figure 1: My filter set). The perfectly trimmed bushes in the garden were set up in a nearly symmetrical fashion and are encased by the circular ridges of the tin can. 

Figure 6: Water mill at New Lanark

This a sepia toned shot  taken after I breathed on the camera lens. The fact that its sepia toned and its a shot of a water mill gives it a very old fashioned feel.