Zhixuan Yang

In my recent shoots, I have focused on three different bird species that not only show a detailed natural state but also reveal their uniqueness in their environment through black-and-white tones. These photographs have given me a greater understanding of the relationship between humans and nature, and our interactions with these wild animals. The first photo is of a pigeon that I photographed in my aunt's backyard. This pigeon stood gracefully on a flower bed and was eating grass seeds with gusto. Through close-ups, I captured the details of its plumage, especially its black and white feathers , highlighting the pigeon in its serene environment. The pigeon was gazing to the left, so I placed it on the right side of the composition to give the image more balance and further emphasize its concentration. The second photo is of a woodpecker I photographed at Jefferson Forest. Its call was very loud and caught my attention. The woodpecker struggled to tap the trees in search of food. I...

 In my aunt's backyard in Richmond Hill, I was fortunate enough to capture two beautiful birds, a dove and a red parrot. These two photographs are connected by the vibrant saturation of color, showing their harmonious relationship with their environment. In the first photo, the pigeon stands gracefully on the fence of the courtyard, mechanically looking to the right. This moment shows the subtle beauty of everyday life. The pigeon's presence is accentuated by the contrasting colors of the fence. Although this photo was slightly overexposed in post-processing, I highlighted the pigeon's feather detail and elegant posture by using a masking technique that preserved the pigeon's saturation while depressing the exposure of the background to make it the focal point of the photo. The other photo shows a lifelike red parrot, standing quietly between the leaves, looking down into the lower left corner. By looking at it from a flat angle, I tried to capture an intimate moment of...

During this squirrel shoot, I deeply realized the challenges and joys of nature photography. The shooting locations were chosen in the two vibrant natural environments of Jefferson Forest in North York and McMaster's backcountry. Here, I tried to capture the agile moments of wild squirrels with my lens. The first set of photos is of two squirrels taken in Jefferson Forest. The camera captures the squirrel deftly climbing down and looking up a tree trunk. As the squirrel's figure moved to the left, I placed it on the right side of the frame to create a dynamic contrast. I used an upward perspective to give the impression that the squirrel was high up in the tree. This composition emphasizes the squirrel's movement and conveys a sense of the small animal's liveliness in nature. In the third photo, taken in the back of the Mai-Ma mountain, the squirrel is enjoying a pinecone among the branches of a tree. Because of the symmetry of the branches, I cropped the image into a ...