Value.
I feel as though the time of day was the main focus in this assignment. Where the sun was positioned was a major factor in getting the lighting perfect to have a shadow portrayed, or a silhouette nicely outlined by the suns rays. It is hard to get the lighting just right, that is why the time of day is what needs to be of main concern when natural lighting is a main element in the picture. I do believe that Photoshop enhanced the picture and highlighted the major points that were needed to be enhanced. I did crop one photo and I do feel in brought more focus to the picture's focal point. I only used minor effects on the pictures not to ruin the pictures value by using every feature on Photoshop and overdoing the picture. If I were to do this assignment over I would have probably chosen a few different subjects, such as my dog, or found more shadows to use in a unique way.