For the first exercise, we used a high shutter speed and ISO to capture a frozen photograph of people jumping. The first image is the one I am most proud of, although it is a little under-exposed. The person on the left appears to be floating in the air as there is no motion to show her jumping which I like. The person on the right has the appearance of jumping and the shadows also illustrate this.
The image to the left is even more under-exposed and is of a person jumping off of steps. I like how in the photo you can't tell if the subject is jumping or falling, as the feet are just on the step, and the facial expression would suggest he is falling which is contrasting to what actually happened. This makes me think how photography can be used to portray a scene as something completely different to what is actually going on in the scene, and so may not always be the truth, but the auteur's version of the truth which relates to Clarke's article - a photograph is a product of a photographer and can be used politically. 
The second exercise involved using slow shutter speeds to capture cars as they moved along, whilst making the surrounding environment out of focus with motion blur. The image to the right captured the van well, but the image could be sharper - especially the driver. However, the background is blurred well. The image below captured the car and driver more clearly, but a tree is in the way, which I did not plan for but this adds another element to the image which I like.
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