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I attended Tiffany and Jim's wedding on Friday and was able to take a few pictures. This opportunity reinforced how horrible I am taking pictures in low light. I still haven't figured out the external flash, and my built is just doesn't do that great. Anyhow, knowing that I was not going to be getting tack sharp photos inside, I just went with the fun of the movement. This was one of my favorites of their first dance.
Exposure: 1.3
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 93mm
ISO Speed: 800
I left work after 6pm today, so I figured it would be just fine to jump on the freeway... wrong decision. So I was sitting in traffic and my camera was in the back seat so I thought I would grab it and take some shots while I was driving (err.... sitting in traffic). Needless to say it was moderately challenging as traffic was moving slowly and I still had to pay attention. Since I was driving I didn't have the opportunity to evaluate the shots I was getting very closely - so this is the best I got. I'm sure the guy in the Honda thought I was nuts... oh well - I am!
Exposure: 1/500
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 70mm
ISO Speed: 250
I started out tonight trying to take a photo of a colorful ceiling fan that was on - I thought I could get some interesting movement shots. That didn't work, so I resorted to pic's of my swirling wine glass. Overall I think they are fun!
Exposure: 0.3
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 55mm
ISO Speed: 250
I wasn't sure what I wanted to take pictures of tonight. I ended up outside shooting a small bistro table. The grids on the table turned out better that I had hoped, and I also did a little editing in Photoshop. I brightened it a bit in curves, and adjusted the reds to give it some warmer color. I don't think the reds are as vibrant in the web posting, but still an interesting abstract.
Exposure: 1/30
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 45mm
ISO Speed: 800
Taking the dogs for a walk today took us by few schools. On this playground, there were a two baseball diamonds and some kids were playing on one of them. This one was empty, but I thought view down the fence of the benches gave a sense of anticipation of all the kids that will playing and watching games at this diamond throughout the summer.
Exposure: 1/30
Aperture: f/16
Focal Length: 105mm
ISO Speed: 800
On Sunday night I was once again searching around the office for a subject. I have been wanting to get out and take some pictures of our clock tower (the largest 4-sided clock in the world) so I went over to the roof of one of our parking structures to see if I could get a decent shot. It turned out to be a bit misty outside. I didn't have my tripod, but there was enough light from the faces of the clock to compensate (along with my higher ISO). The objects on the ledge of the building interrupt the photo, but I still thought the look of the haze with the lights from the clock and spotlight on the flag were interesting.
Exposure: 1/30
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 85mm
ISO Speed: 1600
As you may have read in my "so sorry I have not posted this weekend note", I was at work all weekend - literally. So Saturday left me walking around a city of cubicles looking for something moderately interesting to shoot. Low and behold, I found a desk full of fun origami! Not really gallery worthy - but still fun!
Exposure: 1/25
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 105mm
ISO Speed: 500
On Friday I got to sneak out of work for a few hours to get some dinner and a few photos. It was a beautiful day (unlike all the ones since) and I decided to head over to an area of downtown that has some beautiful churches. This wasn't even one of the ones I had in mind initially, but I loved the angels guarding the tower. I even did a little editing of this shot in Photoshop - I used a sepia filter (75%) and did a little adjustment in the curves. I had so many nice shots and I kept debating if it would look better in enhanced color, sepia or black and white. I settled on this one. I'll try and start adding my photo specs as well...
Exposure: 1/400 sec
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 105mm
ISO Speed: 200
OK - so I lied. I ended up being at work until 6am on Monday and was SO exhausted from being awake for 48 hours I crashed hard when I got home. I DID still get a picture in during a 5 hour window that I was actually awake later in the afternoon, so now I just need to post them all - along with one that I will take today!
I haven't forgotten about my project or my blog - I promise! I had a full weekend of working (production SAP project kept me at work Friday night til 11pm and then back Saturday morning at 8:30am til now (which is currently Sunday at 10:47pm, and counting). Yes, I have not been home in about 38 hours and slept for only 2 of those. So - I DID take pictures each day, I just didn't have an opportunity to post - and my personal laptop will not connect to the Internet at work. So they will all be posted tomorrow - I promise!
Met friends out for dinner - mexican and margaritas! I thought the patio was fun with all the umbrellas in various colors. All of the diners didn't fine me as interesting, as they were making faces because they thought I was taking pictures of them. I wasn't.
I've run by these tracks a number of times and thought they would be a nice subject for a photo one day. The sun was starting to go down and the light was hitting this bridge and showing off the red-orange in the beams.
Sick as a dog today - got a cold over the weekend that started out slow and hit me over the head hard on Monday night. After a few good doses of cold medicine, I felt a bit better and did get my picture in for the day. This is from some bushes that are in my back yard. Not sure what they are, but they have tons of these fuchsia buds all over them. This was taken with my close up lens - has a dreamy fog around the edges.
The little bike looked so cute sitting on the yard with the helmet hanging on the handle bars.
After mowing and working in my yard this afternoon (including watering all my flowers), I spent some time taking pictures. The water on the flowers was fun to capture. I really loved this one as the water is about to drop off the pedals. I actually sat there for about 3 minutes trying to get it to drop so I could take a picture of it falling - I was kicking the pot with my foot - but it wouldn't fall for me.
Another last minute photo today - but turned out kind of interesting anyhow. It's a faux branch that is actually bendable and a bit spongy. I have it sitting on my kitchen floor to try and take advantage of the lighting there. The warm brown in the background are my cupboards. I still had to use my flash but also needed a diffuser as it was too much light, so a kitchen towel over the flash turned out to work pretty well. I guess even if all my photos are not gallery-worthy, I'm learning some great techniques along the way.
I attended Tiffany and Jim's wedding on Friday and was able to take a few pictures. This opportunity reinforced how horrible I am taking pictures in low light. I still haven't figured out the external flash, and my built is just doesn't do that great. Anyhow, knowing that I was not going to be getting tack sharp photos inside, I just went with the fun of the movement. This was one of my favorites of their first dance.
I left work after 6pm today, so I figured it would be just fine to jump on the freeway... wrong decision. So I was sitting in traffic and my camera was in the back seat so I thought I would grab it and take some shots while I was driving (err.... sitting in traffic). Needless to say it was moderately challenging as traffic was moving slowly and I still had to pay attention. Since I was driving I didn't have the opportunity to evaluate the shots I was getting very closely - so this is the best I got. I'm sure the guy in the Honda thought I was nuts... oh well - I am!
I started out tonight trying to take a photo of a colorful ceiling fan that was on - I thought I could get some interesting movement shots. That didn't work, so I resorted to pic's of my swirling wine glass. Overall I think they are fun!
I wasn't sure what I wanted to take pictures of tonight. I ended up outside shooting a small bistro table. The grids on the table turned out better that I had hoped, and I also did a little editing in Photoshop. I brightened it a bit in curves, and adjusted the reds to give it some warmer color. I don't think the reds are as vibrant in the web posting, but still an interesting abstract.
Taking the dogs for a walk today took us by few schools. On this playground, there were a two baseball diamonds and some kids were playing on one of them. This one was empty, but I thought view down the fence of the benches gave a sense of anticipation of all the kids that will playing and watching games at this diamond throughout the summer.
On Sunday night I was once again searching around the office for a subject. I have been wanting to get out and take some pictures of our clock tower (the largest 4-sided clock in the world) so I went over to the roof of one of our parking structures to see if I could get a decent shot. It turned out to be a bit misty outside. I didn't have my tripod, but there was enough light from the faces of the clock to compensate (along with my higher ISO). The objects on the ledge of the building interrupt the photo, but I still thought the look of the haze with the lights from the clock and spotlight on the flag were interesting.
As you may have read in my "so sorry I have not posted this weekend note", I was at work all weekend - literally. So Saturday left me walking around a city of cubicles looking for something moderately interesting to shoot. Low and behold, I found a desk full of fun origami! Not really gallery worthy - but still fun!
On Friday I got to sneak out of work for a few hours to get some dinner and a few photos. It was a beautiful day (unlike all the ones since) and I decided to head over to an area of downtown that has some beautiful churches. This wasn't even one of the ones I had in mind initially, but I loved the angels guarding the tower. I even did a little editing of this shot in Photoshop - I used a sepia filter (75%) and did a little adjustment in the curves. I had so many nice shots and I kept debating if it would look better in enhanced color, sepia or black and white. I settled on this one. I'll try and start adding my photo specs as well...
Met friends out for dinner - mexican and margaritas! I thought the patio was fun with all the umbrellas in various colors. All of the diners didn't fine me as interesting, as they were making faces because they thought I was taking pictures of them. I wasn't.
I've run by these tracks a number of times and thought they would be a nice subject for a photo one day. The sun was starting to go down and the light was hitting this bridge and showing off the red-orange in the beams.
Sick as a dog today - got a cold over the weekend that started out slow and hit me over the head hard on Monday night. After a few good doses of cold medicine, I felt a bit better and did get my picture in for the day. This is from some bushes that are in my back yard. Not sure what they are, but they have tons of these fuchsia buds all over them. This was taken with my close up lens - has a dreamy fog around the edges.
The little bike looked so cute sitting on the yard with the helmet hanging on the handle bars.
After mowing and working in my yard this afternoon (including watering all my flowers), I spent some time taking pictures. The water on the flowers was fun to capture. I really loved this one as the water is about to drop off the pedals. I actually sat there for about 3 minutes trying to get it to drop so I could take a picture of it falling - I was kicking the pot with my foot - but it wouldn't fall for me.
Another last minute photo today - but turned out kind of interesting anyhow. It's a faux branch that is actually bendable and a bit spongy. I have it sitting on my kitchen floor to try and take advantage of the lighting there. The warm brown in the background are my cupboards. I still had to use my flash but also needed a diffuser as it was too much light, so a kitchen towel over the flash turned out to work pretty well. I guess even if all my photos are not gallery-worthy, I'm learning some great techniques along the way.
