Photo of the Week (July 29, 2010)

Camera: Nikon D5000
Lens: 70-300 Sigma DL-M
Shutter Speed: 1/80th Second
Aperture: F8
ISO: 400
Focal Length:300mm
Exposure Bias:-1 Step




       I thought maybe I should post this one.

Photo of the Week (July 26, 2010)

Camera: Nikon D5000
Lens: 70-300 Sigma DL-M
Shutter Speed: 1/200th Second
Aperture: F11
ISO: 400
Focal Length:300mm
Exposure Bias:-0.3 Step

         He just stayed by the road while I took picture after picture. I wouldn't advise him to be this close to road during hunting season. I have more pictures of him here. You'll need to scroll down to the bottom of the album.
       

Photo of the Week (July 14, 2010)

Camera: Nikon D5000
Lens: 18-55 VR
Shutter Speed: 1/60th Second
Aperture: F8
ISO: 400
Focal Length:18mm
Exposure Bias:-0.3 Step
White Balance: Auto w/tweaks
Color Settings were custom. 

            Yes, I am still alive and kicking. Yes, I did miss another week, but I have been very busy with other activities.
           About the photo. Charlotte and I noticed that the light coming in the windows was very odd. I went outside to take a look and found this. As you can see in the EXIF data, it was taken at a very wide angle and this picture doesn't do it justice. Fortunately this storm cell is passing south of us even as I post this blog. I'll probably be keeping an eye on the weather for awhile tonight.  It has been a very stormy sort of day, maybe I will blog about that sometime soon. Don't hold me to it though.

NOTE:  You should be able to click on the picture and get a bigger version, I don't always allow this, but this time is an exception.

Photo of the Week (June 28, 2010)

Camera: Nikon D5000
Lens: 18-55 VR
Shutter Speed: 1/60th Second
Aperture: F22
ISO: 400
Focal Length:55mm
Exposure Bias: None
White Balance: Auto w/tweaks


         I am sorry about missing a week, but I had computer trouble, which made it difficult to post my pictures. 

         Can anyone identify this flower? 

P.S. Is that a monarch caterpillar in there?
 

Photo of the Week (June 14, 2010)

Camera: Sony DSC-H7
Shutter Speed: 1/1250th of a Second
Aperture: F5.6
ISO:  100 
Focal Length:5mm

      I think I would like it, but there are those nasty power lines. I suppose I could photo shop them out.

Photo of the Week (June 07, 2010)

 

Camera: Nikon D5000
Lens: Sigma 70 - 300 DL - M
Shutter Speed: 3 Seconds
Aperture: F22
ISO:  100 (I think)
Focal Length:220mm
Exposure Bias: None
White Balance: Auto w/tweaks

          I took a tripod down to the bridge with me this evening and took this picture. I did do some photo shop, but only to brighten and sharpen it just a little bit. 

P.S. Mom I'll try and post something that you might think is nice next time. 

Photo of the Week (May 31, 2010)

Camera: Nikon D5000
Lens: 18 - 55 VR
Shutter Speed: 1/20 of a Second
Aperture: F3.5
ISO: 3200
Focal Length: 18mm 
Exposure Bias: -0.3 Step
White Balance: Auto w/tweaks

          Here is an abstract photo for those who enjoy them. I will let you critique it.

Photo of the Week (May 23, 2010)

Camera: Sony DSC-H7
Shutter Speed: 1/125 of a Second
Aperture: F4.0
ISO:  200 
Focal Length: 36.8mm (w/Sensor crop factor of  6) 

            My dad spotted this nesting loon while canoeing. He came and got me so I could get a few pictures of it.

Photo of the Week (May 16, 2010)

Camera: Nikon D5000
Lens: 70 - 300 Sigma DL - M
Shutter Speed: 20 Seconds
Aperture: F22 
ISO:  200 (I think)
Focal Length: 70mm 
Exposure Bias: -0.7 Step
White Balance: Auto w/tweaks


               If there is one thing I would do different with this picture, that would be to bring the horizon down just a tad to follow the rule of thirds. I was in a very awkward position though and didn't have many options for camera angles. I was set up on a rock out away from the shore a little bit. 
        

Photo of the week (May 6, 2010)

Camera: Nikon D5000
Lens: 18 - 55 VR
Shutter Speed: 30 Seconds
Aperture: F5.6
ISO:  400
Focal Length: 55mm 
White Balance: Shade



          This photo wasn't taken this week. I reserve the privilege to go as far back in my archives as I like to find something that stirs my interest at the moment. Actually this picture is a little over a week old.
          The photo you see here, is more about an idea than composition. I experimented with a flashlight and a long exposure. I used the flashlight to light the tree from the one side. The rest of the light you see is either the yard light or a town off in the distance.  I hope to have time to do more of this. It opens up a whole new window of photo ideas.

Photo of the Week (May 2, 2010)

Camera: Nikon D5000
Lens: 18 - 55 VR
Shutter Speed: 1/200 of a Second
Aperture: F22 
ISO:  200
Focal Length: 18mm 
Exposure Bias: -1 Step
White Balance: Auto w/tweaks
Saturation turned all the way up and Contrast all the way up.

        I think the most difficult part of this picture was to create some sort of a general focal point. Those dandelions that you see waving around in the sky kept catching my eye and it took me a little work to figure out how to to make them stand out from the rest. By getting down in close to them I was able to actually put them a against the blue and clouds.
       I used an aperture of f22 to aid me in getting everything in focus or close to it. A fuzzy foreground and background would have ruined the picture.