Wednesday, May 31

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.

Tuesday, May 23

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.

Tuesday, May 16

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. 
        

Saturday, May 6

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.

Thursday, May 4

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.