Interpretation of a tree

A palm tree in our backyard. I love the shape of it against the blue sky most at dusk when it glows.

Small parts of a whole

Random stuff all around our house…

Money shot!

Why, hello Mr. Mantis. Thank you 4x macro filter. Boo ya!

Creepy crawly bugs!

Finally, my macro filters have arrived. They are tricky and touchy requiring mostly manual focus. Hard to do on little critters perched on gently swaying leaves. I have no clue what these little buggers are either!

Shadows and Reflections

Late, but here you go:

Cropping and Printing

This is a friendly reminder for myself. I think I am going to edit my last 3 Blue Shots, trick them out, and print them out hopefully to be hung as a series of 3 in our Dining Room. Eek! I hope I am successful.

http://www.camerahacker.com/Techniques/Print_Crop_Tool/Java.shtml

http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/331/331327.html#formulas

http://my.safaribooksonline.com/9780596521332/cropping_pictures ( I actually have this handy book at home)

Blue, part deux

I have not yet had time to work on our last assignment, shadows and reflections, maybe I’ll get to it this weekend. But I did have the time to dig out my uber cool rotting pool float and take a new round of photos. I think I have a few winners here. Lots of onboard tweaking with my vivid setting to get this color saturation. What do you think?

Photographing black dogs

I’m going to be photographing a friend of a friend’s dog soon. A black lab so I’m already imagining a black blob of energy! I found this great little blog post from the North Shore Animal League and thought it was worth posting here.

http://www.animalleague.org/blogs/photography/?p=10

Focal length

I am currently on the hunt for something to help explain all the numbers on my lenses. Ugh. So sad to think I am so math challenged that I can’t even figure out my glass. This feels like the early morning tutorials for Algebra I endured. Am I the only lens idiot?

 http://www.hypergurl.com/blog/photography/numbers-on-lens.html

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/camera-lenses.htm

http://www.trustedreviews.com/digital-cameras/review/2007/01/23/Digital-Photography-Tutorial-Focul-Length/p1

http://www.digital-slr-guide.com/nikon-slr-lenses.html

http://www.digital-slr-guide.com/focal-length.html

Blue, it’s only fitting

Not my best work, but I tried. It was a nice distraction. All shot in manual.