Learning to Deviate From f8

Interpretation of a tree

camerachick — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:27:12 +0000

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

camerachick — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:03:23 +0000

Random stuff all around our house…

Money shot!

camerachick — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:44:11 +0000

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

Creepy crawly bugs!

camerachick — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:02:32 +0000

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

camerachick — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:51:33 +0000

Late, but here you go:

Cropping and Printing

camerachick — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:33:05 +0000

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

camerachick — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:52:09 +0000

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

camerachick — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:59:37 +0000

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

camerachick — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:06:33 +0000

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

camerachick — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:58:36 +0000

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