Dark and stormy…sums up the day here for both weather and personalities. Conditions are rough for natural light, but I decided to simply use it as an occasion to learn. In the end, I rather like the grainy, moody feel of these. They feel real and capture the every day beauty of living with a little one.
Tech: 1600 ISO, f 5.0, 1/60
Digging into the archive this morning….
Last August, Nora and I traveled to Vancouver Island to experience and photograph Orcas. It was a breathtaking journey. We flew into Seattle and drove north, taking ferries and camping. The bulk of our time was spent in the north of the island in a sweet village called Telegraph Cove. We had a marvelous outing with Jim Borrowman, one of the first naturalist work to protect the Pacific northwest Orcas by educating the public about them. His company, Stubbs Island Whale Watching, helped worked with the film crew for Free Willy.
Nora and I took so many photos and have never fully processed and printed them. It’s time to do that. I must confess that Nora’s photos are among my very favorite from the trip, so I must show one of those too.
And just a few more from a whale watching tour we took on the southern end of the island.
I took a walk in the neighbor- hood this morning thinking about the reading I’ve been doing on compos- ition. Lots of sun again…I was really taken by the color and light. In particular, I was thinking about the rule of thirds and looking for interesting triangles and circles.
Tech: top, 100 ISO, f 5.6, 1/80; middle, 100 ISO, f 5.6, 1/320; bottom, 100 ISO, f 5.6, 1/125
Constructive criticism and suggestions always welcome!!!
Meet Bob. This is an oldie, with some new PS action. Found a freebie soft-focus action online and love it! (I used the same one on the pig below….)
A word about Bob. This the sweetest, gentlest creature, truly one of those animals that is a true friend and comfort. He’s always a willing model when others shun me.
I spent half the day behind the camera, shooting a swim meet, but I do not yet have releases on the kids to share them here. I got a few of Will that are okay, but nothing notable.
A special thanks to folks visiting, and especially to those who took time to comment. This is my first real venture out into the world of blogs, and it’s interesting. Thanks for looking and reading.
Tech: 1600 ISO, f 5.0, ss1/200.
At last, some sun!!! Nora and I experimented a bit today with light and focus. I’m shooting in manual but switched to single point autofocus and saw a huge leap in clarity.
I’m also shooting in raw and amazed at the detail I am capturing! Check out this tight crop of her eye…you can see her contact.
Tech: ISO 400, f 5.6, ss1/60-1/125
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