A few more from our Memorial Day picnic on grandma and grandpa’s pond… The real challenge with the B&W conversions is creating enough contrast without losing details in her light dress. Rachel loves this sweet dress from Aunt Flip!
Monthly Archives: May 2006
We had dinner at my parents place, which has a pond, wildflowers, and lovely gardens. I got lots of great images, and there was challenging but interesting light. There are enough fun shots to last us several days. Here’s the first batch.
At last, Will got a haircut. Yes, I paid $21 to get a glimpse of those eyes.
Tech on top three: ISO 200, f4.5, 1/320
Tech on last: ISO 200, f2.5, 1/1000
After years of trying to get a picture of Nora as the band marches by, she ended up stopping immediately in front of us today. The heat had overwhelmed a few of the kids in the band, and they needed medical attention.
I took a series on automatic, and then switched here to manual. I’ve really come to appreciate being in control and the better results.
Tech: 100 ISO, f/5.6, 1/500
I’ve been looking over photos from the last month, and trying to see them for all their possibilities. I downloaded some free vintage actions from Alyson (thank you Alyson!!!), and tried them out on a couple of favorites, that were technical bombs, but warm my heart nonetheless.