Pictures Are Worth A Thousand Words

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2008-12-10T22:20:00.001-08:00

SS 1/2000, F 11, ISO 800

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SS 1/500, F 2.8, ISO 200

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SS 1/1600, F 2.8, ISO 100

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2008-12-08T18:41:00.000-08:00

SS 1/800, F 2.8, ISO 100

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2008-12-07T22:42:00.001-08:00

This is my favorite picture from our trip. If only I wouldn't have been so zoomed in, maybe

I would have gotten his head. I still really love the picture even if he is headless:)

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2008-12-07T22:40:00.000-08:00

My attempts at panning. I think for me there is no skill yet...just luck. It either works or it doesn't.

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2008-12-07T22:37:00.001-08:00

I love the compostion of this picture. Here is the Mallard looking at me with that "are you looking at me" look. And then in the blurred background you can see his family. The mother and a chick.

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2008-12-07T22:35:00.001-08:00

These are amazing simply because, how often do you get the chance to take a resting hummingbird's picture. I totally messed up the aperture though because I didn't take a minute to think. I shot with an aperture of 2.8 and didn't get the focus I wanted. Next time I WILL remember.

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2008-12-07T22:34:00.001-08:00

SS 1/500, Aperture 2.8, ISO 200

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SS 1/800, Aperture F4.5, ISO 800

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SS 1/60, Aperture F 5, ISO 100

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2008-11-10T20:12:00.001-08:00

1/100 SS, F 5.6, ISO 200 (with 70-300 telephoto on a tripod)

Should have used a larger aperture...I wonder if it would have looked differently. By the way it will be a full moon on Thursday night when we have our little meeting. If it's clear maybe we can step outside for some shots. Bring your tripods if you have them and you longest lenses.

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2008-11-10T20:06:00.001-08:00

1/15 SS, F 22, ISO 200

Really cool light hugh!

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1/25 SS, F 32, ISO 200

This is a picture of Mt. Rainier from Red Top Lookout

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1/640 SS, F 5.6, ISO 200

1/320 SS, F 5.6, ISO 200, +1

1/160 SS, F 5.6, ISO 200, +2

Notice how the exposure compensation changed the shutter speed. The snow looks way whiter and crisper in the last picture. Just a fun experiment.

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2008-11-10T19:44:00.000-08:00

1/6 SS, F 5.6, ISO 1600

I am learning that I need stop always opening my lens open wide. This would have been better with less depth of field and a tripod since I can't hold my camera steady. So aside from really bad focus I thought it was a cool picture. I just read that a good rule to go by for handhold you camera safely with out camera shake problems is to use the inverse of your camera lens. Example...I was using my 70-300 telephoto so I shouldn't try to handhold it past 1/300 of a second.

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2008-11-10T19:42:00.000-08:00

1/250 SS, F 4.5, ISO 400

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1/2000 SS, F 5.6, ISO 800

I wish I would have taken this in landscape and put his face in the upper left hand corner. But I really love the dramatic lighting even though half of his face is in shadow!

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2008-10-30T13:17:00.000-07:00

SS 1/2000, F 5, ISO 800

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SS 1/200, F 5.6, ISO 200, Converted to BW

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2008-10-25T21:06:00.000-07:00

SS 1 sec, F 32, ISO 400, -0.7 compensation

SS 1/10, F 14, ISO 400

SS 2 sec, F 36, ISO 100, -2 compensation

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SS 1/160, F 4, ISO 400

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SS 1/30, F 5.6, ISO 400

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SS 1/60, F 5.6, ISO 400, -0.7 compensation

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SS 1/160, F 5.6, ISO 400, -o.7 compensation

SS 1/60, F 5.6, ISO 400, with flash

SS 1/100, F 5.6, ISO 400

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2008-10-25T20:50:00.000-07:00

SS 1/100, F 18, ISO 400

SS 1/60, F 5, ISO 400, -0.7 compensation

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2008-10-24T22:34:00.000-07:00

SS 1/2500, Aperture F 5.6, ISO 400

the aperture for this is total overkill, I just happened to snap this shot in between shots of a monster truck doing donuts...

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2008-10-24T22:26:00.001-07:00

SS 1/80, Aperture F 5.6, ISO 400, +0.7 step

SS 4.5, Aperture F 10, ISO 200

SS 1/3, Aperture F 4, ISO 200

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2008-10-18T18:49:00.000-07:00

these were really tricky...lots of adjusting between SS, Aperture and ISO to bring out some of the green in the trees and still get the sunburst...

SS 1/25, Aperture F 36, ISO 800, Shutter Priority

SS 1/13, Aperture F 36, ISO 800, Shutter Priority

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2008-10-18T18:47:00.000-07:00

SS 1/1000, Aperture F 5.6, ISO 400, Aperture Priority

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2008-10-18T18:41:00.002-07:00

ss 1/200, APerture F 10, ISO 100, Aperture Priority

SS 1/25, APerture F 9, ISO 100, Shutter Priority

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2008-10-18T18:24:00.000-07:00

this one is my favorite, just because I can totally see her making her wish...

SS 1/800, Aperture F 5.6, ISO 200, Aperture Priority

SS 1/1000, Aperture F 5, ISO 200, Aperture Priority

SS 1/4000, Aperture F 5.6, ISO 800, Shutter Priority

SS 1/4000, Aperture F 5.6, ISO 1600, Shutter Priority

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2008-10-18T18:22:00.000-07:00

SS 1/500, Aperture 5.6, ISO 200, Aperture Priority

Macro filters +4 and +1 stacked

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2008-10-18T18:19:00.001-07:00

SS 1/500, Aperture F 10, ISO 400, (300 mm lens)

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2008-10-17T08:13:00.000-07:00

SS 1/60, Aperture F 4, ISo 400, (300 zoom)

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SS 1/30, F 5.6, ISO 200, Aperture Priority

SS 1/125, F 5.6, ISO 200, Aperture Priority

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SS 1/160, Aperture F 4.5, ISO 100, (300 Zoom) Aperture Priority

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2008-10-14T15:42:00.001-07:00

SS 1/200, Aperture F 10, ISO 400 Auto mode

SS 1/400, Aperture F 5.6, ISO 400 Aperture Priority

SS 1/4000, F 5.6, ISO 1600 Shutter Priority

I took the picture with my Macro lens adapter thing-a-ma-bobber. What I learned...ISO 1600 puts off a lot of noise and I still don't have any clue about what I'm doing:-)

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2008-10-13T12:30:00.001-07:00

SS 1/30, Aperture F 5.6, ISO 100, Aperture Priority 300mm

I know it's not in focus but I love the oil painting effect - it's unedited

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2008-10-12T21:33:00.000-07:00

My attempts at a photo shoot with my girls.

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2008-10-12T21:24:00.000-07:00

SS 1/500, Aperture F 8, ISO 400, 300MM

My camera really had a hard time finding this little guy to focus on amongst all the cat tails and such. But perseverance finally paid off and I did catch him mostly in focus. I love my zoom lens!

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2008-10-11T10:11:00.000-07:00

A Stuck Duck

SS 1/250, Aperture F 7.1, ISO 400, Shutter Priority

I love how the curve of the water make the duck look sad

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2008-10-11T09:57:00.001-07:00

Pig races at Meris Farms

SS 1/500, Aperture F 9, ISO 400, Shutter Priority

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2008-10-07T14:38:00.000-07:00

when opportunity knocks take a picture...

I caught this frog when taking the dog for a potty break, stuck him in a glass and snapped away!

SS 1/200, Aperture F16, ISO 400 - Shot in Macro with x4 lens

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2008-10-05T20:24:00.003-07:00

Enjoying the apple squeeze, an experiment in ISO speed and some practice framing a close-up.

SS 1/125, Aperture F 5.6, ISO 200

SS 1/400, Aperture F5.6, ISO 400

SS 1/125, Aperture 5.6, ISO 800

This was an experiment in Aperture Priority. I took essentially the same picture in different ISO settings. I need to do more reading. I thought the higher the ISO the more light my lens would capture. But looking at the results of the pictures the lower the ISO the brighter the picture. Am I totally backwards?

My tutor says it was a crappy experiment. I guess I needed to take more identical pictures.

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2008-10-05T20:24:00.001-07:00

Apple squeeze picture study...

SS 1/800, Aperture F 5.6, ISO 400 and SS 1/80, Aperture F 5.6, ISO 400

I wanted to catch the individual apple pieces as they flew into the barrel after being pulverized. And if you look closely the camera did capture individual chunks. But you can't see a thing, the shutter was so fast not enough light was allowed in. So I changed my shutter speed in the next one and got light but less freezing of the frame. Now I need to try doing both. Time to refer to the manual again:-)

Day 1

2008-10-03T22:18:00.000-07:00

Sara playing with rocks on the beach
Shutter Speed 1/1600, Aperture F/4.5, ISO 400

A Begining

2008-10-03T21:52:00.001-07:00

I love my girlfriends. I love that they inspire me to reach new heights, develop new talents and encourage me to try and reach the woman who I want to be. We have just started a photo club to learn together to become better photographers. Our first homework assignment was to attempt a 100 days photo log. Each day a new picture, a chance to experiment and a reason to keep our cameras handy and shoot new things. I am very excited. If you were learning at the feet of this group you would be too. There is so much talent to be soaked in. I will be a sponge...
So here is to 100 days of the coolest homework I've ever had to do:-) Oh and I promise I will not use the auto setting ever again...(at least for my assigments).