A few of the pooch, bribed to sit still by the treat I held just above the lens….
These were all taken at 1/50, 3.0 ISO 2800-3200. I’m lucky that treat held his attention so well! ;)
June 18th, Day 169: Toby
Category Archives: Photography
June 17th, Day 168: Something New…
I came across this blog post last night: Double Exposure Tutorial and although it is directed at Canon 5D Mark III users, I was inspired to give a try myself.
Though these aren’t perfect, I had a lot of fun figuring them out! I want to try more, so I will look for opportunities to shoot myself and others in profile more often.
This one is a little rough, but It’s the first one I tried
Isaac
I think this one is my favorite
you can see other people’s double exposures on flickr.
As well as something old…
Canon 5D Mark III Double Exposure Tutorial
Canon 5D Mark III Double Exposure Tutorial
June 16th, Day 167: A Lesson Re-learned
Isaac and I went for a walk along the BPA trail in Federal Way this evening.
I kept seeing these little seed pods dangling from plants along the trail. In the evening light they were very photogenic.
All the while we were walking, I was wondering what they were called, and reminding myself to look them up when I got home.
—okay, I’d like to take a moment and admit that I can be kind of a dork sometimes.—
I got home, and Googled “Western Washington yellow blossom seed pod”
Two of the first three photos were from this blog: The blog. (disclaimer: I told you I’m a dork sometimes)
I learned something new, AGAIN, apparently. Ijust got a glimpse in to what it might feel like to have Alzheimer’s.
I wonder if this information will stick in my brain until next spring. Stay tuned to find out! ;)
June 15th, Day 166: New Beginnings
I spent some time out in the garden today. It’s been so nice lately, summer has truly arrived!
Last year, I bought a small rhubarb plant, in the hopes that this year I would be able to begin harvesting it for pie making.
Unfortunately, between the too small planter I had it in, the darkness on our Renton deck, and gardener error, that plant died. Slowly, but steadily, one leaf, then the other, turned brown, curled up, and fell off. I was devastated.
I wasn’t going to try again, until I had an actual in the ground place to put it, but….
I bought a new one anyway. I decided that in our new place here in Milton it was more likely to get the sun it needed, and I was more prepared to know how to care for it. The scary thing was though, about a month after I bought it (and planted in a large planter, with plenty of sun) it started showing signs that it wanted to do the same thing! I watched in horror as one leaf turned brown, curled, and fell off, all the while trying basic things like moving it to a better location and monitoring it’s water intake.
Once that first leaf fell off though, I knew I would have to take more pro active steps. So I Googled it.
I quickly found that other people were having the same problem! The solution? Nitrogen.
And the funny thing was, I possessed the solution all along, having purchased a package of blood meal at the beginning of the year.
Anyway, that’s all been about 2 or 3 weeks now. I’ve been watching the plant for any new signs of browning. I happy to report nothing of the sort, and in fact, today I found this new bud of a leaf beginning to grow! I’m so happy the blood meal worked. I did a little happy dance on the spot, before grabbing my camera. I will probably be applying it every few months, because apparently (thanks Google) rhubarb likes nitrogen very, very much. Perhaps even more than I like baking with rhubarb itself!
June 14th, Day 165: New Family Member
I’m excited to share some news with you! There is a new family member in town!
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Nope, I’m not pregnant. Did I fool you? Haha.
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The family I’m referring to is my camera family. Most of the cameras in it so far are no longer functional, but I have high hopes that this one is. I found a Minolta SRT 101 at a yard sale today for $10. I will need to buy a battery for it, as well as film, and then we’ll be ready to go!
I was lucky enough to find a few other goodies in my yard sale travels today, including some potential subject matter for my photography.
These are just prelims, I wanted to try a few things out. I think I’m going to try with natural light tomorrow, as well as clean up the loose strings and such.
Want to see what some other Blogathoners are doing today?
Last minute Idea’s for Father’s Day
June 13th, Day 164: A Drive Through Black Diamond
This dilapidated house caught my eye today as I drove through Black Diamond. I turned around, and headed back for another look (and a photo!). Looking at my photos now, I’m wishing I had gotten closer, to get a more detailed shot of the ivy growing up the side of the building. Well, I don’t think my subject is going anywhere soon…
How about tiltshifted?
Not sure that it really works that well tilt shifted..
June 12th, Day 163: Lake Wilderness Arboretum
Let’s call this Wordless Wednesday, shall we?
June 11th, Day 162: Still Life Pineapple
Another shot today for Eva Ricci Studio‘s Colors of 2013 group.
I have had this for about a week now, but have been to busy with everything else to photograph it.
Today, after several days of Isaac reminding me that he wants to eat this pineapple, I decided it was time to get out my light box and cut into it.
I am trying to recreate the conditions in which I photographed this bell pepper several months ago. Though it is close, I’m not sure I have the lighting set up the same way – I can’t remember! Also, even if the lights were exactly the same, the surface of this pineapple is different than that of the bell pepper. I’m not sure I could get it exactly with such different subjects.
I do have plans to create a series of these fruit and vegetable portraits. I like how they look. I like cutting things in half. ;)
(And yes, Isaac has now consumed at least half of this guy!)
Fellow Blogathoner’s posts for June 11th:
June 10th, Day 161: Polka Dots
I went looking for photographic inspiration today at a thrift store, and found a cheerfully polka dotty plate, which I purchased.
I brought it home, considering all the while what I should bake to display on it!
Once I came up with the answer, I knew there was nothing more appropriate than blueberry scones!
Other Blogathon posts for you to enjoy!
June 9th, Day 160: Camouflage Ducks
We didn’t even notice this row of teenage ducklings until we’d been standing nearby for several minutes.
They know how to blend in!
More Blogathon fun:
