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Thursday, 3 February 2011
Photo of the Day - Thursday
Ooops, got busy yesterday.
This is a pumpkin gourd brought back to me by Danny from Uganda.
This is a pumpkin gourd brought back to me by Danny from Uganda.
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| 50mm lens 1/40 sec f2.8 ISO 1600 external flash |
Tuesday, 1 February 2011
Photo of the Day - Tuesday
Our bird buffet in the back garden...unfortunately I had to crop it making the background more blurry than I'd like...
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| 75-300 lens at 280mm 1/280 sec f 5.6 ISO 1600 |
Monday, 31 January 2011
Photo of the Day - Monday
Snowdrop
....and one additional photo today
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50mm 1/160 f 5 ISO 800 Cloudy |
....and one additional photo today
Sunday, 30 January 2011
Photo of the Day - Sunday
Signs of life! Snowdrops and daffodils are preparing to bloom. This one is our magnolia tree...
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| 55mm 1/60 f 5.6 ISO 200 |
Saturday, 29 January 2011
Sunrise
Sunrise from my front porch. It was very cold this morning so I didn't walk down to the shoreline to take this pic. A very large bush dominates the pic which I'm not happy with. Next time I'll put on my heavy coat and take my tripod down the driveway.
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| 100mm 1/256 f 6.3 ISO 100 |
Friday, 28 January 2011
Cuppa and a good book
Photo for today....
They will get better as I progress!
They will get better as I progress!
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| 50 mm 1/60 f 2.8 ISO 100 |
Thursday, 27 January 2011
A Photo a Day
There are many Photo a Day projects, some are called 365. The idea is to post one photo per day, taken that day, every day for a year. I'm beginning 27 days late for 2011, but that's okay. My first photo isn't spectacular, just one taken from my front porch of Loch Long.
50mm 1/250 f 5.0 ISO 100
50mm 1/250 f 5.0 ISO 100
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
Frustration!
In theory I understand exposure - shutter speed, ISO, aperture settings, but putting it to practical use has been frustrating. Today I went for a walk but I cheated and used autofocus. Not really cheating though as when I got home I looked at the photos I liked and then brought up the EXIF data (tells what the camera chose for the appropriate settings) and I'm making a mental note of them so I know where to start when I take photos on manual focus.
I've discovered that the types of photos I like to take, or want to learn to take, are close ups/macros of flowers or objects, candid shots of people, animals, landscape as seen through tree branches or leaves, historic buildings, and landscapes. I also want to try action shots.
Here's a few from walking in my area and up to the farm. Not spectacular, but okay. Spectacular comes later. I hope.
I've discovered that the types of photos I like to take, or want to learn to take, are close ups/macros of flowers or objects, candid shots of people, animals, landscape as seen through tree branches or leaves, historic buildings, and landscapes. I also want to try action shots.
Here's a few from walking in my area and up to the farm. Not spectacular, but okay. Spectacular comes later. I hope.
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