Just for fun picture taking endeavors.: 2014

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

#8 Sitting Settings

#1 Manual - F 4.5, 1/640 sec, ISO 1600

#2 Manual - F 4.5, 1/4000 sec, ISO 1600

#3 Manual - F 4.5, 1/800 sec, ISO 400

#4.....this is a "just for fun" additional post

Saturday, December 6, 2014

#7 Look Up

#1. I was going for a nice bokay...but didn't get it. I'll keep working on it.

#2. This isn't really 'looking up'.....but I saw the shot and wanted to get it.

#3. I was definitely looking up for this one.

Sunday, November 16, 2014

#6 Patterns that repeat

#1 Michigan corn

#2 airport seating

#3 Park causeway

#4 yard ferns

#5 Knitting

#6 Security gate

#7 Shadows of guard rail

Sunday, November 2, 2014

#5 Food, glorious food!

#1 Ham roll-ups

f 4 - 1/60 - ISO 400

#2 Peppers 1

manual - f 10 - 1/2 sec - ISO 200

#3 Peppers 2

aperature priority - f 4.5 - 1/10 sec - iso 400

#4 Yummy leftovers

manual mode - F 10 - 1/6 sec - ISO 200

#5 Apple tart snack

manual - F10 - 1/5 sec - ISO 400

#6 Veggies (I admit, these last 2 pic are not from this past week....but pix taken last year.)

shot with iphone

Sunday, October 19, 2014

#4 Fire and Water

Hi everyone - I'm afraid I wasn't very creative here. I'm a bit late in posting as I was flying home from a lovely 10 day trip to my see my family in Michigan.

#1. 1/60, f 3.5, ISO 400

(it was quite chilly at my son's house last night so he built a fire in the fireplace just for me!)

#2. Manual mode 1/50, f 11, ISO 200

#3. Manual mode 1/30, f 11, ISO 200

(Fall in Michigan is beautiful!!! I felt like these trees were 'on fire' over the water)

#4. Manual mode. 1/30, f 16, ISO 200

#5. Manual mode 1/30, f 11, ISO 200

Sunday, October 5, 2014

OK....I probably didn't really need to show my messy closet, but since I was on the constant lookout for things that were orange, I couldn't help but notice how many orange'ish items of clothing I have.

Sunday, September 28, 2014

#2 ACTION shots

Before you even view my dismal offerings this week, allow me to say that this is my LEAST favorite topic....and rightly so, since I'm not good at it at all!! I think I do a fair job of getting 'stop' action shots....but to be able to show the action or movement is just not something I can grasp on my camera settings. I'm happy to take your suggestions.....and ideas for improvement here!!!

#1 bicyclers on the causeway. Obviously they are moving....but I really haven't shown "action" in the shot. I thought I was shooting in shutter priority, but the Properties says this is aperature priority. I don't get that. F 4.0 - 1/4000 sec - ISO 200

#2 Fountain with water movement. On this one, I remembered lessons from last year and took several pictures for myself in aperature priority and then shutter priority. Even I can see the difference in what I took using water movement.
F 25 - 1/6 sec - ISO 200

#3 Swing swinging. The left swing is moving....the right swing is still. I think you can tell that....but once again, a dismal 'action' shot.

F20 - 1/5 sec - ISO 200 shutter priority

#4. Bee gathering nectar. LOL, while at the park I got distracted by something I LIKE to shoot.....so I took this one. I guess is MIGHT show some action, then again, maybe not really!!!

F 8 - 1/100 sec - ISO 200 shutter priority

#5. Wipers moving. F11 - 1/40 sec - ISO 200 shutter priority

#6. Folks on the ball field. I just don't know how to chose settings to get a clearer picture of the boy running and yet not have it just turn out to be a stop-action picture. The whole thing is just a big blur!

F 22 - 1/30 sec - ISO 200 shutter priority

Sunday, September 14, 2014

2014-15 #1 Things that start with A

#1 Art in the garden. F4.5 - 1/50 sec - ISO 200 - 18mm focal length

#2 Architecture in Tarpon Springs. F7.1 - 1/2000 sec - ISO 200 - 63mm focal length

#3. Anthill. F 7.1 - 1/800 sec - ISO 200 - 149mm

I really wanted to include an anthill since they are so prevalent in FL. I struggled terribly, however, in not being able to get a decent macro shot. I just don't know where I'm going wrong.