#28 Hair items, hair do's, hair accessories, hair.......

#27 Pix by candlelight

I learned a lot from this challenge! I learned I could shoot candlelight when it wasn't pitch dark outside and still get a nice 'flame' shot. I also learned to be careful with hot wax...in that I only burned myself once with dripping it onto my fingers.

 

It was hard for me to capture all flames at the same level of 'burn'....this is the best I could accomplish.

 

 

I wanted to have the nearest flame in focus and the distant ones blurred. I cannot, however, explain the terrible grainy-ness on some of my pix. I shoot with high resolution and still can't seem to overcome this. Suggestions are welcome.

 

Once again, the grainy-ness is killing me in this shot. I was pleased that I could capture the flames without too much white blowout.

 

 These next 2 are mostly for fun.....I realize the candle flame is terribly blown out, but I accomplished the highlights on the frogs which is what I was going for.

 

 

I included this one because I captured a flame 'starburst' and I don't even know how I did that :-)

#26 Steaming cups of.......

 

#25 FACES :-)

Icemaker face

 



A large rock in my front yard

 



Table at the top of my stairs

 

 A friendly tree in my yard

 

 Our friendly BBQ

 

 Child's toy

 

 ....just for fun - the FACE of a clock

?? Can you see his face??

 

 

#24 night shots

 

 

F8, 1/100, ISO 200

I know, this isn't exactly a "night shot"...but it was so pretty, I couldn't help but post it!

 

 F5, 1/3, ISO 1600

 F9, 15sec, ISO 1600

 

 F13, 30 sec, ISO 1600

 

 F29, 30 sec, ISO 1600

F6.3, 10sec, ISO 800......I'd love your suggestions on how I could have made this fountain more "sharp". THANKS.