Archive for December, 2009
Colors of Christmas
[¹] {click images to view large} Christmas is a time to play! So, for these images I pulled a set of extension tubes from my toy box and went exploring around the house with a 50mm lens at f1.8. The second and third were created with an evergreen frond placed right against the lens, reflecting [...]
In: Still Life · Tagged with: Christmas, holiday
Winter Willow
[¹] {click images to view large} Inspired by Marti Jeffer’s work, these images were created panning handheld at 1/4 sec with just a touch of motion. Starting at 1/2 sec with broad camera movement vertically, the results intrigued me with color and line—but didn’t have much detail. A faster shutter speed with much less movement [...]
In: Experimental · Tagged with: Landscape, tree, winter
Winter Cheer
[¹] {click images to view large} Just the other day…it snowed! Our first of the season. With no wind, early morning was a fairyland. These crabapple trees immediately caught my eye in a nearby park, where I happily spent 1½ hours taking making photographs just after sunrise. I’m learning to work with my gear in [...]
In: Nature · Tagged with: crabapples, snow, tree, winter
30 Days in November
With my camera in the shop for cleaning, I spent yesterday testing gallery features. Click on an image to view large and start (or pause) a slide show. I’d love to hear your feedback on this implementation.
Colors of November
[¹] Who knew there were so many in a “gray” Midwestern month?! This image is a screen capture from the Light Table layout in Adobe Bridge, showing color swatches pulled from photographs posted the last 30 days. On reflection, the November challenge was akin to an extended workshop—generating more images than there was time to [...]