Just a couple of photos today:

I spent about two hours staging still life shots before I got something I liked.


Marilyn and I picked up a milkweed pod on our evening walk. When we got home I proceeded to drop seends in front of the camera until one turned out.

I've written my first tutorial on the use of Aperture when shooting with a DSLR. The photos aren't very artistic, but they do make a point. http://www.pbase.com/bob_n/a_small_tutorial_
Bob

March 15, 2009

Hello Everyone,

Surprisingly, it's been a very productive week. Isn't it strange that the busier you get the more productive you are. This week featured two very late nights of work, dinner out and hosting a family party, but I somehow managed to get photos posted.


I scrounged around the house and found a partially emtpy wine bottle and some tea candles. I quickly arranged them and took several photos which I composited together to get this. All in all it took about two hours.


For this photograph I took a small glass bowl and pured honey into it while firing off the remote trigger as often as possible. It was lit by a fixed lamp and two flashes all within the confines of my home-made light box. It was a little tricky because I needed relatively high shutter speeds to capture the motion.


On Saturday Marilyn and I went out to dinner to celebrate my upcoming birthday.
I took this after dinner.

I am really tired of photographing flowers, but really wanted to capture the innards of this tulip. My answer was to tear away half of the petals to get a cross section view.

I purposely bought these four pepperr to photograph. This was lit with a single lamp and two reflectors. I am pleased with the result.

Have a good week.

Bob

End of February

February is over and I will not miss it.

This Friday we went from 9C to -12C in 12 hours. The result was that pools of melt water froze very quickly creating beautiful, smooth surfaces. I had to get on my stomach to get this shot on what I gambled was solid ice (it was).


I was asked by the local high school to photograph the regional senior basketball final. It was a great game and our team won! These guys were shooting 3 pointers left, right and center.


Castle Kilbride in Baden, Ontario. Marilyn and I took a drive out to Statford to do a little shopping and on our way back we took a detour to Baden. The museum was closed so I took a few shots and plan to return in the spring. Apparently, it is quite impressive inside.

Have a good week.

Bob