POTD – #30 – The Driveway

POTD_30 Driveway

The pedals are falling from the flowering crab as April is nearly over.

How: f18, shutter speed 1/10 s – the branches are supposed to be blurry as it was windy, but I didn’t have a tripod, so I couldn’t get too slow.

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POTD – #29 – Nala

POTD_29 Nala

Nala out in the grass – I initially planned one photo of everyone in the immediate family – including pets.  I got another good shot of her and I was satisfied with it, but there was a better photo that day, so it didn’t make the cut.  Anyway, I didn’t want her to not have a day.

How:  f5.6 ISO 400 – can’t go wrong.

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POTD – #28 – Abbie on Pink

POTD_28 Abbie

Abbie with the flowering crab tree in the background.

How: f5.6 ISO 400 – I laid on the ground to get the tree in the background and had her stand in a shadow.

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POTD – #27 – Pelicans

POTD_27 Pelicans

I paddled out to see the pelicans today.

How: Zoomed, f5.6, ISO 800 with exposure 1/1250 s.

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POTD – #26 – Tulips

POTD_26 Tulips

There are three red tulips in our front garden that the light hits in the evening.

How: 50 mm lens at f1.8.

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Photo of the Week – 4/25/10 – Captain Jake

From Photo of the Week 2010

POTD – #25 – The Backpack

POTD_25 Backpack

Jake, Erika, Maggie and Adrian went to the dog park today.  Jake loves riding in the backpack.  Note I got this idea from the cover of The Moment It Clicks.

How: In Av mode, set the aperture to f14 at ISO 400.  I tried lower apertures, but they didn’t look as good.

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POTD – #24 – Running Shoe

POTD_24_Running Shoe

Erika ran by this morning – alright she ran by about 8 times as I dialed in this shot.

How: Had Erika stand on a spot on the street.  On a tripod, autofocused on her shoe, then switched the camera to manual focus mode to keep it focused on that spot.  Set the camera to Tv mode and set it to 1/25th sec.

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POTD – #23 – Baseball Practice

POTD_23 Baseball Practice

Jake and Riki were practicing baseball tonight, but Jake got hungry.

How: Zoom lens to 130 mm, f4.5, ISO 400, 1/400 sec – the old double the lens length

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POTD – #22 – Feeding the dogs

POTD_22 Feedin the dogs

Jake is learning how to feed Maggie and Adrian.  I just sat back and watched tonight.

How:  External flash –  f/5.6 and 1/60s ISO 100.

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