ice land

Today was my first opportunity to use my camera to get some ice and snow shots! I was loving it! We definitely had more ice than snow, but that enticed me to capture the sparkles and icecicles that an ice storm brings! I chose to shoot both manually and with a focus on my aperture mode to get some shallow depth of field shots. My sweet husband allowed me plenty of time to practice while he played with the snow happy boys inside! Practice is what I need, and it's what I got! Thanks Sweets!

Jr. Photo Assistant Photowalk 2

For my next photowalk I planned to go downtown and shoot some of the river and Harbor Town. Turns out that my jr. photo assistant became the subject of many of my shots! He was intrigued by the tugboat and barge, the bridge, the rocks, etc. and I just had to capture him!

Finding the perfect rock!

 1/125 sec,  f/5.6, ISO 100,  55mm

My jr. photography assistant!

1/125 sec, f/10.0, ISO 100, 55mm

Sweet face!

1/125 sec, f/10.0, ISO 100, 55mm

Our bridge!

1/160 sec, f/10.0, ISO 100, 43mm

Charming Harbor Town!

1/80 sec, f/10.0, ISO 100, 55mm

My sister's downtown building!

1/60 sec, f/10.0, ISO 100, 55mm

First Photowalk of 2010!

I initally planned to go out and capture a sunrise, but the weather did not cooperate! After getting up and throwing on some clothes, it wasn't until I was pulling out of my garage before realizing that the sun wasn't out. But, I was determined to practice, practice, practice! So, I pushed forth into the gray, early Saturday morning hour and headed to Shelby Farms. I started with some ducks and the reflecting waters of the lake, but wasn't quite satisfied. I ventured around and finally discovered what I wanted my subject to be---very eager and friendly horses! The first picture is slightly overexposed, but I like it that way. It seems to give a softness to the horses. I was excited about how the horses were lining up in the second picture. It was fun to play with composition in this shot. And my last shot simply reminded me of two friends enjoying each other's company!