love and marriage

f/5.6
1/200
ISO 400
42mm

cheeto

SOOC
f/5.6
1/60
ISO 800
55 mm

through the trees

SOOC
f/9.0
1/125
ISO 400
24 mm

in full bloom

A few more pictures of the fully opened lilies that Jim got me for Valentine's Day




f/3.5
1/25
ISO 800
18 mm
adjusted levels in PSE

tickling the ivories

f/3.5
1/2
ISO 800
20mm
adjusted levels in PSE

pretty in pink

The best I can do without a macro lens

f/4.5

1/25

ISO 800

29mm

adjusted levels in PSE

self portrait

Not an easy thing to do...and I'm not even totally happy with how it turned out, but I have to use the natural daylight when I can. And we only have like 2 windows I can actually use, so it makes for some challenges. I converted it to black and white too.




f/3.5
1/100
ISO 400
18 mm

happy valentine's day

f/10
ISO 400
6 sec exposure
18mm
adjusted curves in PSE

frog hold

Appetizing

A healthy snack...

..okay not really, but oh so delicious

Pics from 8 Feb 09

So I was able to get out again yesterday and take some pictures. I shot in manual most of the time, so I got to play around with some of the settings. And can I just say that my hands were ice cubes when I was done?



I told Jim he's going to have to learn how to use the camera too since I want to be in the pics sometimes :o)


I thought this was cool...I was able to get the sun shining through a window


This was an action I applied in Photoshop - thought it was kind of cool

Pics from 7 FEB 09

These are pics that I posted on my other blog, but I figured I'd transfer them over here.

Here's a pier at a local park...
adjusted levels


...and a B&W conversion I did applying a gradient and then playing with the levels to achieve a nice contrast


And here's the ice
adjusted the levels and bumped up the blue color a little


and of course one of my cat (SOOC)

a new day, a new blog

So I decided to start a blog dedicated to the pictures I plan to take with my new camera. I recently purchased a Canon EOS 40D and I'm having a ton of fun with it. I already have a few lenses in mind that I'd like to purchase...someday. But for now, I hope you enjoy the pictures I post as I journey down the path in plain view.