outside my window

f/3.2 - 1/125 - 100mm - ISO 400

f/7.1 - 1/1000 - 100mm - ISO 400

weeping pussywillow

f/4.5 - 1/160 - 100mm - ISO 400


f/4.5 - 1/100 - 100mm - ISO 400


f/5.6 - 1/100 - 100mm - ISO 500

torch it

f/1.8
1/160
50mm
ISO 400

Mac Attack

This is Mac, a yellow lab. He's the family dog. He's about 130 pounds. He's cute.

f/6.3 - 1/1000 - 100mm - ISO 400

f/10.0 - 1/320 - 100mm - ISO 400


f/6.3 - 1/640 - 100mm - ISO 400

my sis

So I really know nothing about taking pictures of people (it's definitely not the easiest thing in the world), but here was my first attempt, and my sister, Sarah, was my subject. I know full sun isn't necessarily the best thing, but I was having trouble with the lighting in general. And I chopped a few hands and feet here and there, but oh well, you make mistakes, learn from them and move on.

f/3.5 - 1/3200 - 18mm - ISO 400


f/5.6 - 1/500 - 55mm - ISO 400
and I know...I chopped the feet

f/2.8 - 1/800 - 100mm - ISO 400

this one was taken in the shade - I just thought it was a cute one

f/2.8 - 1/4000 - 100mm - ISO 400

yup...chopped the hand. And for some reason, she had her hand behind her back in a few of the shots...guess that's just where she likes it to be lol.

f/2.8 - 1/8000 - 100mm - ISO 320

the last of winter

f/6.3

1/500

100mm

ISO 400

budding beauty

f/6.3
1/500
100mm
ISO 400

tax day

f/9.0
0.4 sec.
100mm
ISO 800

the easter bunny

The Easter bunny made a visit to my parents' deck this evening. I didn't see any Easter baskets, but he sure was cute. The bunny and my parent's dog were having a stare-down through the doorwall.

f/2.8

1/25

100mm

ISO 800

dried lotus pod

I came across an interesting technique called High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography and just had to try it out. Check out these awesome images, here, here and here. I personally think it works better on landscape type pictures, but I tried it out with something else...a dried lotus pod I had in my house.



f/5.6
0.3 sec
100mm
ISO 800

First I applied the HDR technique using the Photomatix software
Then I played around with a brightness/contrast layer in PSE

fringe

f/2.8
1/25
100mm
ISO 800

eye of the tiger

f/4.0
1/100
100mm
ISO 800

I cropped the original picture down a tad, bumped up the yellow and green a little and then used the curves application available in PSE and applied the increase constrast option.

delightful daisy

f/11
0.6 sec
100mm
ISO 800