f/5.6 | 1/10 sec | 170mm
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Day 33 - Chinese Cultural Centre
Went for a walk through Chinatown at lunch today. It's the day before Chinese New Year's, so there were extra decorations up.
f/4 | 1/160 sec | 18mm
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Day 32 - Imperfect Hearts
Playing with a shallow depth of field. Besides, I wanted to eat these so had to photograph them first. Or, darn, it's 10pm, what am I going to take a photo of?
f/5.6 | 1.6 sec | 200mm
Monday, January 31, 2011
Month 1 in Review - January
Well, I've made it through the first month of this project. After only week one I began to feel that I was learning new things about my camera - exactly what I was intending to achieve with this project. Wanting to post decent images has forced me to slow down, to think about what I'd like to take a picture of. What would be something that is representative of my day? The cold weather had been an issue earlier in the month, so I took more images indoors than I had anticipated. This forced me to develop a great relationship with my tripod, which I have used more this month than I had in the previous three months since I first got it. The ball head is super easy to use and the whole tripod is very sturdy with my 18-200mm lens on there. I couldn't be happier with it. Tracking the exif info underneath each photo has also become helpful - I'm learning which focal lengths I gravitate towards, so this might assist me in deciding on a future lens. For the next little while I want to slow down some more, aiming to get more creative compositions - 'catchy' images.
Some stats for January:
Which is your favourite photo from January?
Some stats for January:
- Favourite photo: Day 9 - Blowing Snow - So austere, and accurately portrays what that moment actually felt like. Tied with Day 30 - Winter Wonderland.
- Least favourite photo: Day 14 - Cold Tree - A snapshot and it shows.
- Most challenging photo to take: Day 20 - Dancing Smoke - Lighting became everything in getting the smoke to register.
- Most creative photo: Day 6 - International Avenue Clock
- Most used Photoshop edits: sponge (saturate), burn, sharpen mask
- Number of photos taken this month: ~ 710
- Number of days on which I wouldn't have taken a photo if I didn't have to for this: 23
- How I feel about this project: Glad to have started it.
Which is your favourite photo from January?
Day 31 - Bedroom
This was one of my mini design projects. Found the duvet cover at Neiman Marcus Last Call in Dallas, duvet quilt at IKEA, alarm clock by Hilton, round mirror from a store in Kensington, and table lamp by Dainolite. Furniture design by yours truly.
f/14 | 1 sec | 22mm
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Day 29 - Dreamy Violin
Nothing but snow in the forecast, so I dug out my old violin at 12:10am to get the day's photo out of the way. I ran this through Filter Forge's dreamy filter, but am not sure what to make of it.
f/4.5 | 1/20 sec | 42mm
Friday, January 28, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Day 27 - LV
This is the first unedited photo that I'm posting to this blog.
f/5.6 | 62/100 sec | 200mm
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Day 25 - Read
Trying the Lensbaby effect (slice of focus) without a Lensbaby. What is the first word that you notice on these books?
f/4.2 | 1/60 sec | 36mm
Monday, January 24, 2011
Day 24 - A long way down
Stacked balconies, non-stacked drains. Colourized using Filter Forge Freepack 2 plugin for Photoshop.
f/9 | 1/32 sec | 130mm
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Day 23 - 'Screenshot'
Because sometimes you simply don't have time for a proper photo.
f/4 | 1/4 sec | 28mm
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Day 20 - Dancing Smoke
Smoke has got to be one of the more difficult things to capture. This time I set up a black background and placed a headlamp right under a stick of incense.
f/5 | 1/2 sec | 65mm
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Day 19 - Masterclass
10pm and I don't have a photo yet. To the rescue comes a macro and flash shot of my new Digital Photography Masterclass book.
f/5.6 | 1/30 sec | 31mm
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
Day 17 - Interesting
Stuck in rush hour traffic, why not just roll down the window to get something a little more interesting? Like a neighborhood boutique!
f/5 | 1/30 sec | 80mm
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Day 16 - Incense
This was my second attempt to photograph smoke. After barely getting any smoke to register, I read this article, so will be giving this another try some time.
f/5.6 | 8 sec | 200mm
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Day 13 - Pyrite and Quartz Crystal
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Day 11 - New York
I got this city in a bag at the MoMA Store a few years ago. The focal length varies, giving this effect (in other words, zooming out during a longer exposure).
f/9 | 4 sec | 40-60mm
Monday, January 10, 2011
Day 10 - Underwear Affair
An article I read on photographing clothing suggested shooting things flat, not showing the full item, and pairing it up with something natural. As I've been longing for some colour amidst all this snow, the fake grass will have to do.
f/5.6 | 1/125 sec | 135mm
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Day 9 - Blowing snow
It's a poor day for driving with sections of Hwy 1 closed and a windchill of -28ºC. I didn't pay much attention to what I was capturing, but like the balance of yellow.
f/8 | 1/250 sec | 65mm
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Day 8 - Lots of time
This is an old clock that has been in the family for generations. A few decades ago it was dewormed and taken apart in attempts to make it functional again. We believe that it is a Junghans Regulator clock from the latter 1800s.
f/5.6 | 1/40 sec | 135mm
Friday, January 7, 2011
Day 7 - Barware reflections
A just-after-midnight shot that ended up getting the 'happy accidents' Lomo effect. I had never heard of this technique before, but will be trying more of it.
f/7.1 | 10 sec | 75mm
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Day 6 - International Avenue Clock
Used the ND grad to get better contrast in the sky. Read a little bit of history on the International Avenue clock here.
f/10 | 1/1600 sec | 120mm
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Day 5 - 'D' Dutchmen Dairy
Delicious milk that I got at 'D' Dutchmen Dairy. Converted to sepia using Filter Forge Freepack 2 plugin for Photoshop.
f/4.6 | 1/5 sec | 70mm
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
Day 3 - DeMille's Farm Market, Sicamous
DeMille's is one of the farm shops I visited around Sicamous and Salmon Arm today. Lots of organic goodies to be found.
f/4.5 | 1/30 sec | 42mm
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Day 1 - Icicles at Glacier Park Lodge, Roger's Pass
It's probably been ten years since I last visited Roger's Pass. The Visitor Information is undergoing renovations, so was moved into the adjacent Glacier Park Lodge.
f/9 | 1/320 sec | 42mm