Music Makers

This shot was taken in very low light, which lead to the graininess. The ISO of this shot is actually 3200.

I personally like grainy black and whites for some reason. I can’t really put my finger on a reason why, but they appeal to me.

Before and After

A friend of mine took the original shot and asked me to work it up for him. When I opened the shot, the color really leapt out at me. Unfortunately he’d taken the shot as a jpeg instead of a RAW capture, so I was a little limited. I wish I’d had more data to work with.

I really enjoyed working this shot. The bright color of the petals made the black and white conversion quite a challenge.

You Can’t See Me

There he was this morning, sitting in the window, watching something play in the yard (probably a bird). I decided I wanted to end up with an old timey grainy black and white feel, so I cranked up the ISO to 400 for the shot.

Then I waited patiently for his tail to stop twitching …

55mm, f/5.6, ISO 400, Shutter 1/250

Black and White Magnolia

It was suggested that the magnolia shot be converted to black and white, and that seemed like a great opportunity to try working with black and white conversions in Aperture 2. I don’t know that I quite have it down yet, but there’s definitely more flexibility here than there is with iPhoto.

Sunny Day Scooter

The youngest was showing off for Dad’s new camera, but Dad was waiting for a moment. That moment came when the oldest came out of the front door, causing a distraction.

165mm, f/5.3, ISO 100, Shutter 1/250

Fast Asleep

This is what I saw when I checked on our youngest son this morning.  I had to adjust the ISO up a bit higher than I normally like to get a shutter speed that at least gave me a shot at not using a flash.  The VR in the lens was a big help, but I think the speed of 1/2 was about at it’s limit.

160mm, f/5.6, ISO 800, Shutter 1/2