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.

Hard Work

I saw this little guy working diligently in the front flower beds.

200mm, f/5.6, ISO 100, Shutter 1/160, Shot RAW and edited in Aperture 2.

On The Road

No, I’m not Jack Kerouac, and Neal Cassady isn’t in the passeger seat. But it was dark enough that folks had their headlights on, while at the same time there was just enough light out to keep the shutter open for just a second or so.

I attempted to focus on the point where the broken yellow line becomes a double yellow line, and waited for someone to come my way … all while trying to keep my car on my side of the road. I had looped around twice with no luck, and was about to give up when someone came down the road.

55mm, f/4, ISO 100, 1.1 sec. Shot RAW and edited in Aperture 2.

Soft Tiger

I was playing around with softer focused shots the other night, using one of the cats as a subject. Apparently he got a little tired of being a model.

Or maybe he was just ready to make the transition from naptime to bedtime.

Its a hard, hard life being one of our cats.

165mm, f/5.3, ISO 400, Shutter 0.675

An Economy of Words

Taken last night at 8:30pm. The store would have been brightly lit a week earlier.

55mm, f/4, ISO 100, Shutter 1/6

Of Lines and Camera Angles

Over the weekend, before anyone else was awake, I started playing with camera angles. This shot was taken from ground level. The camera was actually resting on the floor, looking across the hardwood hallway. The morning sun provided illumination without providing direct light.

55mm, f/5.6, ISO 100, Shutter 0.77