The sun did not break through the clouds all day today. I thought I would have to resort to capturing an artificial light source. But then I noticed the glowing reflection beneath me. Somehow the water boosted the light through the heavy clouds. Aperture: ƒ/4 Camera: COOLPIX P900 Taken: 15 February, 2016 Focal length: 24.1mm ISO: 100 Shutter speed: 1/1600s
I like sunlight and trees, it seems. Morning sunlight through tree branches, particularly. This is yesterday‘s tree, in full. Just below this tree lies the water way, where the family of otters swam by on their way to a successful fishing expedition in Otter Bay. It stands just at crest of the yard before it slopes down to the water. It is one of the oak trees about the yard…
This light challenge is more difficult than I expected. (Isn’t this always so!). I often think of the fall of light on an animal or object when I am engaged in capturing it. Yet, because I was always more focused on the thing, I’ve not thought of the light itself as a thing to photograph. Which is why this is an excellent exercise. Difficult, but excellent. This is daybreak on…
This image could be titled ‘worship’. It is, at any rate, what occurs to me when I look at it. I was actually shooting directly into the sun. I don’t know enough yet about handling lens flare, but I liked the image and it fit the theme. This is my bird blind. The spot from which I scope out the landscape. It is where the (empty) birdfeeder hangs outside the…
I didn’t post yesterday, but I did take the photo for Light II. These three chimneys in the neighborhood. At some times of day, the light hits them just right. As now. Aperture: ƒ/6.3 Camera: NIKON D3300 Taken: 11 February, 2016 Focal length: 190mm ISO: 200 Shutter speed: 1/640s
For the next week, I am going to post here on or Instagram a photo under this theme. My interpretation of what that means will vary. Today, it is this image of the afternoon sun through a neighbor’s vibrant tree. I do aspire to be a better photographer and photography as an art is only about light. I don’t have any idea what I am doing, but I can learn…
Three little birds showed up today. I was pleased to see them Since experimenting with the cameras, the birds have not been showing up and remaining in a constant range well enough for me to capture them. I was pleased to see them because I am not sure what one of the species is. This is the eastern phoebe, of course. And this is the eastern bluebird. And…
There have been many stories I wanted to keep this week. But I got busy and because there was not the obligation, I didn’t press. That’s me losing the habit of writing. So now I have all these untold, unrecorded, really great stories. I have to do something about a posting schedule and the weight of sorting through all the images I take. Here, let me distract you with some…
Playing with the new camera on a day when it is grey and rainy seems like it should result in some excellent learning experiences. But I don’t think it did. For right now, the Nikon D3300 and I are getting to know each other. Here are several familiar scenes/activities reproduced today with this device. Starting at the boring end and crescendoing near the pinnacle (of an almost flat day!). Aperture:…
Much went on in the backyard today, but trying to record it now would be a waste. After I have sorted pictures, I’ll get to that. Meanwhile, in other news… I may have given the impression that I go hunting for wild animals on my own. I do not. Over the past six months, BlackCat has been on nearly every excursion. She even ventured to enter the canoe twice but…