Lovely Gate

Camera: E-3
ISO: 400
Program: Aperture priority
Aperture: f2.8
Shutter: 1/800
Focal length: 12mm

Spooky

Camera: E-1
ISO: 100
Program: Manual
Aperture: f11
Shutter: 13 seconds
Focal length: 22mm
Handheld flash


This is straight from the camera apart from a crop to portrait orientation (shot landscape). I handheld a flash and fired it towards the end of the exposure. The image is a bit noisy on close inspection.

Baby on Floorboards

Camera: E-3
ISO: 100
Program: Aperture priority
Aperture: f4.0
Shutter: 1/125
Focal length: 60mm
Bounce flash



A bit soft maybe? What do you think?

Stamens

Camera: E-3
ISO: 250
Program: Aperture priority
Aperture: f4.0
Shutter: 1/800
Focal length: 54mm


If you click on the image you will get a large version. I am happy with the detail, now I want a macro lens!

Flying Baby

Camera: E-3
ISO: 800
Program: Aperture priority (I needed to change it to shutter or manual, but couldn't work out how - not my camera)
Aperture: f3.4
Shutter: 1/500
Focal length: 38mm


Used a Lightroom preset I downloaded called "Matt's Edgy Surreal". It's weird! I wonder what sort of image it would suit... not sure.

Bearded Dragon

Camera: E-3 (I am sneakily snaffling it all for myself gradually)
ISO: 100
Program: Aperture priority
Aperture: f4.0
Shutter: 1/1000
Focal length: 60mm


Straight from camera apart from a crop to get a little closer.
This little guy was sitting on the gate on my way out this morning.

Fireworks from 2km

Camera: E-1
ISO: 100
Program: Manual
Aperture: f8.0
Shutter: 5.2 seconds
Pocal length: 54mm


Sooc. Don't think there is anything you can do to fireworks!
Our local show was on and I have about 50 shots of fireworks - couldn't choose so this one is pretty much picked at random. I think it looks quite interesting though.

Dodgems!

Camera: E-1
ISO: 800
Program: Manual (finding myself going fully manual more and more lately, can only be a good thing)
Aperture: f3.2
Shutter: 1/125
Focal length: 92mm
No flash


Grainy as hell but I love it.

Sisters

Camera: E-1
ISO: 400
Program: Aperture priority
Aperture: f3.5
Shutter: 1/250


Gave this a slight crop and straighten and used a preset (free download) called 'fancy snapshot' in Lightroom. Since using Lightroom I now like to edit every photo! I've probably gone a bit over the top - sometime you don't know if you've made things better or worse. Sometimes there's not a whole heap of difference.
Here is the sooc version of today's photo so you can see. Lacks a bit of contrast and "pop" I guess. Although it did look better before I uploaded here.

Mooooooo!

Camera: E-1
ISO: 100
Mode: Aperture priority
Aperture: f3.2
Shutter: 1/100 (this is far too slow for a sharp image, I should have used higher ISO)
Focal length: 14mm


I gave this a square crop as I thought it suited it better. Boosted the contrast a bit then changed the hue of the 'green' (the grass) as it was a bit brown.

Snake on Denim

Camera: Canon 50D (someone else's camera)
Program: Manual
ISO: 100
Aperture: f9.0
Shutter: 1/125
Focal length: 47mm
Studio flash



I am not usually a fan of selective colour but I liked the shots from this session in black and white, but the snake's colour was just amazing so didn't want to not see that.
This was taken with a studio on the left side. I added a graduated filter over on the left of the image to decrease the exposure as the fingers and hand were a bit too bright.

Eerie Flood Water

Camera: E-1
Program: Manual
ISO: 100
Aperture: f3.5
Shutter: 15 seconds
Focal length: 22mm


Gave this a cool tint and changed the light temperature in Lightroom. But this is pretty much how it looked sooc.
I had almost forgotten today's photo. I just happened to have the camera in the car when I was on my way home in the evening. I was almost home when I saw looked out the window and saw this scene then realised I hadn't taken a today's photo yet so I pulled over. Unfotunately I failed to capture what my eyes saw. Turned out spaz but it's all I have for today!

Camera: E-1
ISO: 400
Program: Aperture priority
Aperture: f2.8
Shutter: 1/160
Focal length: 14mm
No flash


Today's photo is from the supermarket :D This is Jemima in her new trolley seat cover thingy that our lovely friend Rachel gave us :D

View from Verandah

Camera: E-1
Program: Manual
ISO: 800 (whoops - didn't need it that high, I'd accidentally left it on from the night before, no wonder I had to keep increasing the SS!)
Aperture: f8.0
Shutter: 1/500
Focal length: 54mm


Used a preset in Lightroom that funked up the colours a bit then desaturated the yellow slightly (was a bit TOO yellow!)

The only shot I took today, and only because I had to :D
Looking out over the back verandah at my place at 6pm. We've had a ton of rain over the past few days so everything is flooded.

On a completely unrelated note, my little sis just called from Melbourne - she's getting married! Her husband=to-be gave her the perfect proposal :)

Inspired by my lovely friend Rachel, I have decided to have my own photo a day blog. Will be great to help develop me photography skills as sometimes it's over a month between camera uses. And practice makes perfect ;)

I'll add a couple of photos of the last month or so, although there are a few days missing. From today's date on, though, there will be one photo a day :D

Camera: E-1
Program: Aperture priority
ISO: 800 (whoops, left high from earlier that evening)
Aperture: f4.0
Shutter: 1/50
Focal length: 23mm
Bounce flash


A self-portrait :D
Chocolatey black and white conversion in Lightroom.

Camera: 1050SW
Program: Auto with underwater preset
ISO:80
Aperture: f4.0
Shutter speed: 1/640
Focal length: 6.7mm
No flash


I upped the exposure/brightness/contrast a little in iphoto.
Technically, not a great shot but I just love this - captured just at the perfect moment :)

Camera: 1050SW (again! - haven't used the DSLR for ages!)
Program: Auto - with underwater preset
ISO: 80
Aperture: 3.5
Shutter: 1/400
Focal length: 6.7mm
No flash


Sooc (straight out of camera)
We had a day at the beach and we found some beautiful rockpools. Stuck the camera in this one :D I'm amazed at how clear all that is through the water!

Camera: 1050SW (p&s)
Program: Auto (plus underwater preset)
ISO: 80
Aperture: f4.5
Shutter: 1/640
Focal length: 6.7mm
No flash


Sooc (straight out of camera)
I thought this was cute. Just loving these underwater shots. They aren't easy though! I like this so much I'll probably take it over to Lightroom to enhance it.

Camera: E-1
ISO: 100
Program: Manual
Aperture: f14
Shutter: 1/80
Focal length: 200mm


I cropped this square as I thought it suited it better, and converted it to black and white. I think it's interesting how you can see the debris lines from the crater.
It's probably the worst moon shot I've ever seen but I'll keep at it.

Camera: E-3 (Dad's camera)
Program: Aperture priority
ISO: 800
Aperture: f4.0
Shutter: 1/30 (I must have a steadier hand than I thought)
Focal length: 35mm
No flash


Converted to black and white in Lightroom - it's quite shadowy and contrasty for a baby shot but I like it :)

My sister-in-law has these beautiful photos on her wall of her babies holding their toes like this and I wanted to copy! My first two never held their toes so when she started doing it I grabbed the camera quick smart :D The flash wasn't charged however and it was a very dark and rainy day so I had to crank up the ISO and even then the shutter speed was very slow. So not very sharp.

Camera: E-1
Program: Manual
ISO: 100
Aperture: f22
Shutter: 8 seconds
Focal length: 14mm
No flash



Just having a play with long exposures at dusk with this one. Upped the exposure of the house in Lightroom and added a graduated filter to decrease exposure of the sky.
Also boosted the greens as they were looking a bit sad and sorry.
Used tripod and shutter release cable obviously :D

Camera: 1050SW (p&s)
Program: Auto with exposure bias set at +0.3
ISO: 800
Aperture: f6.3
Shutter: 1/1000
Focal length: 6.7mm (That's what it's telling me?!)


I'd overexposed this quite a bit while mucking about with the settings so I decreased the exposure in iphoto.

Crap photo I know, but it's the one I liked best of the day. It's overexposed, out of focus, and the background leaves something to be desired, but I captured that expression of excitement on her face and that mid-air action so I love it!

Camera: Olympus 1050SW (p&s)
Program: Auto
ISO 100
Aperture: f/5.0
Shutter: 1/50
Focal length: 20mm
No flash



This is sooc (straight out of camera - no edit).
Had just purchased my new little point and shoot and was having a play. I exposed for the sky to get Zara in silhouette there.
Great little camera, very happy with the clarity and colour.
Has all the manual functions you could need but I don't think I'll ever bother taking it off Auto!