Moment of Recognition: August 2011

365 Project Day 39

I've seen these water drop photos all over the internet so I had to try it myself. Not as easy as it looks but fun and worth the effort, I think.

1/200 sec @ f/16 175mm ISO 100

I call this "Cross Polarized Scotch Tape Dispenser". :) My laptop screen is behind this tape dispenser and I shot this with a Polarizing filter. The color variance shows the stresses in the plastic from being extruded.

1/25 sec @ f/1.8 50mm Prime ISO 100

365 Project Day 37

Nick reading in the rain. OK, so it wasn't really raining, I was experimenting. Thanks to Nick for being the subject, thanks to Zack for being the rain.

1/15 sec @ f/4.5 52mm ISO 100

365 Project Day 36

I'm not obsessed with sparks, its just that I had an axe to grind. :)

25 sec @ f/7.1 70mm ISO 100

365 Project Day 35

Apple Butter!

1/60 sec @ f/1.8 50mm ISO 100

365 Project Day 34

Homemade lightning attempt two, using alternating current instead of static electricity and a much lower voltage.

2.1 sec @ f/22 70mm ISO 100

365 Project Day 33

1/60 sec @ f/1.8 50mm Prime ISO 100

365 Project Day 32

More playing in the dark. This time with a laser and sugar bowl.

3.4 sec @ f/11 70mm ISO 100

365 Project Day 31

So, don't ever try this, but I got tired of chasing lightning so I created my own.

5.3 sec @ f/16 70mm ISO 100

365 Project Day 30

Spent a good part of the morning at the NM Outdoor Expo. Valeta is getting ready to blast a clay pigeon.

1/800 sec @ f/7.1 70mm ISO 400

365 Project Day 29

Zack and I went out and tried the lightning hunt again. This time with more success thanks to Zack's uncanny ability to predict where and when the lightning would strike.

33 sec @ f/11 116mm ISO 100

365 Project Day 28

I went chasing lightning tonight but didn't have much luck. This is the best I could get.

13 sec @ f/11 18mm ISO 100

365 Project Day 27

Step 1: Using a fishing pole cast your line over the highest tree limb in your backyard.
Step 2: Attach fishing line to stronger twine and real it in.
Step 3: Set camera for interval shooting and attach to twine.
Step 4: Pull camera up into the tree while it takes a picture every 10 seconds.
Step 5: Catch camera as it plummets to the ground when the tree limb breaks. (True Story!)
Step 6: Try again another day!

1/320 sec @ f/13 46mm ISO 800

365 Project Day 26

This was my very first digital camera. "1.5 Million Pixels, with "Pro" options like External Flash & Manual Focus"!

1/60 sec @ f/5.6 55mm ISO 200

365 Project Day 25

Practicing my Portrait Photography. Valeta was kind enough to be my model. :)

1/50 sec @ f/1.8 50mm ISO 200

Off Camera Flash

365 Project Day 24

This little light of ... my wife's.

13 sec. @ f/4.8 120mm ISO 100

365 Project Day 23

OK, so the kids are helping me come up with ideas for my pictures now. This was Tara's idea.

1/60 sec. @ f/5.6 55mm ISO 100

365 Project Day 22

This is the image I was going for on day 14 but failed. Reflections of a magnetic butterfly in beads of water.

1/60 sec. @ f/5.3 120mm ISO 100

Off camera flash

365 Project Day 21

1/5 sec. @ f/1.8 50mm Prime ISO 100

365 Project Day 20

No Paparazzi!

1/60 sec. @ f/1.8 50mm Prime ISO 400

Two off camera Speedlights

365 Project Day 19

Tonight I decided to practice portraits. I bounced the flash off our house which has light brown stucco. I like the way it warmed up the shot a little.

1/60 sec. @ f/1.8 50mm Prime ISO 100

365 Project Day 18

Hmm. What is there to eat?

1/6 sec. @ f/3.8 22mm ISO 400

365 Project Day 17

It was a dark and stormy night... in the kids bedroom.

1/40 sec. @ f/5.3 165mm ISO 1600

365 Project Day 16

Before I knew it the day was over and I hadn't even thought of the pic I had to take, so I grabbed a long lens, my tripod and aimed my camera up the street.

20 sec. @ f/5.6 200mm ISO 100

365 Project Day 15

Sunset on the west side. Tonight we had a little rainbow sprout on the east side over the mountain, and this sunset on the west side.

1/10 sec @ f/29 180mm ISO 100

365 Project Day 14

I started out trying to get some clever reflections in the water drops but didn't quite make it. I call this "Water on Glass". :)

1/10 sec @ f/5.6 55mm ISO 100

365 Project Day 13

I spent way more time than I care to admit trying to repair a Nikon SB600 Speedlight flash today. I found it had a shattered tube but even after I replaced that it still did not work. Pretty discouraging. Oh well, at least I got today's pic out of it.