I was also able to grab some decent video and images of me shooting... Enjoy the shots!
Lost Localhost
Fun Range Day...
Lately I've been having a lot of wrist issues, so I hadn't bee out to the range in a while. A buddy of mine just moved back to town and he hadn't shot his new AR, so I had a good reason to get back out there. It was actually my first time shooting a .223 - and I'm hooked. I'm still very pleased with my MP15-22, but the thud of the AR can't be replaced by a little ol .22LR.
I was also able to grab some decent video and images of me shooting... Enjoy the shots!
Video
I was also able to grab some decent video and images of me shooting... Enjoy the shots!
Visualizing May...Fin
Ok, so I realize it's June 10th. Yes, I'm late. It happens. Part of it was because I had two photo jobs this last week. (Big thanks to Beth, Lisa, and Emily) Part of it was visiting family. All of it made me slightly disappointed I missed some shots.
On to the pics.
On to the pics.
May 22nd
I was taking pictures of a buddy's new house and saw this... It was a spur of the moment shot, and in hindsight I should have moved the leaves. :/
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| 1/200 F/2.8 ISO100 |
May 23rd
Quick snap of a big dog...Dull, I know
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| 1/400 F/2.8 ISO100 (Like it matters on this one?) |
May 24th
Shuffleboard at a local bar. Fun times playing this...
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| 1/80 f/3.5 ISO1600 |
May 25th
This is just on the inside walkway of the Wrigley building. We love seeing exposed brick in the Chicago streets.
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| 1/8 f/2.8 ISO800 |
May 26th
I tried to get a duplicate image from the first day I had my camera on the DuSable bridge - but couldn't quite get it because I didn't have a wide enough lens on me. Had to do a lot of fixes on this and the next shot, so am "eh" on them.
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| 1/2 f/7.1 ISO800 Image I was trying to recreate |
May 27th
WBing in the city sucks. Was shooting for an old-timy hdr feeling here
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| 1/4 f/2.8 ISO800 |
May 28th
Ahhh Wacker on a quiet Sunday morning...
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| 1/5 f/7.1 ISO800 |
May 29th
Here is one of my favorite shots of the jobs we did... This adorable girl was amazing eyes.
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| 1/200 f/2.8 ISO200 |
May 30th
Not that embarasing, but the wife DID take the next two of me for failing at the end of the month so badly.
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| 1/15 f/2.8 ISO3200 |
May 31st
FIN!
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| 1/40 f/2.8 ISO400 |
So how'd I do? "Eh"...
It was fun and I get a lot of great shots out of the exercise. More than anything I think I realized I like photography more than I thought I would have. This was much harder than I had thought it would be and I broke some rules, especially at the end - but I did learn quite a bit.
I expect to do more of these types of photo project in the future - just not this extended.
Visualizing May...Week 3
I suck. This week I didn't have a lot of time to take cool, decent shots- or do cool things with water like I had planned. I still pulled seven shots from the week, but I can't guarantee when they were taken. I made up for it at the end of this though, I swear.
These pictures are pretty much a walk-through of my boring week.
Movies make everything ok, right? Next week should be AWESOME. Reasons?
These pictures are pretty much a walk-through of my boring week.
May 15th (Missed)
New bar in peoria. Buddy Joel and wifey...
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| 1/4 f/2.8 ISO200 |
May 16th
I found this as odd - so had to snap it...(his eyes followed me)
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| 1/4 f/2.8 ISO200 |
May 17th (ish)
This one has a story. There is a relay for life group here in town that will drop off flamingos in a yard - for a price. It's a prank that includes a very well written explanation about the cause and also the opportunity to pay a small fee to have them moved to whatever yard you want them to goto. Our good friends sent them to us, and I was pretty surprised to come home to these.
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| 2.5s f/2.8 IOS400 |
May 18th
A bird. Boring, I told you so.
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| 1/4000 f/2.8 IOS100 |
May 19th (Missed)
Not too far from home are a couple lakes. This is the spillway for one of them.
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| 1/250 f/8 IOS100 |
May 20th
Just above the spillway was a powerline with a bunch of fishing line on it.
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| 1/640 f/9 IOS100 (why f/9? This is one of the only times I was in P mode) |
May 21st
Walking on a nearby beach, we saw this little guy.
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| 1/320 f/6.3 ISO100 |
OK, OK! I know these weren't the best. My apologies. To make it up, I have a video of something I've been playing with lately, and that also related to a picture this week. Someday once I've mastered basic photography concepts (i.e.-not now) I would love to dabble in the world of videography. I recently got a version of the Twixtor plugin to use in After Effects, which helps blend frames together when slowing them down by a large factor. This was my first attempt at it.
Movies make everything ok, right? Next week should be AWESOME. Reasons?
- My flash unit came in two days ago
- My 24-70 2.8L comes in on Tuesday
- Other accessories come in by the end of the week
- Friday we're shooting a graduation on the lake
- Saturday we're shooting a birthday party
Awesome.
Visualizing May...Week 2
Week two is down and it is increasingly difficult to find interesting stuff to take photos of - which again, was kind of the point of FORCING myself to get creative. Instead I think I got lazy. Also, I really liked a couple shots I took this week, so some I've doubled (or tripled) up on the days.
To start, I have a couple pics - neither of which I'm counting towards my project. My lovely wife comes with me for most of the pics I take. In fact, she helps me with some of these, and may have even snapped one or two that I post here for my project. Sometimes I take my time shooting leaving her with little to do - so she gets me at work.
And the result...
Now for the goods...
May 8th
Macro shot of a peice of my wife's jewlery (that we need to get cleaned!)
May 9th
First attempt at light painting - I need more practice and a better flashlight...
May 10th
These two I took on the same day - love them both.
May 11th
Some random building.... :)
The next two I only claim to have edited them - but Joanna took them.
May 12th (Missed)
Crop of a spider chilling on a for sale sign
May 13th The leaves and propeller things were coming down like crazy and I like the ominous look when silhouetted
May 14th
I was very pleased with most of the fire shots I had. I think these "Fire and Ice" ones are my favorite from the bunch.
To start, I have a couple pics - neither of which I'm counting towards my project. My lovely wife comes with me for most of the pics I take. In fact, she helps me with some of these, and may have even snapped one or two that I post here for my project. Sometimes I take my time shooting leaving her with little to do - so she gets me at work.
Now for the goods...
May 8th
Macro shot of a peice of my wife's jewlery (that we need to get cleaned!)
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| 1/50 f/8 IOS800 Original |
May 9th
First attempt at light painting - I need more practice and a better flashlight...
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| 30s f/8 IOS400 |
These two I took on the same day - love them both.
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| 1/800 f/8 IOS100 | 1/400 f/2.8 IOS100 |
May 11th
Some random building.... :)
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| 1s f/10 IOS100 |
The next two I only claim to have edited them - but Joanna took them.
May 12th (Missed)
Crop of a spider chilling on a for sale sign
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| 1/80 f/2.8 IOS100 Original |
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| 1/100 f/5 IOS100 Original |
May 14th
I was very pleased with most of the fire shots I had. I think these "Fire and Ice" ones are my favorite from the bunch.
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| 1/125 f/2.8 IOS800 | 1/125 f/8 IOS800 |
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| 1/400 f/8 IOS800 |
So there you have it!
My second week is finished! Overall I'm pleased so far. Not thrilled, but pleased. I expect to play with light painting and fire more - the fire shots, most of which I didn't put up - came out awesome and was fun to shoot. I also have plans for some similar water shots I hope to get to this week.
Have ideas for me? PLEASE share them! :)
Rorschach would be proud!
I played with fire yesterday. I had a lot of fun.
Lots of great images were made. I'll only share a few.
Except for the final image and the framing, these are unedited. Be sure to click them for the full sizes and tell me what you see à la Rorschach.
I going to post my three favorites for my Visualizing May post this week, so if you like these please check that out when it goes up later tomorrow.
Also, one of my new favorite sites is Learn My Shot. It's where I saw this technique first and is definitely worth taking a look at for new (old too) photographers.
Lots of great images were made. I'll only share a few.
Except for the final image and the framing, these are unedited. Be sure to click them for the full sizes and tell me what you see à la Rorschach.
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| 1/400 f/7.1 IOS200 | 1/200 f/4.5 IOS200 |
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| Reaching for air! 1/200 f/2.8 IOS200 | Ghost and a candle? 1/400 f/2.8 IOS400 |
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| Nuke 1/400 f/2.8 IOS400 | SHARK! 1/400 f/2.8 IOS400 |
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| Always wanted a parrot... 1/200 f/2.8 IOS400 | Preview of next week. :) 1/250 f/2.8 IOS800 |
Finally... Some fun with CS5.
I going to post my three favorites for my Visualizing May post this week, so if you like these please check that out when it goes up later tomorrow.
Also, one of my new favorite sites is Learn My Shot. It's where I saw this technique first and is definitely worth taking a look at for new (old too) photographers.
Visualizing May...Week 1
First week has gone by and I only really missed one day. This is going to be a rough project.
May 1st Local church on a rainy night.
May 2ndMiller park - I hate the lights, want to reshoot sometime.
May 3rd Random light fixture at favorite bar
May 4th (Missed) One of my favorite non-humans
May 5th My other favorite non-human
May 6th Macro shot of my eyeball
May 7th I like shadows.
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| 1/20 f/1.8 ISO800 Original |
May 2nd
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| 30s f/18 ISO800 Original |
May 3rd
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| 1/30 f/2.8 ISO100 |
May 4th (Missed)
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| 1/30 f/1.8 ISO800 |
May 5th
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| 1/60 f/1.8 ISO2000 |
May 6th
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| 1/80 f/8 ISO3200 |
May 7th
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| 1/1600 f/2.8 ISO100 Original |
Overall the first week is "eh". I have some techniques I'd like to try this week, but would need for some equipment to come in first.
Speaking of equipment: In about three weeks I should be getting a couple new lens's.
Canon 24-70 2.8L
Canon 24-70 2.8L
This will replace my Tamron 17-50 2.8 - anyone want to buy it? :)
Canon EF-S 10-22 3.5-4
This will be my new landscape lens. I've wanted an UWA for a while - especially for my APS-C camera, so i think this will be a great match for me until I get a 5D mkII.
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