Archive for January, 2007

Basketball.. the Hoop!

January 30, 2007

My kids aren’t playing sports right now… they will do more when they are older. I have played basketball forever, so here is a hoop and backboard. Taken from under the hoop. I liked the view. It is an overcast grey day here, so I liked it much better in BW. HHCC appreciated, and thanks for looking.

f7.1 1/640 ISO 200

f7.1 1/640 ISO 200

Bubbles!

January 28, 2007

I took the picture of dish soap in my sink with water filling it up.

f5.6 1/160 ISO 400 Manual Converted to bw in pse 1 (the original)

Frost

January 27, 2007

I loved the look of all the frost on this fence. I was excited to get a picture of it. I used previous advice of getting down, wow does that make a difference. HHCC appreciated. Thanks for looking!

f13 1/320 ISO800

Ice

January 26, 2007

Finally more outside the box, and not the river! Woo hoo! We have a little evergreen in our yard and while I had my dogs outside I noticed the ice on it and all the frost and got a picture. I love the look of it!

The second one.. I had dropped off pictures at the fire department yesterday and while I was getting my kids buckled in their car seats I saw ice on a tire, on just the little pieces of rubber that stick up. I don’t think I have ever seen that. I grabbed my camera and was trying to quickly snap pictures, not quick enough evidently. The fire chief came out to find out what I was doing since it was his pickup and I had my lens right up to his tire snapping away! I quickly explained I was taking pictures of water and I just wanted pictures of the ice. He looked at the ice chuckled and wished me luck. It is official I know look like a freak, but man is it fun!
HHCC appreciated. Thanks for looking.

f5 1/60 ISO 400

f5.6 1/30 ISO 400

Blue Bridge revisited.

January 25, 2007

Ask and you shall receive.. the conversion!

Yeah, I know I already did a Blue Bridge picture, but I did a different one this time. I like the reflection and the angle of it. HHCC appreciated. Manual f9 1/640 ISO 200. Thanks for looking!

Fire and Ice

January 24, 2007

Okay, so there is no fire, but there are firefighters! Close enough. I was out snapping pictures and I saw firetrucks out again and my kids wanted pictures with them. They turned out cute, but they aren’t water. They asked me if I would be willing to take pictures of them practicing a rescue, of course I would!!! They were in the middle of the pond and the ice was about 9 inches thick. My kids loved watching it. I was wishing I had a better zoom, but I only have the kit lens. These are my favorites of the 100 or so I took.. I am loving my camera and I am not missing the lag of my old camera!! HHCC appreciated as always! Thanks for looking!

f14 1/200 ISO 400 The Chainsaw cutting through the ice, I love the spray. f14 1/500 ISO 400 Out of the ice, on his knees, I love the reflection on this one. f14 1/320 ISO 400 In the water doing the rescue.
f14 1/1000 ISO 400 Being pulled out and onto land.

Things you see here.

January 21, 2007

The pretty sand and dead weeds. This is part of a place I love and I call home. You saw the river and the pretty things now you get to see the rest! F3.5 1/160 ISO 800

Another picture to represent the colors here. Greenish brown and brownish green. This is common landscape here. Beautiful Huh? f9 1/13 ISO 800

Road Blocks and Construction, we have it all over! f3.6 1/160 ISO 800

The Windmills for power at sunset. f9 1/20 ISO 800
As always HHCC is welcome and appreciated. I am finally understanding manual more and had fun playing around with it! I had other pictures I had taken with my old camera, but couldn’t bring myself to post them, I am too happy to use my new one!
Thanks for looking!

The Temple

January 20, 2007

This is among my first shots with my new Rebel XTi, I am beyond thrilled to have it. It is quite a learning curve for me, and I look forward to progressing. I didn’t get to do all I wanted to today, my son is running a fever and so I had to cut things short and try and hurry. Hopefully I will get out and get a lot more soon. HHCC appreciated! Thank you!!

Taken in f3.5 1/2000 ISO 100

f16 1/500 ISO 250

I think it looks really cool in black and white also.

f13 1/400 ISO 400

Firetrucks!

January 19, 2007

Firetrucks! What city is complete without them. I was out and saw them at the docks practicing their ice breaking rescuing skills. I loved the setup of them and I took several shots! HHCC Appreciated. Thanks!

Taken in manual f4.9 1/160

Taken in manual f5 1/100

Boats

January 19, 2007

I really like the river here, obviously. Boating is a huge activity here. The marinas have ice around them right now and we have snow even. We have three rivers in our area and it is the heart of our cities. Manual f5 1/400 HHCC welcome!