Spring is Here

Spring is Here

Shot this at a local park of my Daugther! So glad spring is here! I just love power hour, nothing like soft natural sunlight for the perfect pictures!

Inspire

This photo challenge, with Ed's Photography and Milestones, was to take individual photos representing each letter of "Inspire".

INSPIRE

For this image of Inspire all but the letter 'N' came from signs in Downtown Holland, MI. It wasn't till after returning home I realized I needed a letter 'N'. So I rushed down to our local mall to find an 'N' and got lucky to find a Younkers.

I have done this before using architecture to make up letters of peoples last names which was way more challenging. Using letters from signs was a lot easier, although less creative it was still a lot of fun.

I still find capturing the letter I difficult due to how narrow the letter is so in these images I just cropped the I. The first I is from an illuminated Exit sign and the last I is from a music store specializing in guitars called Firehouse Guitars. As for the rest of the letters I'll let you guess where they came from.

Fall Color

Fall Color

This week's photo challenge with Ed's Photography was to take a photography representing the Fall Color.

This was taken in my yard of my Maple Tree just as the sun was setting. The light from the sun really intensified the reds of the leaves.

I really enjoy fall and consider it my most favorite season. I have taken many fall pics this year and it was hard to choose just one. Since I limited my selection to just this past week for this assignment, this was my favorite.

Don't forget to check out Ed's blog and see how he interpreted the assignment.

Autum Family Photo Shoot

Autum Family Photo Shoot

When to a park near Lowell, MI this weekend and shot some family pics. Above is one of my daughter I enjoyed. Fall is just the pretty season here in MI. I enjoy when it comes and hate when it goes!

Sunset Silhouette

Sunset Silhouette

Last weekend my Wife and I set out to Grand Haven, MI for a date. We picked up Subway and had a picnic on the beach and enjoyed a beautiful sunset.

ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/4000 sec
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 56mm

Outdoor Bunny

Here is an example of what you can do with post processing.

Before:


After:


I used Canon's Tool Digital Photo Profession to do the post processing. Adjusted to Saturation, Sharpness, Hue, White Balance and changed the Exposure.

This shot was taken in my In-Laws backyard, through a window.

Model: Canon EOS 40D
ISO: 1000
Exposure: 1/400 sec
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 135mm