New Background

New Backgorund

Shot this with my new toys from Christmas. A new background and my 50mm f/1.4. I also tried a new trick where I placed a white cloth over the flash to try and soften the light. I really like how that worked and at this time I don't have many other options.

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

Lightning Hit

Lightning Hit

Wanted for over 1hr as I tried to capture lightning striking during a big storm. This is what I ended up with. Sure looks like that house is being hit!

Camera Settings

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ISO: 640
Exposure: 1.6 sec
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 28mm

Petal Light

Petal Light

In my search for another light to take a picture of I wandered in to our spare bed (junk) room. I really didn’t like this light much when we picked it out but it really has grown on me. The varying depths of frost on the glass make me think of the glass as a series of petals. I also like how the edges of the glass look as if they are glowing.

This light was taken while I was lying on the floor.
ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/60 sec
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 70mm

Lady Bug Light

Lady Bug Light

This light hangs in my daughters room next to her bed. She has to have it on every night or else she cannot sleep. I must admit when my wife picked this Green Lady Bug light out for her I was sure it would scare her! I guess I was wrong; but thats nothing new...

ISO: 1000

Exposure: 1/25 sec

Aperture: f/7.1

Focal Length: 65mm

Seeing Double

Seeing Double

These lights hang in our foyer and above our staircase to the basement. I closed the aperture down to 5.6 and speed the exposure time up to 1/125 of a second to try and capture the soft glowing light they give off.

ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/125 sec
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 38mm

Halogen Cylinder

Halogen Cylinder

This is one light of a set of three that hang off the wall in our down stairs bathroom. After taking the photograph it inspired me to do a whole series on Lights. So my challenge over the next week or so is to take pictures of interesting lights.

I have discovered that shooting lights so that you can see ever piece of the light is difficult and so a new challenge was presented.

ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/500 sec
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 135mm