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Shooting in Full Manual Mode

I took my second photography class today in which we learned to go full manual mode. It was scary-awesome. Our instructor, Andrew, was really good and was great at critiquing our shots and giving helpful and useful information on how to take a better shot. I think I’d like to take another advanced DSLR class. I feel like I’ve just hit the tip of the iceberg, but there is no substitute for getting out there and actually shooting. So I think I will do both. We’re headed to the beach soon so that will be an excellent time to practice what I’ve learned.

But you want to see pictures, right? Well, here is a shot I took in the class today.

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Exposure:1/4000 sec
Aperture:f/1.8
Focal Length:50 mm
Exposure Bias:0
EVISO Speed:200
Flash:Off, Did not fire

Andrew said this was a good shot, but it would be even better if I cropped it. So I cropped it. And you know what? He was right.

Empty Chairs

Empty Chairs

Both of these classes has brought one thing home for me. Well, two things.

  1. Every picture should tell a story.
  2. Lighting is everything.

So when I got home, I took some shots of my favorite subjects. The Animals.

Charlie

Charlie

Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/1.8
Focal Length: 50 mm
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
ISO Speed: 200
Flash: Off, Did not fire

I have mixed feelings about this shot. I can’t decide if it’s “warm” or just too yellow. I think it may be a little to washed out, though.

Chelsea

Chelsea

Exposure: 0.05 sec (1/20)
Aperture: f/2.5
Focal Length: 50 mm
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
ISO Speed: 100
Flash: Off, Did not fire

Black cats are so hard to keep clean when they lay around outside.

Chloe

Chloe

Exposure: 0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture: f/1.8
Focal Length: 50 mm
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
ISO Speed: 200
Flash: Off, Did not fire

She still hates you and is totally plotting your death, just as soon as she finishes her manifesto.

Cody

Cody

Exposure: 0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture: f/1.8
Focal Length: 50 mm
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
ISO Speed: 200
Flash: Off, Did not fire

Stoic dog is stoic. Also, he is completely unimpressed with the camera despite constantly getting right up in it. If it doesn’t pet him, Cody is not interested in it.

Feet

Feet

Exposure: 0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture: f/2.5
Focal Length: 50 mm
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
ISO Speed: 200
Flash: Off, Did not fire

OMG, puppy feet are SO CUTE! And smell like corn chips. This is Cody in the depths of despair because I will not put down the camera and JUST PET HIM ALREADY.

Next up? I’m getting a wide-angle lens. This one to be exact. And it should be here before we head to the beach. This beach trip will be EPIC.

Charlie


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The Gift That Keeps on Giving

Not that kind of gift, you perv! The best Christmas present I’ve gotten in a very long time has been my new DSLR camera. And it’s kind of like the gift that keeps on giving in that I keep getting things for it. Last night, my MIL gifted me with a new lens. She got me the EF 50mm F/1.8 II. I’ve been playing with it all morning and I really get why it’s so popular.

Here are some of my favorite shots so far.

Charlie I Love This Dog LOOK! Bobbing for Toys Sulky Chloe Concerned Chelsea Ornament #1 Ornament # 2 Ornament # 3

I still have LOADS to learn about white balance and capturing colors better. I did a little editing in Aperture with some of these photos, but I need to learn how to use that better as well. Luckily I’ve signed up for two classes on how to use my camera better with Chimpsy. One class in February (intro) and another in March(intermediate). I’m really looking forward to both of them. After that, maybe I’ll probably sign up for a class for Aperture.

Now, I really need to get my ass in gear and go bake some cookies.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

TdF Day 7


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Day Seven, with Cats!

I finished my bobbin tonight! I most definitely spun for longer than an hour. I’m not complaining.

TdF Day 7

And this is what is next.

Next

So the question is, do I knit it in the same order as the first bobbin to create nice lengths of simultaneous color changes (R-L)? Or do I spin it in the opposite order and create epic barber poling (L-R)? I haven’t decided yet. That’s what tomorrow is for. In the meantime, any suggestions?

And because it really isn’t all spinning all the time (just most of the time), I give you cats. Not the musical. Just a day in the life of Chloe and Chelsea.

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Sizing up the Competition

 

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Chelsea Makes Her Move

 

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Chloe Hangs Her Head in Defeat

 

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And Finally: Plotting Revenge

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One of These Things Is Not Like the Others

This year B decided to invest in a convection heater for our bedroom because it stays cold in there. It ends up following us around the house. The other day I had it in the living room with me and Charlie and Chloe took turns hogging it.

DSCF1608 Charlie likes to lay in front of it and soak in the heat. Kind of like sunbathing, but with a heater.

DSCF1604 Chloe? She tends to look like she’s trying to place an order at the drive through window except she’s at the wrong fast food joint and can’t figure out why they don’t have what she wants.

DSCF1611 Chelsea, however, wants nothing to do with the heater. Instead, she just stays by the tree waiting for you to bring her presents.


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Cute but Stupid

You guys, my basement kitty is a speshul snowflake. We’ve been beating our heads over her because she continues to use the carpet in the dining room as her litter box. Always in the same spot. Even though the litter pans aren’t there anymore. They’re downstairs in the basement. B even cut a cat flap into the door to go down there so Charlie will stay out of what he considers “treat boxes” but the cats can reach it.

The other night I caught Chelsea (basement kitty) trying to poop in the dining room. I startled her into stopping and then carried her downstairs to the litter boxes. She had no trouble understanding what the litter boxes were for once she got down there. So I’m thinking, “Yay! Problem solved!” Then I left her downstairs to figure out how to get through the cat flap and come back upstairs.

My celebrating? It was a little premature.

That cat stayed down in the basement for THREE HOURS because she couldn’t figure out how to use the cat flap. THE CAT FLAP. Keep in mind that my brilliantly genius cat, Chloe, has been using this flap for MONTHS after I showed BOTH CATS how to use it. Chelsea has seen Chloe go in and out of the cat flap a million times.

But when it was her turn to do it? Nothing. NADA. She apparently drew a complete blank. It’s a good thing she’s so cute and sweet, because that’s about all she’s got going for her.

* headdesk*

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Shark Week(end)

This week has been stupid. Work weeks that start on a Tuesday always through me completely off my game. Then throw in a sick kid who started out with a cold that turned into a sinus infection, 2 trips to the pediatrician and staying home for 3 days. And then top it off with the start of shark week on a Friday. This week has been pretty much sucktastic. For all of us.

I’ve decided the best thing to do is put on my pajamas and knit.  Good thing I started on Shetland Shorty last night.

Shetland Shorty

Sparkly Knitting

The yarn is Kraemer Sterling Silk & Silver. I’m absolutely enchanted. How can I not be? It’s SHINY!

Meanwhile, Chloe and Chelsea are entertaining themselves by playing Burnout on the PS3.

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