Smile

Here is one of Josh's pictures. I know Jene' will want this posted. She says it is an historical moment- the only time I have ever smiled in a photograph. I think that might be a bit of an exageration. After 40+ years of having my picture taken I'm sure I was forced to smile a few other times. Besides it is taking all of my "manly" powers of concentration to give her that affectionate hug.

Skins

Jacob wanted to go on "vacation to the zoo with Dad". So we took a half day and went to the zoo. Jene', Josh and my younger brother met us there later. Josh and I took the camera along so we would have something fun to do.

The attempt for me was to view things in the artistic realm. The other option was to photograph the people of the zoo and forget the animals. I may have to return to that topic some day because there is lots of 'interesting' material on that subject.

Josh will have to post his stuff later. He took about 700 pictures. After the out takes editing he is down to 100. He is in the process of narrowing it down to his top 5 pics. He is actually starting to get an eye for it. I wish digital had been an option when I was learning. Would have saved me a lot on development costs.

Nikon D40, f6.3, 1/100 sec, ISO 800 (exposure bias -0.3)

Nikon D40, f6.3, 1/60 sec, ISO 200 (exposure bias -0.3)

Nikon D40, f6.3, 1/320 sec, ISO 800

Fall Colors

Nikon D40, f6.3, 1/640 second, ISO 200

This is a photo that my son Josh took for his reflections contest. It is in Little Cottonwood Canyon. I like the contrast and the angles in this photo.

Basics of Exposure

One advantage of using a SLR camera is the ability to control how the camera deals with scenes that have a wide contrast in lighting. Both of these pictures were taken at the same time. The top photo was taken using my standard camera settings of -2/3 of an f-stop (the Nikon sensors tend to overexpose). As you can see, the foreground is basically so dark you can't see any detail.

Nikon D40, Nikon 18-200mm, 1/320 sec, f/9, ISO 400, exposure -0.7 f-stop

By adjusting the settings to +1 f-stop, the camera overexposed the scene, the foreground details are visible without losing too much detail in the well lit area of the scene. If you want to be able to control the exposure of your shots, a SLR camera is a must.

Nikon D40, Nikon 18-200mm, 1/60 sec, f/6.3, ISO 400, exposure +1.0 f-stop

Hold on Tight

Nikon D40, Nikon 18-200mm, 1/640 sec, f/6.3, ISO 200

Three Best Friends

Nikon D40, Nikon 18-200mm, 1/200 sec, f/5.6, ISO 800

Welcome to the Country

Nikon D40, Nikon 18-200mm, 1/2500 sec, f/3.5, ISO 400

101st Post

This is the 101st post to The Shadow Project.

Nikon D40, Nikon 18-55mm, 1/400 sec, f/10, ISO 800



Fall Flower in Skagway, Alaska

Dew Drop

Nikon D40, Nikon 18-55mm, 1/50 sec, f/5.3, ISO 400

Taken September 15, 2008 at the top of the Mount Roberts Tramway in Juneau, Alaska.