Well, I realized that macro photography teaches you one thing: my place is dusty.
Lesson learned – clean my stuff before I shoot it.
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Stealing Thoughts
WAIT! I have something for Christmas – though this idea is blatantly stolen borrowed from Wasted Photos and Detour, basically because I wanted to feel included…
So really you should just see their pics because they’re much better than mine.
Peace and love, and expect some MACRO shots very soon because Mel Quinn got me the 100 f/2.8 for Christmas.
Iceland
I *heart* ♥ Lightroom 2.2. Seriously, Adobe’s Lightroom gives me flexibility Photoshop and Bridge never did. Take the above image for example – originally a cast-off for me (most of my Icelandic pictures were because I underexposed my whole trip “DOI”). But I decided to scroll through my Lightroom catalogue and just run some basic funky presets I’ve been picking up and BAM! It just popped. I could barely see the flag before and now it’s tall and dramatic and colourful and blue… Anyways – I’m happy and I plan on going through the trip photos again just to be sure I didn’t miss any other gems.
Another reason to ALWAYS shoot in RAW – there’s no way I’d save a JPG that was a stop or two underexposed – shot with a rebel XT. If your Camera supports it shoot in Camera RAW, even if you don’t think you need it yet.
For those interested in seeing the original exposure – it’s here.
Brown's Inlet
Sorry if you’re reading this in a feed – hopefully I haven’t blown your reader up. I wanted to show this shot WIDE because of all the great detail: A jogger running along the Rideau Canal, a couple out for a stroll, two people talking, one having laid down his bike and, dead-centre, a girl and her dog skimming the drained remnants of Brown’s Inlet (likely looking to reuse needles and crack-pipes.)
Anyone from Ottawa know what that building is in the background? I think it’s here.
Q is for Quick
You know when people say kids grow up fast? Well it’s true. I’ve had a son now since April, and he’s already showing signs of being a little man – an actual person – no longer an eating, sleeping, pooping machine (like his dad).
Quinn reaches out for his mom, tucks his head into my chest, and likes to feed himself with his own damn spoon.
Strobist: I shot this using 580exII on about 1/4 power with PW and single shoot-through umbrella camera left, with white foam-board to Quinn’s immediate left and right with black foam-board as my backdrop (I’ll be able to afford second hand sheets soon though – Christmas is coming). Processed using Lightroom 2.2 (the update worked!) and Matt K’s Lomo Effect Preset which he graciously allows you to download for free with a bunch of others…