Today for ABC Wednesday I'm posting a local clock. I took this photo yesterday.
No, I didn't tamper with it, photoshop, anything. That is really what it said yesterday.
WOW!
Keep Cool!!!
Tiffany
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Thursday, July 28, 2011
B is for Bokeh
Obviously, I wasn't able to post yesterday, but I don't want to miss out on the ABC Wednesday!! This week is the letter B, so I am choosing Bokeh.
In photography, the word bokeh is used to describe the blurred portion of the photo. Remember last week when we learned that Aperture produces a difference in Depth of Field? Bokeh is the term we use for the area of the photo that is out of focus.
Here are some examples from my own photography. Sometimes the bokeh is supposed to be pleasing to the eye, and sometimes there's something important going on there. :)
I would really like to get better at finding opportunities for beautiful bokeh in my photographs.
If you'd like to see more, I posted this one for Friday My Town Shoot Out a couple weeks ago: The Letter B!
Go see all the other great ABC Wednesday posts here:
In photography, the word bokeh is used to describe the blurred portion of the photo. Remember last week when we learned that Aperture produces a difference in Depth of Field? Bokeh is the term we use for the area of the photo that is out of focus.
Here are some examples from my own photography. Sometimes the bokeh is supposed to be pleasing to the eye, and sometimes there's something important going on there. :)
I would really like to get better at finding opportunities for beautiful bokeh in my photographs.
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| I like how you can see the silo in the background if you look closely. |
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| Some of my favorite bokeh - Christmas lights! |
If you'd like to see more, I posted this one for Friday My Town Shoot Out a couple weeks ago: The Letter B!
Go see all the other great ABC Wednesday posts here:
Much Love!
Tiffany
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Aperture - What on earth is it???
I decided to talk about the APERTURE today since ABC Wednesday is starting the alphabet anew! :)
Click on the picture! :)
If you are like me and visit lots of photography sites, you are eventually going to start reading and hearing people talk about the aperture. What is it, and why is it important to me??
If you stay in the auto areas of your camera, or if you have a point and shoot, your camera will adjust the aperture for the light available and your point of focus. BUT - if you are starting to be brave with your camera and want to use the manual controls of your camera, you need to know what Aperture is, what it does, and how to adjust it.
Here goes! This is my VERY basic aperture tutorial. (Remember, part of the reason I explain these things is so I can learn! If you already know, or think of it differently, that's totally cool with me!) :)
1. First of all, the aperture is a piece of your camera that controls how much light gets to the sensor when you open the shutter. It looks something like this:
I got the above image from this web site - which has a very detailed description of aperture in photography!!
As you can see, it works a lot like the iris and pupil of your eye. When it is closed, not much light gets in. When it is wide open, it lets in lots of light. Makes perfect sense!
2. The next thing to know is this "f" thing. The aperture number is measuring the opening that the light is passing through. How big is the opening??? You also might notice that it is written as a fraction with "f" being the top number. I prefer to think of it this way - instead of "f", I think of it as being a "1". So the biggest opening (in the above diagram) is 1/2, the smallest is 1/16.
Make sense so far??? Boy I hope so!
Also, it is helpful to know that sometimes people refer to this setting as the "f stop".
The problem comes when you look at your camera to read the number, it only gives the bottom number. So if you have your f-stop at 16, it means that your aperture is open to "f/16" or 1/16.
Examples: (taken with the cell phone)
Since this is getting long, tomorrow I will show you WHY you might want to control the aperture. It really is pretty great - come back and see! :)
Happy Wednesday,
Tiffany
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Click on the picture! :)
If you are like me and visit lots of photography sites, you are eventually going to start reading and hearing people talk about the aperture. What is it, and why is it important to me??
If you stay in the auto areas of your camera, or if you have a point and shoot, your camera will adjust the aperture for the light available and your point of focus. BUT - if you are starting to be brave with your camera and want to use the manual controls of your camera, you need to know what Aperture is, what it does, and how to adjust it.
Here goes! This is my VERY basic aperture tutorial. (Remember, part of the reason I explain these things is so I can learn! If you already know, or think of it differently, that's totally cool with me!) :)
1. First of all, the aperture is a piece of your camera that controls how much light gets to the sensor when you open the shutter. It looks something like this:
I got the above image from this web site - which has a very detailed description of aperture in photography!!
As you can see, it works a lot like the iris and pupil of your eye. When it is closed, not much light gets in. When it is wide open, it lets in lots of light. Makes perfect sense!
2. The next thing to know is this "f" thing. The aperture number is measuring the opening that the light is passing through. How big is the opening??? You also might notice that it is written as a fraction with "f" being the top number. I prefer to think of it this way - instead of "f", I think of it as being a "1". So the biggest opening (in the above diagram) is 1/2, the smallest is 1/16.
Make sense so far??? Boy I hope so!
Also, it is helpful to know that sometimes people refer to this setting as the "f stop".
The problem comes when you look at your camera to read the number, it only gives the bottom number. So if you have your f-stop at 16, it means that your aperture is open to "f/16" or 1/16.
Examples: (taken with the cell phone)
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| First, set the camera to Aperture priority (why is there a "v"?? I haven't figured that out yet...) |
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| Here you can see that the Aperture is set at f/29 (or 1/29) which is almost as small as my camera will go. |
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| Here the Aperture is set to f/4 (or 1/4) this is about as open as my camera will go. |
Since this is getting long, tomorrow I will show you WHY you might want to control the aperture. It really is pretty great - come back and see! :)
Happy Wednesday,
Tiffany
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
V is for Variety!
I'm trying a new photo group. It's called "ABC Wednesday". They have you post a certain letter each week on Wednesday and today's letter is "V". Here's the link:
So, here's why I chose Variety - since I was going to post these pictures anyway. :)
Because of things happening with my health, I've been trying to eat more fruits and veggies. (don't worry please, I'm fine! :) ) The problem is, and you may have the same problem, that once I buy the fruit or veggies, they sit in the 'fridge and eventually go bad!
My solution was to make a tray as if we were having company and leave it sitting out on the kitchen table. Talk about working!!! I ate more fruit than I have in a long time and the kids just devoured it!! I had to hold them off so I could take pictures before they ate.
One of the keys was to make it as appealing to the eye as possible. Not only did I include a Variety of our favorites, but I also was sure to include a Variety of COLORS!!!
Here are some of the shots I got:
Did you know that on the new Weight Watchers plan, all fruits and veggies are FREE (no points, you can eat as much as you want!!!) Besides being low in calories and high in vitamins and other good things - they are YUMMY and perfect on hot summer days!
PS - notice that the kiwi is already disappearing - the older one is going for the last 2 slices here. I barely got any!!!
What are your secrets for getting the kids (or yourself!) to eat more vegetables and fruit?? Do you have recipes that work well with kids?
Happy Wednesday everyone!!! :)
Tiffany
So, here's why I chose Variety - since I was going to post these pictures anyway. :)
Because of things happening with my health, I've been trying to eat more fruits and veggies. (don't worry please, I'm fine! :) ) The problem is, and you may have the same problem, that once I buy the fruit or veggies, they sit in the 'fridge and eventually go bad!
My solution was to make a tray as if we were having company and leave it sitting out on the kitchen table. Talk about working!!! I ate more fruit than I have in a long time and the kids just devoured it!! I had to hold them off so I could take pictures before they ate.
One of the keys was to make it as appealing to the eye as possible. Not only did I include a Variety of our favorites, but I also was sure to include a Variety of COLORS!!!
Here are some of the shots I got:
The kids and I wound up eating 2 cantaloupes....
2 1/2 pounds of grapes....
2 quarts of Strawberries, a pint of blueberries....
2 Kiwi.... (my kids and I love kiwi! I wish they weren't so expensive here!)
Half a cucumber and a pint of grape tomatoes....
Lots of carrots and sugar snap peas, 2 plums and lots of cheese!
Did you know that on the new Weight Watchers plan, all fruits and veggies are FREE (no points, you can eat as much as you want!!!) Besides being low in calories and high in vitamins and other good things - they are YUMMY and perfect on hot summer days!
Did you know that if you bite the bottom off a strawberry, and if you have little fingers, the strawberry can become a ring?? You learn something new every day! :)
PS - my baby loves strawberries...
PS - notice that the kiwi is already disappearing - the older one is going for the last 2 slices here. I barely got any!!!
What are your secrets for getting the kids (or yourself!) to eat more vegetables and fruit?? Do you have recipes that work well with kids?
Happy Wednesday everyone!!! :)
Tiffany
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