Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 42 mm
ISO: 200

Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 42 mm
ISO: 200

I know this is yet another one of trevor but it is halloween so I wanted to get some photos of him in his costume. He is Harry Potter this year. I am still editing from the set that I shot but here are a couple of frames I have done so far.

Lighting for both:
Vivitar 285hv 1/16 Camera Right 1/16
580EXII bounced off silver reflector (foil) Camera Left 1/32
Triggered by Cybersync

Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Exposure: 1/4000 sec
Aperture: f/4 (lensbaby)
Focal Length: 50mm (lensbaby)
ISO: 400

Today is the first day that I left the lensbaby on all day (see this photo for more info). I don’t think I am going to try to do everyday for a period of time with the lensbaby but I am going to use it at least two or three times a week until I get comfortable with focusing it. That said nothing about this is in focus; but I still liked it.

I used Nik Color Efex to add fog to the lower part of the frame and Nik Silver Efex to convert to Cyanotype.

Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO: 100

Day 50 of 50 (50mm for 50days)

Lighting:
580exii 1/128th camera left snooted and close triggered by cybersync

One from the archives to make up for the drivel I posted earlier I took this some time ago at my father in law’s farm.

Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO: 400

Day 49 of 50 (50mm for 50days)
Large on Black

Just a quick snap tonight; busy evening. I thought this was funny.

Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO: 400

Day 48 of 50 (50mm for 50days)
Large on White

I had a ‘conversation’ with on of my flickr friends today about manual focus. He is a big collector of old lenses and cameras that don’t generally work together and ends up getting things like Olympus lenses to work with Canon body’s through adapters and such. Obviously no auto focus is available in a situation like that. I brought up that manual focus is a challenge for me and the lensbaby I have had for almost a year has gotten almost no use because of it. So after my 50mm challenge (and yes I realize the lensbaby is also a 50mm) is over I will be spending some serious time with the lensbaby. I have committed to myself that if I don’t learn to use it effectively very soon I am going to sell it. Hopefully that will motivate me. I love the idea of the lensbaby; I just haven’t given it enough effort to make effective use of it yet.

And a link for those of you who don’t know what it is.

Lighting:
Vivitar 285hv 1/16 Camera right through shoot through umbrella about 1 foot away
Shoot through umbrella held close camera left used as reflector

Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Exposure: 0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO: 800

Macro Monday 10/26/09 – That’s Sick
Day 47 of 50 (50mm for 50days)

Today’s Macro Monday theme was "That’s Sick". I went with a pretty literal interpretation of the subject. My wife agreed to model as long as she was blurred and she really doesn’t have a fever That is the magic of photoshop .

The Free 7-segment font I used is available here.

Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Exposure: 0.1 sec (1/10)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO: 400

Day 46 of 50 (50mm for 50days)

Today has been rainy and icky. I’ve been inside all day. My creativity wasn’t moving and basically I was feeling like a lump. So when life gives you lemons you make lemonade. I decided to try to express this in my photo for the day. I think it worked out ok.

Conversion to B&W with Nik Silver Efex Pro (Have I mentioned how much I love that plugin????)

Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO: 400

Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO: 400

Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/1.8
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO: 400

Day 45 of 50 (50mm for 50days)

Trevor got to carve his pumpkin, which we got some time ago, tonight. Here are a few of the shots from the endeavor

Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO: 400

Day 44 of 50 (50mm for 50days)

I pass this tree line every night on my way home from work. Tonight I decided to stop. The leaves are falling fast and I decided I didn’t have time to wait anymore. The sky was grey and the colors weren’t this vivid but I used several Nik Color Efex Filters and Photoshop to get the look here. It might be a bit over the top for some but I like it like this so there you have it . Happy Friday Folks.