Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 400

Life Is a Game of Chance

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 100

For Macro Monday Flickr Group
Theme Hobby or Hobbies
June 7, 2010

I really wanted to do something photography related as I am seemingly obsessed with the subject; but, the assignment here was meant to show us something about each other that we didn’t necessarily know. So I chose to do something based on a ‘hobby’ of sorts that I enjoy a lot.

I have a reasonably long commute, approximately 1 and 1/2 hours a day between the trip to work and the trip home. I find the chitter chatter on the radio occasionally interrupted by songs a bit annoying so I skip it.

I have never been a huge reader; but I have found this commute to be a perfect time to ‘read’. In the past 5 or 6 years I have accumulated over 100 audible audio books and have really enjoyed the break from the radio. If you haven’t tried audio books, and you have a time when you can’t read but listening would work for you give it a try.

Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Exposure: 4 seconds
Aperture: f/18.0
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO: 100

We always host a 4th of July get together for the family at my house. We can see the display the city puts on not too far from us from our driveway. I enjoy making photos of the display and my kids are getting excited even though we still have a month to got before this years festivities. So we were looking at the photos from last year and I thought I would post one to flickr. I have posted several others from 7/4/2009 but I am pretty sure I haven’t posted this one before now.

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 400

Shot for Strobist Sunday 6/6/2010 – Theme Liquid

This is my first strobist sunday entry. I had a 430 exII camera right on the table beside the glass at 1/64 power. I had a 580 exii aimed at a tablecloth behind the glass on full power. Both without modifiers; I’m kinda lazy that way sometimes . Triggered both using Cybersyncs.

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 400

A bit of a cliche the straw macro is…. that said I wanted to do something colorful.

If you want to see the sexy thing that made this check out my other post from today, “My New Girlfriend”.

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO: 800

Don’t tell my wife Just kidding she already knows. I just got it today and haven’t really gotten to use it much yet. But the few tests I have done with it are telling me it is fantastic (and not just for macros).

I plan to walk around with it for a while to get to know it — I think it will be interesting to go back to a prime for a walk around when I have been using a zoom for a long time. I’ll post photos from it when I get a chance.

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.04 sec (1/25)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO: 400

My photo management software, Aperture, tells me that I shoot strawberrys a lot. I just think they are a great subject. This is a simple strawberrry shortcake that we had after dinner tonight. It was quite yummy!

Macro Mondays 5/31/2010 – Theme 6

Sticking with my creepy theme over the last few days I present to you Creepy Fingers.

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO: 200

One of my kids toys, probably from Burger King or McDonalds. I just thought it was pretty creepy in it’s own right, I mean the thing laughs when you yank on it’s arms, so I decided to see how ominous looking I could get it to look in a photograph. Not as creepy and ominous as I was going for but still not a horrible effort imho.

I shot this mostly just to play with strobes as I haven’t done much with two strobes lately and I just got a 430exII to replace my vivitar 285hv which just stopped working. This was done with a 580exii camera left 1/128th manual and a 430exii behind subject and camera right 1/8th power (I think) triggered by Canon Wireless from my 7D.

B&W Conversion with Nik Silver Efex Pro.

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO: 200

This is way out of my norm and my comfort zone. Not a spider fan and if memory serves correcty this is my first macro of any kind of bug like creature. I used my 50mm lens and 68mm of extension tubs — I really should buy a proper macro lens.