This image was a mistake. I was shooting in full manual mode and had the aperture all the way open. When I realized that i shifted to Av mode and took a couple more. Even though isn't what i wanted it is a little interesting with everything focused on her nose. It almost looks like one of those late 40s early 50s pictures where the camera was in too close to the subject.
I warned you I would be back with more pooch pics this week. We are babysitting Dixie this for a couple of days, and wanted to practice indoor lo light shots. She was laying in the kitchen doorway waching me fix supper and I couldn't resist snapping a couple off while she was still and I had her full attention.
I shot at 800 ISO for 1/8 of a second. She was being lit only by two small reflector bulbs in the stove hood and a standing lamp behind her. Even though the original came out dark I knew I could work with it.
In Lightroom I slid the recovery up to 75 to define stings in the background and added some Clarity. I upped the exposure almost a full step as well as the Brightness and Fill Light. It didn't need any cropping so this is the finished product. I like the orange effect.
One of the upsides of the end of summer are the great spider web shots. This fella is working hard to repair damage from all the rain and wind we have been getting lately. Pretty sure this is an orb weaving spider.
I have had no luck trying to get spider or spiderweb photos with Auto focus. Manual is definitely the way to go. Now working on the editing side to see what will make the web pop out.
Thursday and Friday were super warm end of summer days. And bright. I took this picture of an old school telephone pole and decided to dial the shutter speed all the way up to 1/2000th of a second and see how dark the image would get. Surprisingly lighter than I expected and no glare anywhere. I'm going to try this more to see if it takes clearer photos because there is no time for shake to register. Could be good for animal pictures.
I was out doing some clean up in the yard after the storm on the weekend and my faithful shadow came out to supervise the work. I grabbed the camera on the next trip inside and took a few shots of Nalin laying out on her back stoop. Yeah it's hers. Her cousin Dixie is coming over for a couple of days, so there will probably be a canine theme for most of the next week. Apologies for the cuteness in advance.
One more image from the hurricane Irene set. These stubborn maple leaves did not want to go gentle into that good night. The cluster clung to the clothesline for about three hours in the high winds. The weight of the rain was probably what kept it anchored.I just had to take a shot in admiration of its tenacity.
The Sunday that hurricane Irene dumped her dregs on Montreal, trees got turned inside out, the things in your yard became your neighbors, his things became his neighbors, and everything was just trying to find something to cling to.
I took thing picture of a little grosbeak trying to find a dry spot out of the wind to perch for a breather. He had a partner that landed on the rounded outside of the pulley, but he didn't last long in the 60 km/h winds. Whatever your storm is hold on tight. It will pass.
