Cloudy Colors
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 8s, 32mm, f/16, ISO 100
Cloudy Colors
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Colors
This week’s theme is colors. It was a result of a blog post I saw on Tom McLaughlan’s Ministract site (Comacchio in colour). I’ve been a fan of Tom’s work since I found him on Google+ a few years ago. He was moderating the Ministract Monday theme and I was very eager to explore new genres. I contributed some images early on but then the whole daily theme concept faded for me as my explorations took other directions. I’m still a fan of his work…
I wish I could say my color exploring produced some wonderful images but that would be misleading. When I did have the time to explore I just couldn’t ‘see’ the colors. I’m sure they are still out there but this is what I came home with.
The first two images are from the Barge Canal at Lock 20. I knew I would be able to find some color there with the bold paint scheme that sticks in my head from numerous visits. The first is a simple padlock on a background of bright blue and yellow. The color isn’t so much the focus but a very bold compliment to the rusted, muted lock. The second image is about the out-of-place orange life preserver ring against the predominantly white and blue background.
Lock
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 35mm f/1.8, 1/60s, f/8, ISO 400
Orange Ring
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 35mm f/1.8, 1/320s, f/8, ISO 400
This third image is a bit of a cheat! I took this in January as I was stuck inside playing with mirrors, flashes and my B&W game piece project. I wanted to do something with the crayons but never ended up processing the images. I took this opportunity to resurrect one of those images for this theme. It has nothing to do with my third image of a rainbow colored truck not turning out as I had hoped. Nothing to do with that at all… 😉
Color Choices
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/200s, 122mm, f/8, ISO 200
Colors of Spring
Colors of Spring
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/640s, 21mm, f/8, ISO 400
Rainbow Connection
The Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival is the reason I came down to Disney in March. It has been a few years since I last attended and I had such a great time I wanted to experience it again. OK, I guess I don’t really need an excuse to go to Disney so I should just stop and say I WANTED TO GO! 🙂
The topiaries Disney creates for this festival are part of the draw for me. They really have mastered that art form. I believe I managed to capture them all this year but being a long time Muppets fan I just couldn’t wait to share this one. I know it is more in promotion of the upcoming movie but I liked the lighting and scene they created for Kermit and Miss Piggy. I had to capture four different exposures to get everything lit properly but the resulting HDR didn’t turn out too bad.
Rainbow Connection
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, {5, 10, 20 & 40s bracket}, 24mm, f/16, ISO 100
Disney Abstracted
Disney Abstracted
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 15s, 17mm, f/8, ISO 100
Fenced Flow
The theme this week is Patterns and/or Repetition. It isn’t something we generally go looking for when out photographing but once you set your mind to it you start to see them everywhere. I stopped at Bellamy Harbor Park yesterday on my way home from work. It was a warmer day than we have been having and the sun was begging me to not go sit on the couch again. I also thought I could work on some pattern recognition.
I managed to capture quite a few nice images that will work for this week’s theme but I wanted to share this one a little ahead of schedule. It was the first click of the camera as I started to explore the park. I liked the striation of color in the background created by the water flowing over the small dam while focusing on the link fence. Just a few tweaks using Lightroom otherwise very minimal processing beyond the crop.
Fenced Flow
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/160s, 55mm, f/5.6, ISO 200
Sunrise Snowfield
I missed the colorful sunrise on Saturday (and truth be told, it was just too cold outside) but this morning I bundled up and trudged my way into the field across the road. The colors in the sky were great just before sunrise. I so love living out in the middle of nowhere!
Sunrise Snowfield
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 0.4s, 21mm, f/16, ISO 100
Holiday Decorations
With Christmas just a few days away the theme this week was holiday decorations. When I think of decorations I immediately think of holiday lights. Now I have already captured some of the big display in downtown Rome but there were more opportunities in the city. I also thought I would get a little creative with my last image as I played with a candle in front of my tree.
Peace and Lights
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 2.5s, 17mm, f/16, ISO 200
Holiday Display
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1s, 26mm, f/16, ISO 200
Light in Lights
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/8s, 92mm, f/4.5, ISO 200
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