Category Archives: in the yard

Remnants

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In The Yard – ITY08

What I love about this image is the various contrasting elements. There is the crisp, focused head of the goldenrod contrasted with the blurry, unrecognizable background. And then there is the light to dark contrasting layers of the background.  Once I tell you the background is the pasture and barn next door you can make out the shapes but before that it is a blur of colors.  This is the type of image I use to capture when I started photography and one I don’t return to often enough.  Another in my In The Yard series…

 

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Remnants

Remnants
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8, 1/80s, f/5.6, ISO 200

Bokeh Barb

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Squared – SQ89
In The Yard – ITY07

While I was away on a business trip I had some extra time in the morning before I needed to head over to the supplier I was visiting so I was able to read a few more articles every morning. One article in particular at Digital Photography School lead me down a path and has me thinking a little more about how and what I photograph. It was Do Visual Push-Ups Everyday to Grow as a Photographer by Valérie Jardin.  This of course brought me to her website and now another photographer I will be checking in on to read more articles.

What really struck me was the projects she uses to keep herself learning and exploring.  The I thought about all the various projects or themes I have started over the past few years and how I do not keep them going.  I get caught in trying to capture the big, beautiful sunset or the expansive landscape and forget about the little images all around me.

Last night after I got home from the trip and unpacked everything I grabbed the camera for a walk around the yard.  There were quite a lot of opportunities and I decided I need to work on my In The Yard series.  Images I capture while walking my yard and fields around the house.  Of course, the first one I really liked was from the barbed wire fence.  I guess you can’t break with tradition…

 

MLCreations Photography: Squared &emdash; Bokeh Barb

Bokeh Barb
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/250s, f/2.8, ISO 200

Shadow Lines

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In the Yard – ITY04

The other night after dinner I went exploring in the yard again. The difference this time is I was looking for details. I didn’t want to beautiful flower or the wonderful landscape image. I wanted to find images of small details. I was looking for patterns, texture, interesting light, etc. I found some really cool stuff at the end of my driveway in the sand. Looking at the second image I wish I had increased my DoF to capture more of the details… next time!

Shadow Lines Nikon D7100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/320s, 70mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

Shadow Lines
Nikon D7100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/320s, 70mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

Shadow Lines Two Nikon D7100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/400s, 70mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

Shadow Lines Two
Nikon D7100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/400s, 70mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

Shadow Portrait

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In the Yard – ITY05

My brilliant plan to walk around the yard and neighborhood yesterday didn’t not turn out too well. I do not like being cold! It was a beautiful sunny day but the wind and colder temps had me running back to the house before much exploring was accomplished. Moving to warming climate will not get here soon enough.

The long shadows of late afternoon prompted me to capture this shadow portrait. The blue tones in the snow and warm sunset light in the trees had me experimenting with some split toning for this B&W image. I could have left it as the color version but I was in the mood to play. I added some yellow tone to the highlights and blue to the shadows. Still need to play more with this style but the learning is part of the fun.

Shadow Portrait Nikon D5100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/400s, 24mm, f/8, ISO 200

Shadow Portrait
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/400s, 24mm, f/8, ISO 200

The Fence

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In The Yard – ITY04

Another image from last Friday when we had that rare sunny afternoon. I thought I would include a little more of the landscape to show what a beautiful day it was. This is the type of winter day I can get behind, not those grey, cloudy days. 🙂

The Fence Nikon D5100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/50s, 35mm, f/8, ISO 200

The Fence
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/50s, 35mm, f/8, ISO 200

Frozen Field

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In The Yard – ITY03

I might be taking liberty with my definition of “in the yard” for this one but since I walked across the road into the pasture to get this image I’m calling it part of my series. LOL After quite a few days of gloomy weather a brilliant sunny afternoon carried me home from work so I quickly suited up in my winter shoveling clothes, grabbed the camera and ventured outside. I could live with a little warmer temperatures but the sun was nice. I really liked how the shadows of the grass were playing across the whole field and I tried to focus on that as I composed this scene.

Frozen Field Nikon D5100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/320s, 35mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

Frozen Field
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/320s, 35mm, f/5.6, ISO 200