Bokeh Barb

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

Wordless Wednesday: Crane Alert

Melbourne, Florida
Squared – SQ88

 

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Crane Alert

Crane Alert
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/1250s, 40mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

Delta Lake Evening

Delta Lake State Park

Last night I stopped over to Delta Lake State Park to see what I could find during the sunset. Still a little windy and cold outside but the were plenty of opportunities for images. I walked my little route from the beach around through the woods between the shore and the picnic areas. I was still a little early for the new growth to be photogenic but that just gives me a reason to go back.

 

MLCreations Photography: Squared &emdash; Getting Ready

Getting Ready
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/160s, 27mm, f/11, ISO 200

 

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Follow the Water

Follow the Water
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/160s, 27mm, f/11, ISO 200

 

MLCreations Photography: Landscapes &emdash; Sunset Rays

Sunset Rays
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/123s, 12mm, f/16, ISO 200

 

MLCreations Photography: Monochrome &emdash; Reflection Chute

Reflection Chute
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/50s, 12mm, f/11, ISO 200

Crinkled

Wordless Wednesday
Squared – SQ87

 

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Crinkled

Crinkled
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/200s, f/5.6, ISO 400

Simplicity Two

Squared – SQ86
Riverside Park, Indiatlantic, FL

I really love this dock/boat lift next to Riverside Park in Indiatlantic, FL. My previous post on this subject, Simplicity, was an attempt at the long exposure, black & white image style. This post was a little of that but also an attempt to capture more of the character of this dock. I went with the square format to bring more attention to the dock.  The previous image the dock was almost secondary to the long exposure water and sky.  I’m positive I will be photographing this dock again when I next visit the Melbourne area.

 

MLCreations Photography: Squared &emdash; Simplicity Two

Simplicity Two
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 0.5s, 19mm, f/16, ISO 200