Category Archives: squared

Water on the Rocks

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Reflection Series – RS02

I was in a bit of a hurry yesterday morning to get my post uploaded before work and I did not explain what this new series will be about. Although, I’m sure it is fairly evident what I will be doing. First a little back story…

Last week for our weekly photo challenge (coined Club 52, thanks Steve!) we were working on reflections. Long time followers will know I have a penchant for a good reflection and I though the choice would be a slam dunk for me. As it turned out I was hindered by a few factors, some beyond my control and one (a new addiction to Game of Thrones) I should have kept in check. It was coming down to the wire and I was running out of opportunities.

Somewhere in the dark corners of my head an idea sprung forward. I thought it might be interesting to use my 8×8″ mirror to create the reflections I wanted to highlight. The rain broke for a brief moment late Saturday and I played with a few compositions in the yard. I was hooked. I thought I might have time on Sunday to complete the challenge but that was not to be. I quickly posted my first attempt and immediately decided to make it into a new project for myself. I am going to be carrying that mirror in the car from now on just in case…

Hopefully I will not flood my stream with these and drive people away. lol

Water on the Rocks Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/125s, 70m, f/5.6, ISO 100

Water on the Rocks
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/125s, 70m, f/5.6, ISO 100

Wordless Wednesday: Slipping Away

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Squared – SQ30

Slipping Away Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 0.8s, 24mm, f/16, ISO 100

Slipping Away
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 0.8s, 24mm, f/16, ISO 100

Snow Sports

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Yes, the title is a little misleading, but it did get you to investigate this post. The theme this week is square (1×1) format images. Most cameras produce an image that is either a 2×3 format or a 4×3 format. There is a lot of creativity possible by changing your image in another format and I have found the 1×1 format to have a lot of potential. That is evident here on my blog via my Squared series.

On Saturday the weather was absolutely beautiful and I had an idea for some images out in the snow that would utilize this week’s theme. I grabbed as much sports equipment as I could find in the garage and went outside with the camera to create images of the different pieces in the snow. I purposefully waited until I had strong midday light so there would be strong shadows. I thought that would add to each piece. Here are the three best from my little experiment.

Snow Baseball Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/800s, 35mm, f/8, ISO 200

Snow Baseball
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/800s, 35mm, f/8, ISO 200

Snow Racquetball Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/400s, 32mm, f/8, ISO 100

Snow Racquetball
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/400s, 32mm, f/8, ISO 100

Snow Basketball Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/250s, 58mm, f/8, ISO 100

Snow Basketball
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/250s, 58mm, f/8, ISO 100

I’m not sure this little experiment turned as well as it was envisioned but I had a great time running around the yard utilizing the areas of untouched snow. It also got me off the couch that day and I was quite happy with the Juxtaposition image I posted a few days ago. 🙂