Day 173: Park Bridge

It was beautiful today, so I went over to the local park at lunch and it was packed. I did get a shot of a couple of little girls, Lilly and Hanna, playing on one of the bridges. I could have stayed outside all day but work pulled me back.

Manual: page 176 "Picture Angle and Focal Length"

Inspiration: Gavin Seim

Day 172: Romantic Setting

A little candlelight to set the mood. Do something special with the one you love soon.

Manual: page 174 "Lenses"

Inspiration: Kirk Voclain

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Day 171: Concrete Plant

There is actually something being moved up the conveyor belt. I have no idea what it is because I'm not familiar with the concrete make process.

Manual: page 173 "Optional Accessories"

Inspiration: Looked through The Knot magazine.

Day 170: Supervisor

I think the title says it all.

Manual: page 172 "Custom Setting f7: Disable Shutter If No Memory Card"

Inspiration: Russ Roca

Day 169: Hand n Hand

Today was a beautiful day, a great day to go for a walk with someone you love. I was walking with the person I'm in love with while photographing a couple in love. Isn't my job great! Ok, is that too much love in one post. Anyway we had a great time photographing an engagement session so I used a nice hand holding shot for my pic of the day.

Manual: page 172 "Custom Setting f6: Setting Method for Buttons and Dials"

Inspiration: Susan Burnstine

Day 168: Peach Blossom

Our peach tree is starting to bloom. I'm not sure if it will produce any peaches, but the blossoms are a wonderful color.

Manual: page 170 "Custom Setting f5: Customize Command Dials"

Inspiration: Jeffrey Jacobs

Day 167: Storm Brewing

A look at the sky before the rain. I love the mixture of shapes and shades in the clouds.

Manual: page 170 "Custom Setting f4: Assign FUNC. Button"

Inspiration: Aaron Chang

Day 166: Anniversary

Five years ago today I married this beautiful lady pictured above. She is my best friend, my business partner, my dance partner, my "number one" (a little Star Trek joke there), my prayer partner and my lover. I'm so blessed and thankful to have her as my wife. Happy Anniversary baby, I love you!

Manual: page 169 "Custom Setting f3: Role of Multi-Selector in full-frame Playback"

Inspiration: Andy Goodwin

Day 165: Blossoms

The blossoms of a Bradford pear.

Manual: page 169 "Custom Setting f2: When Multi-Selector is Pressed"

Inspiration: Hanson Fong

Day 164: Framed

Remember to frame your subject. Thank you Kathryn for being my model.

This photo was shot hand held 1/8 sec @ f/4, ISO 400

Manual: page 168 "Custom Setting f1: Multi-Selector Center Button"

Inspiration: Pierre Stephenson

Day 163: Power

A power plant from the distance looks like a cloud making factory.

Manual: page 167 "Custom Setting e8: Auto Bracketing Selection Method"

Inspiration: Christian Oth

Day 162: Spring is Here

You can tell Spring is here, the weather is awesome and the kids are playing baseball.

Manual: page 167 "Custom Setting e7: Auto Bracketing Order"

Inspiration: Rich Smith

Day 161: Lindsey and Jamie

Lindsey and Jamie before heading out to the ballet.

Manual: page 167 "Custom Settings e6: Auto Bracketing in M Exposure Mode"

Inspiration: David Christensen

Day 160: Show me a Sign

These guys are constructing a sign in a gas station parking lot. It looks like the sign is going to be larger then the convenience store part of the station.

Manual: page 166 "Custom Setting e5: Auto Bracketing Set"

Inspiration: Glen Johnson

Day 159: String Angles

Close up the strings on my bass.

Manual: page 166 "Custom Setting e4: Preview Activates Modeling Flash"

Inspiration: Jeff Ascough

Day 158: Lacy's Animal

Lacy got a new stuffed animal to play with. She ran around with it for a little bit, but then we had to put it in a safe place so she could not turn it into cotton balls.

Manual: page 163 "Commander Mode"

Inspiration: Curt and Stephanie of Nu Vision in Photography

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Day 157: Red Drop

Today I decided to play with water and hot sauce. Timing was key, I had to let the drop start to fall then click the camera shutter just as it hit the water in the glass. I like the red drop at the top of the little water fountain.

Manual: page 162 "Repeating Flash"

Inspiration: Karen Wise

Day 156: Cherry Blossom

Spring is in the air.

Manual: page 161 "Custom Setting e3: Built-in Flash Mode"

Inspiration: Ben Chrisman

Day 155: Jogging

Someone taking their dog for a run on a Saturday afternoon.

Manual: page 161 "Custom Setting e2: Slowest Speed When Using Flash"

Inspiration: Kay Eskridge

Day 154: Question

While photographing a marriage retreat today I noticed a card on one of the tables with the question, "If you could sit down with God and ask one question, what would it be?"
I think first I would have to ask Him for is the ability to comprehend His answers. My minds just doesn't have the ability to fathom things that to God are simple answers.

Manual: page 160 "Custom Setting e1: Flash Sync Speed Setting"

Inspiration: Brian Dorsey

Day 153: Lego Lighting

I decide to play with a little flash today. I used a few hot shoe flashes to light Mr.Red Hat here. One flash to camera left shot through an umbrella, one to camera right snooted with a red gel, and one with a blue gel to light the background.

Below is the same shot using only the ambient light of the room.



I like the first photograph much better. Oh yea and just in case you were wondering, both photos are straight out of camera.

Manual: page 160 "Custom Settings d8: MB-D200 Battery Type"

Inspiration: Amy Deputy

Day 152: Frog on Glass

This little guy was a little lost, he was on the glass window this morning. Of course with all the rain we had this morning it would be hard for almost anyone to tell exactly where they were.

Manual: page 159 "Custom Settings d7: LCD Illumination"

Inspiration: Heather Waraksa

Day 151: Tea Time

A shot of my tea mug as I pulled the infuser out.

Manual: page 159 "Custom Settings d6: File Number Sequence"

Inspiration: Brett Butterstein

Day 150: Car Ride

Lacy getting used to riding in the car. Starting with a trip around the block and she did very well. Before long she will be able to go on vacation with us. Maybe one day we will train her to carry camera lenses in a special doggy backpack and she could be our assistant during photography sessions.

Manual: page 158 "Custom Settings d5: Exposure Delay Mode"

Inspiration: Alisha and Brook Photographers

Day 149: Sunrise Rings

We met our Bride and Groom on the beach this morning for a sunrise shoot. Here is a shot of the rings as we were leaving. The session was great, but man was it cold. It was about 34 degrees and we did wade out into the water a little while shooting. I have no problem doing what ever it takes to get a great photograph.

Manual: page 158 "Custom Settings d4: CL-Mode Shooting Speed"

Inspiration: Michele Celentano