Puppy in a Pumpkin Patch

Puppy in a Pumpkin Patch
Originally uploaded by fenriq

I love the dramatic effect of using the color accent setting on my camera. Combined with my son in his Halloween costume, I just love this photo all the way around.

Capitola Wharf TiltShift

Capitola Wharf TiltShift
Originally uploaded by fenriq

I'm rather happy with how well this photo came out. Especially since I took this one specifically to create a tilt-shift miniature out of it. We went to the Capitola Art & Wine Festival this afternoon and had a quite nice time enjoying some tasty wines, some impressive arts and the boys got to play in the sand so they were thrilled.

All in all, a good way to spend a Sunday!

Wedding Photography - Lessons Learned

Some excellent advice and guidelines contained in this Tutorial: Wedding Photography - Lessons Learned.

Life in Miniature

I've really been enjoying Plastic Life - a set on Flickr. Maybe you will too.

Interactive Aperture, Shutter and ISO Explanation

This is an excellent interactive tool to learn How System Cameras Work: aperture, shutter and iso value. Play with the sliders, watch the image change in real-time depending on what you do. Each adjustment can be counter-adjusted by another slider.

For beginning photographers this could be an invaluable tool to learn by painless doing rather than risk missing an important shot while out at a shoot.

I got very adept at adjusting my shutter speed on the fly this last weekend to account for the many different lighting situations I encountered at the two weddings. My general preference is to err a little on the high side (a step to the right of center) rather than too low.

This is a really great tool!

Impressive Storm Photography

Photographs: Storm Chaser by Jim Reed

Pretty Violet Flower with a Dagger

Pretty Violet Flower with a Dagger
Originally uploaded by fenriq

Yep, another flower macro. I like flower macros, actually, I like macros and happen to like flowers. This one is a little unusual because of the coloring of the stamen and pistil cluster in the center. Very pretty but also very easy to miss in our busy running from one thing to the next lives.

Tiny Bubbles

Tiny Bubbles
Originally uploaded by fenriq

Every so often I take a photo that really makes me happy. I happened to notice my bottle of water on my desk last night had created this wonderful pattern of tiny droplets. So I turned out the lights, set my camera on macro and used the television behind it to light it up.

And I'm pretty darned happy with the results.

Blue Skies, Blue Water, Blue Sand?

Blue Skies, Blue Water, Blue Sand?
Originally uploaded by fenriq

We had an unexpected day out at the beach last week. I'd gone photostrolling with Grady in the slough but my wife called and nearly demanded we join her, Sully and Nande. It was a good call because it was truly amazing out on the water. Warm sun, not too much breeze, almost nobody out on the beach and big, heavy crashing waves.

Nande got a fantastic run, twice. And was spent by the time we were ready to head for home.

There are truly some wonderful aspects to living so close to the ocean. Now if we could only live within walking distance...

Getting Splashy

Getting Splashy
Originally uploaded by fenriq

From a recent and chilly trip to the beach. I love the depth of the blues, Nande's focus on the rock making the neat splashy spout of water and the crisp splashes behind her.

We had a wonderful time at the beach that day!