Outside Shots

I was finally able to catch a butterfly!

Experiments with Feet

I know there is a shadow on the top picture, but I thought it was cute anyway.

Daylilly

He was a good frog...

This must be the cousin to the frog that C. caught with her bare hands at Grandmother and Grandaddy's house today. (Or maybe he is a toad. He does look kind of bumpy if you click on the picture.) She was traumatized when I made her set her "pet" free, but it just wouldn't have lived too much longer in that plastic container! The only thing worse that having a frog in your possession, is a dead frog!

Reflections

Tonight we finished the third and final night of our photography class. I enjoyed the class very much and learned a lot. Thanks Dr. W! I have a long road to travel, but I am proud of what I have accomplished so far, in only three weeks. One of our first challenges was to figure out what it is that we like to photograph. For me, it is the babies and children, as well as, the macro stuff. (I was glad to hear tonight that I wasn't the only one whose child is getting tired of posing!!) I want to continue to practice and improve in those areas, but I also want to continue to work on the other things, as well (shutter speed, aperture, action shots, taking pictures of buildings). Though my camera does not compare to some, I have been truly amazed at what I can do with it. I guess that is why they give you a manual! I hate that it took me four years to open it and start experimenting! For now, I will keep clicking and experimenting...

Awful Pictures

None of these turned out well. The only reason I am posting them is so that I can get help. It was almost dark, and I wasn't sure what settings to use. I tried a couple of different things, but none of them seemed to work very well. All of the pictures are fuzzy. I tried adjusting the aperture and I tried the P setting. I also tried the night setting for the first time. I did not like what it did. If made the pictures look as if it were daytime. Maybe it was not dark enough yet. In one direction it would look fairly light and in another direction it was darker. Plus, I have never really taken good pictures of buildings, especially when they are sandwiched together. There were other shots that were worse that I did not post. Any suggestions Dr. W? Please help me so that I can take some more and get these off of here!

Lantana

I sprayed the lantana with a water bottle to get this look. A tip I got this weekend...

Black and Whites

I love black and white pictures! I took these today, along with 125 other pictures. Many of those 128 were because I was trying out the continuous shooting feature on my camera. You take 10 pictures before you know it! I also tried a shooting with a slow shutter speed and panning, like we were supposed to. That didn't work out very well for me. The pictures didn't seem all that blurred and and they were way too light. I'm not sure what the problem was...

Georgia Girl

These are obviously posed. My subject has been rather persnickity lately, but this is what I got. I was trying to get a Georgia picture to surprise her daddy since he likes all things Georgia!

The Biggest Mushroom Ever!

This is the biggest mushroom I have ever seen! It was larger than a dinner plate! I know this picture doesn't allow you to see how big it is, but the picture from underneath was much cooler than from above.

More Family Reunion Pictures

More pictures...

Family Reunion Pictures

These are some pictures that I took at our family reunion this weekend.

Shutter Speed and Action Shots

Tonight I experimented with shutter speed and action shots. These photos turned out darker than I expected. I guess maybe it has something to do with the aperture. As far as I know, on my camera, if it is set on shutter priority, I can't adjust the aperture. I also don't really understand how you know what to set the shutter speed on for various movement. I guess it probably takes lots of experimenting. I also tried to do continuous shooting, but I was not able to get that to work. I'll have to work on that some more.

Ooooh Baby!

I just discovered last night that my camera has a black and white setting and a sepia setting! I was so excited! Thank you to Baby Ben for letting me try those out!

Not a Wildlife Photographer

This Japanese Beetle is the closest I will ever come to being a wildlife photographer...I don't think I have the patience. I couldn't catch the butterflies and hummingbirds!

Flower Pics

C. asked me yesterday if I was going to stop being a teacher and be a photographer. I thought that was hysterical! Maybe I'll become a flower photographer...is there such a thing?

Reflections

Dr. W posted a picture on her blog (www.drwwhatsup.blogspot.com) that she took of a sign in a strength and conditioning room at UGA...

4 Steps to Achievement

Plan purposefully
Prepare prayerfully
Proceed positively
Pursue persistently

We were asked to comment on whether or not the message on this sign could be applied to photography. I think this message can definitely be applied to photography and every other aspect of life. What a great sign!

Pics From Class

Tonight in my photography class, we were instructed to go into the classroom next door and take some macro photos. In the classroom, were tables and boxes of random stuff. These were my favorites...