Snow Pictures

I really wanted to take some portraits out in the snow-- but it has been so cold!  Too cold to make anyone sit out there while I take a photo.  So here are a few I've worked on.  I tried so many different settings and functions and I metered.  I got a lot of this first fence shot with a bunch of different hues.  It was quite blue out since the sun had just nearly risen (I burned breakfast taking so long taking so many different photos).  I thought the dried flowers were pretty-- the first is with the sun shining directly on it, but the second I prefer the composition.  And then the last one I thought looked the least blue/grey.  Hmm... lots to think about in the snow.  Good thing we have another four months to practice, eh?  Great challenge, Heather.  This was really hard!  But since you were the one to challenge us on it-- where's your snow shot? :)

Snow Pictures

Day after the Snow Storm

Photos by Brouge:

(I hope these were the right ones, Brouge.  Feel free to change them once you get your computer running, now that you are an official blog contributor :)

December Challenge

Challenge #2 - Since we are getting a lot of snow right now, this challenge is to capture a snow shot. However you want! Work with metering and white balance to see if you can keep the snow white - not gray - without over exposing.

Children's Museum - indoor lighting

(ISO 1600, f/4.0)

There was not enough light inside the museum to get a crisp shot without a flash or tripod :( There is some camera shake on this photo because of the lighting, but I thought it was a cute shot - a nice family playing in the back ground and the boys playing with one another. "Gratitude" for family, right?

(ISO 1600, f/4.0)

Father & Son

We spent Thanksgiving elsewhere, and using the camera there didn't seem appropriate.  So, I had to think of what to do.  And while these two are almost always my trusty subjects, in all honesty, I couldn't think of a better way to capture gratitude.  So there's no turkey or fancy table or extended family.  All I wanted to do was portray gratitude that these two have for each other.  Not sure if I succeeded, but at least it got me to take out my camera and try.  I chose this spot near the window.  Daddy is in the light, the boy is not- so he's a bit shadowed.  There were many where both were illuminated to my liking, but this was my favorite expression.  I still need a lot more practice with wiggly toddlers.

I can't wait to see your photos. I hope you had better luck with the Thanksgiving theme!

Thanksgiving

Challenge: The theme is Thanksgiving and the technique is indoor lighting. Try to capture gratitude, if you can.