Pic of the Day

I am challenging myself in this month of November to post a picture of the day for the entire month. Each day, the featured picture must be taken on that day; I cannot pull from the archives. Some may be pretty rough but I am committed to this. It challenges my creativity through discipline.

If you're interested in following the album, you can find it here.

Here is today's posting:

I shot this with my zoom, focal length was 300. My aperture was set at f/5.6 and my shutter speed was 1/400. ISO? You guessed it - 100.

Words Without Pictures

I remember.
I remember those who gave their lives.
I remember those who sacrificed time with their families, and those families who sacrificed time with their soldiers.
I remember.
With gratitude.

Unexpected

Winter's Beach

Winter's beach can be as serene and peaceful as summer's. Maybe more so with quiet's presence.

With an almost all-white composition, I made sure to compensate so my image would not end up under-exposed. If left for the light meter to decide, it would be a dull and dark image. I "pushed my whites to the right" on my histogram and ended up with an appropriately exposed photo.

I shot at a speed of 1/500 and aperture of f/8. ISO was fixed at 100, as is my habit.

I added a textured layer in photoshop that also brought a touch of colour to the sky.

Turtle Island

Hoarfrost at Dusk

Last winter was an amazing winter for hoarfrost in Winnipeg. Instead of disappearing with the sun's rise, some days it lasted well into the day and on occasion into the evening and night. Hoping for more of the same this winter.

Winter-Kissed

Making sure to compensate for the full white composition, I bumped up my exposure so the camera actually indicated the image was overexposed. I shot at f/8 and a speed of 1/800. My ISO was 100.

Once on my computer, I converted the image to a black and white because I wanted to rid the shot of the blues that are often found in snow compositions. However, it is not a true black and white as there are some warm tones present.

This wintry scene originally presented quite grey with a blue cast. Using a preset and then adjusting the colour from there, I eventually found what worked best, but the image was not yet complete. I brought it into Photoshop and applied a texture layer over-top.

In camera, I shot at f/8 with a speed of 1/800 and ISO of 100.

I Can Almost Hear it Play

Niche

Our niche may not always initially appear to be the place where we belong. That does not mean it won't be a good fit.

I took this picture on an overcast morning, eliminating the chance of extreme glare off the glass. I used my macro lens, a 60 mm prime, and shot at a speed of 1/250, an easily hand-held speed with little risk of camera shake. My aperture was f/2.8. My ISO was, as is my custom, firmly fixed at 100.

Corona

Our mind completes a circle. This is why it works to take a picture of part of something round. We fill in the blanks and complete what is missing quite easily. This works for close-ups of people's faces, sunsets, pumpkins...you name it. If it is round, or close to round, you can get away with not including the whole of the round.

I chose to present this image in black and white, void of colour, to accentuate the textures and shape of the sunflower.

Using my 60 mm macro lens, I shot at a speed of 1/160 with an aperture of f/2.8.

PS If the title "Corona" puzzles you, look it up.