David's Shutter Bug Club

[David In Indy]

Gargoyle in the garden

This is a picture of the gargoyle statue in my Dad's back yard. Mom fell in love with the gargoyles she saw on the sides of buildings during our trip to France in 1997. Upon our return home, she immediately ran an errand to the garden store and purchased a miniature gargoyle for the back yard. The statue stands about 2 feet tall ( 61 cm) and he sometimes looks really scary at night!


Conditions: Dark
Camera Equipment: Canon G9
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/8
White Balance: Custom
Light Meter: Evaluative
Exposure Compensation Value: 0
ISO: 200
Flash: First Curtain, Medium Burst
Other: Image Stabilization





Then I decided to reshoot the statue with my Sony camera, this time using the negative filter....

Conditions: Dark
Camera Equipment: Sony CyberShot F-717
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/7.1
Shutter Speed: 1/8
White Balance: Auto
Light Meter: Center Weight Average
Exposure Compensation Value: 0
ISO: 80
Flash: On, Full Burst
Other: Negative Art Filter, Night Framing

[injest]

OO!! SCARY!!!

[Kerry]

I don't know why I'm laughing.  I've had major surgery before, and this picture scares the hell out of me.   

Please accept my apologies, Gary. I'm so sorry I scared you. However, having said that, you seriously don't want to know just how close this is to reality!!!     

[Kerry]

Oh, David, it is so obvious that you are a professional! 

The pics of Cody with your Dad are simply gorgeous in their intimacy and joyousness.

I liked the first park pic most; that is, the darkest, most atmospheric pic of the three. Spooky! 

But my favourite is this exquisite pic of the blood-red lunar eclipse, framed in foliage. I love the colour of the sky.

[Kerry]

Huh ?
Who ?

Crikey (quote),
I spend too long at my desk.
No wonder I don't have many photos of Sydney.
Aaaah, but, this weekend, all that will change !

As Kath Day-Knight would say, Rob . . .

"Look at moi, look at moi, look at moi. I have just one word for you, Rob, 'Google'."      

[Kerry]

IMHO I believe that I have only ever taken 3 photos of which I can say I'm truly proud.

I have already posted 2 of them (the sunset and the sunbeams) and this is the third . . .



I have a pond and fountain on the balcony leading off my living room, where lotus and water iris grow. I adore this pic of the water iris in bloom. The pic has been clipped to exactly fit the frame, which I think adds drama to the subject matter.

May be necessary to scroll over --->

[injest]

IMHO I believe that I have only ever taken 3 photos of which I can say I'm truly proud.

I have already posted 2 of them (the sunset and the sunbeams) and this is the third . . .



I have a pond and fountain on the balcony leading off my living room, where lotus and water iris grow. I adore this pic of the water iris in bloom. The pic has been clipped to exactly fit the frame, which I think adds drama to the subject matter.

May be necessary to scroll over --->

love irises!! so pretty!

[Kerry]

love irises!! so pretty!

Would love to see more pic postings from you, Jess. 

[injest]

ok...I was out at a fast food restaurant and took this snapshot of two pretty girls...



but look at the junk....I decided a CLOSER pic would be better...



uh...what is up with the straw!!??

jeez!!

so I decided to just go even closer...just to see how it came out..

up to now I was on auto...

now I switched over to manual

Shooting Mode   Manual
My Colors Mode   Custom Color
Tv (Shutter Speed)   1/15
Av (Aperture Value)   10.0
ISO Speed   400



ewww! too dark!!

so I changed the settings and tried again...

Tv (Shutter Speed)   1/6

and that was a little better...



but I felt it needed something else...

My Colors Mode   Sepia
Tv (Shutter Speed)   1/4
ISO Speed   800

and I really like this one...

[Kerry]

and I really like this one...

Wow, that is an amazing sequence. I love the way you progressed to the finished product, which is exceptional. Thank you for taking us through the creative process with you, Jess.

Would it appear greedy of me to ask for more sequential pics from you?