Category Archives: Flowers

Tone

Recently picked up the most recent edition of Photoshop. The photo below is the result.


Playing with the HDR Tone settings in Photoshop.

Got a little crazy with the HDR toning, because that is what I do.

PARTICULARS

CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (35mm equivalency – 90mm)
ISO: 1000
APERTURE: f/4
EXPOSURE: 1/160
DATE: 08/22/2015 18:15
NO GPS DATA

Macrovision

I didn’t take any form of tripod on this trip to the State Fair, so I had to shoot pretty wide open.

So one gets this…


I think it was around this time that I thought about doing the thing that would ultimately get me in trouble, but I didn’t do it for quite a bit longer.

PARTICULARS

FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (35mm equivalency – 90mm)
ISO: 1000
APERTURE: f/4
EXPOSURE: 1/160
DATE TAKEN: 08/22/15 – 18:14
NO GPS DATA

Zing!

Probably my favorite part of the Iowa State Fairgrounds in the garden next to the Agriculture Building. I only had a brief amount of time to enjoy the nation’s best state fair this year, so this was my first stop.


A zinnia in the garden next to the Agriculture Building at the Iowa State Fair.

The garden always has lots of zinnias, which is good, because I usually have none. Well this year I completely neglected my flowers. I’ll do better in 2016!

PARTICULARS

FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (90mm – 35mm equivalency)
ISO: 640
APERTURE: f/4
EXPOSURE: 1/160

Man Loved Flowers

Obviously I couldn’t wait too long without publishing a flower photo.

This is a picture of a flower that was entered into the flower competition at the Iowa State Fair.


A flower in entered in the Iowa State Fair flower competition.

Flower competitions remind me of an old quote:

God loved the flowers and invented soil. Man loved the flowers and invented vases.

DETAILS

ISO: 1600
FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (90mm – 35mm equivalency)
APERTURE: F/2.8
EXPOSURE: 1/160

Still Laughing – 2015

Still haven’t really got back to posting much lately, but let’s face it, I really haven’t even touched the camera much lately. I’ve been crazy busy with weddings and graduations and church activities that my free time has been at a premium lately.

When I have had free time, I’ve been devoting it to my BASEMENT PROJECT. A project where I have been returning things that don’t belong to me, re-assigning ownership of some things AND downsizing my own possessions. Although to those that have seen the basement in its current state it might not look like I’ve made much progress, but those people didn’t see what it looked like before this whole process began.

In fact, I made it to the point where I was able to actually set up the GHETTO HOME THEATER. With a couple of donations from Jesse and a couple purchases from Amazon, there is a functioning theater in my basement. However, that is all that can be said about it. It functions. It is definitely a work in progress.

On Saturday I was able to have a soft opening with Russell,Baier, Dre, and Dae Hee in attendance. We watched NIGHT CRAWLER. I feel it was a success that could lead to a couple more soft openings.

Hopefully there will be an actual grand opening when it is “finished” and the GHETTO HOME THEATER will be re-branded the UNION STREET THEATER. Perhaps a double feature of a kid friendly movie for those types that have reproduced and closing with A CLOCKWORK ORANGE. Which I consider to be child friendly as well. That might just be me though.

Well, any way, I should post some pictures. Here are some tulip pictures from Pella.


Tulips in Pella, 2015.

Tulips in Pella, 2015.

Tulips in Pella, 2015.

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Tulips in Pella, 2015.

Tulips in Pella, 2015.

Tulips in Pella, 2015.

Maybe I won’t wait so long to post again. But maybe I will.

2015 Photography 139 Flower Calendar

Just a reminder that today is the last day (most likely) to order a Photography 139 Flower Calendar for 2015.

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