katydid...not take a hiatus from photographing!

I got so wrapped up (literally) in the holidays & such that I haven't gotten around to posting any new pictures. But, rest assured, I HAVE BEEN TAKING THEM! Here's a sample from over the past weeks:

katydid...make a gummy bear army.

That's right: a gummy bear army.

Back story: I was out getting stocking stuffers (candy...shhhhh don't tell Hans!) during my lunch break and bought some gummy bears for me to keep at my desk. Well, I forgot to take them out of the bag when I got back to the office. On the ride home from work I started thinking about how light might look going through them. They are, afterall, gummy jewels of sugary goodness!

So, feeling inspired, I got home, grabbed a flashlight, my camera, and white paper to put them on. Of course, I ate the poor buggers that wouldn't stand up properly. Gimps. All & all it was an experience in night photography & noise reduction software (my camera is woefully noisy)! It also hightlighted my need for a true macro lense. **sigh** Someday...

Anyhow, some of these turned out super cool, although it appears a bit like they are heading to the Mother Ship.

katydid...get into the spirit of the season!

Hans got his new bike frame yesterday. A shiny, new, red bike. He named it Radio Flyer and rode it this morning, so it's already dirty. :( Good thing I took a picture of it!

The other one is from this morning. I snapped it just before leaving for work; the sun was rising and only the very tippy-top of the trees have leaves. The red color is partly due to the red leaves but also the sunrise. It was totally worth being 5 min late to work!

katydid...work on using aperture creatively.

I freaking puffy heart a good depth of field! And how do you get that, class? That's right, say it with me: A-PER-TURE! HOLLA! So, this weekend Hans & I headed over to T.R. Island and tried to capture what late fall looks like here. It's a pretty ugly time of year. The trees are half barren and there's lots of brown around. This is what I came up with:



Notice that it's basically the same picture, just different focal points (one has the focus on the foreground & one has the background).

I love the pattern & texture on the tree. I was trying to focus on pattern this weekend. It can be so hard photographing places and things that are familiar to you. Hans & my teacher suggested that when we have "photographer's"-block, we focus instead on shadow, lines, etc. to help us see our world in a new light.

I don't know what these berries are, but I love this grouping of three.



I wish all of these pictures were crisper...my shutter speed was a bit too slow and I was shivering! :)

Santa, can I have a tripod PLEASE?!? I've been good! Promise! ;)