Photography Friday

I’ve recently joined the Cayuga nature photography group and for next month’s meeting the theme is black and white. As a general rule, I don’t take many pictures with the intent of turning them into black-and-whites, so it’s fun to practice. I’m also getting to try out the new camera bag the boy got me for my birthday and I really like it! Unfortunately, I forgot that we learned about needing a short shutter speed for a longer lens and over estimated the steadiness of my hands when taking the pictures of the geese. I loved the colors and the composition too much to get rid of them though, so you might be able to tell that I sharpened them using photoshop’s smart sharpen filter. From a distance, it looks great and I love that I could sort of salvage these pictures, but it also makes them a lot grainier. And that’s my week in photography happenings 🙂 Have a great weekend!

Photography Friday

This week I’m still getting caught up on editing some of my pictures from Christmas break. Visiting my boyfriend’s brother and sister-in-law, I had a lot of fun taking pictures of geese and ducks from their apartment. We also tried to get some squirrel pictures, but they were just too speedy! I’m still loving shooting RAW – the lighting adjustments you can make are just incredible. I hope everyone else is preparing for an exciting weekend and that you’re enjoying your Friday!