Digging through the past

I've been going through some old pictures from 2010 to see my past mistakes and how much I've improved. I plan on posting some of them to compare with photos from recent times, but I want to get them together first. This time though, I found multiple shots of the pier at different angles. I stitched them all together to make a wider image with a little boost in contrast.

A gorgeous start to a gorgeous season.

As with all Saturdays, I was thinking about wasting my day playing video games, because I figured it was a scorcher outside outside. I noticed it was only 74 degrees. and. looking out my window, I saw clear blue skies and the sun shining bright. It was then I decided to take a trip to the park again to look for some photo opportunities. Unfortunately, there weren't too many despite how nice it was out. But I not only got some practice in while trying something new, but I also caught what I thought to be some pretty nice photos.

The Zapper

There was a pretty heavy electrical storm in the area a few hours ago. I decided to grab my camera and go out for some lightning practice. Photography or not, I've always wanted to take a picture of lightning, so even if I wasn't impressed with the results per say, I'd still have fulfilled a long-time want of mine.

The very first photo I took (the one below) was actually good enough for me to pack it in, but I stayed for a few more shots. After five or six more photos of black sky, I decided to pack it in.

This type of lightning bolt is a positive bolt, more commonly known as Anvil lightning. These can typically strike anywhere within a several mile radius, where I was only two miles away from the cell. Brandishing a metal tripod and a spot under a tree, not to mention standing in a puddle of water, I decided to go ahead and pack it in on the account I felt uncomfortably unsafe.

Harvest Time (Update)

The shops and stores around here are starting to put out pumpkins; to me that means fall is officially here. I'd have shot more but I was sort of pressed on time. I shot more!




9/23
Added two new images to this post.

Night Practice

I rode down to the park earlier. Decided I would practice night shooting with my camera, without even using a tripod, to see what I could muster up. I forgot my SD card, so I was limited to taking around ten pictures, but out of them all, I like these best. Anyway, this is the result of shooting night photography with a point and shoot and a touch of editing.




ISO: 400 SS: 1/15 AP: 3.6