Day 033: rubber ducky you're the one

more bathtime fun.

cropped slightly, brightened and deepened using curves

Photo Stats:
SS: 1/30
f/5.3
ISO 800
Focal Length 65mm

Day 026

Just a little practice for Valentine's Day:

SOOC

Ack! super dark. I forgot to bump my ISO up before taking the shot. Then I probably could have bumped my SS too. Not a huge deal since it wasn't a moving target, but I really need to get in the habit of checking all 3 settings.

auto white balance, curves adjustment in GIMP

I would have preferred the background to go more white. it is still too blue. I also have a crease in the cardboard I was using and I couldn't figure out how to blur it out. Any suggestions on either of these?

Ideally, I should have sat the stool further away so the background blurred properly, and then that wouldn't have to be fixed in post. Live and learn.

Photo Stats:

Shutter Speed: 1/8

Aperture: f5.0

ISO: 200

Focal Length: 50mm

Flash & Lightscoop

Note: this was fully manual setting, finally!

Day 022

SOOC

secret garden Redux

In my post here, a viewer said they would prefer to see what was through the hole, rather then focused on the wood. So, here you go!

 

Curves and brightness/saturation adjusted in GIMP.

Photo Stats:

Shutter Speed 1/60

Aperture f5.0

ISO 200

Focal Length: 42mm

Day 020

Just playing around with shutterspeed at night. It was (pun intended) like a light went off after I followed 12 Peas 2nd week lesson on shutterspeed and ISO. Now hopefully I can avoid underexposed SOOC shots!
Brightness and contrast bumped up slightly in GIMP

Photo Stats:
Taken in S- shutter priority
Shutter Speed: 1/10
Aperture: f4.2
ISO: 800
Focal Length: 24mm

Day 012

View into a Secret Garden

Photo Stats:

Exposure: 1/60

Aperture: f5.6

ISO: 400

Focal Length: 125mm

auto colour enhanced in GIMP

Day 011

In the interest of full disclosure, I missed taking a photo on Monday January 11. Technically this photo is from Tuesday. But hey, history is written by the victors right? :)
Blooms on a walk near my office:

Photo Stats:
Exposure: 1/125
Aperture: f5.6
ISO 400
Focal Length: 125mm