Here are 2 photos from this weeks assignment. I have uploaded a more pictures from this weeks and last weeks assignment in Fotothing.

sorry so late on the shadow and light. You can find some more pics on fotothing.com (seawhite23)

Week 5 Macro

Hello Everyone

Here are two photos I took for week 5 assignment. I took several photos of flowers and sveral photos of a spider with a dragging fly caught in her web.

Macros Week 5

Just one more. I saw this little guy on my way out to the mailbox. Isn't he cute?

Here are two of my favorites for this week. I love the crispness and clarity in both shots. The first is a Formosa tree in our backyard after the weekend rain. The second is a newly fallen leaf underneath our grape arbor. Thanks for this assignment Jerry. Sometimes I got so caught up in the hustle and bustle of my life that I forget that my world is truly surrounded by wonder and beauty! My other pictures can be seen on my fotothing http://www.fotothing.com/mkos/

Close up shots

BMy Sony 8MP did not take really good closes ups so I used my friends Nikon 6MP with much clearer pictures, two of my best here and more being uploaded at http://www.fotothing.com/dickeykarle/

Week 4

Tough assignment I tell ya. I used this tree picture from week 1 and changed it to B/W, much of what I took this week did not work out well. Raindrop pic is okay. I will continue to seek better shots which include shadows ect.

The macro project.

Here are some important points to keep in mind as you go about doing your macro project.

1. Read up in your camera manual how to put your camera into macro mode. most cameras have a small tulip icon that indicates macro mode... sometimes it's a switch, a dial or button to push on the camera other times it's a menu item you have to set.

2. Your manual also tell you what is the minimum distance you can get from your subject I have a Nikon point and shoot that can go within three quarters of an inch from the subject... others may only get as close as 2 inches.

3. For best results, push the shutter button down half way and allow the camera time to focus. When you're pretty sure it's in sharp focus them gently squeeze the camera the rest of the way. Issues such as camera blur are even more exaggerated when you're in close like that.

4. This rainy weekend is actually great for doing macro shots. Go photograph raindrops. Flower forms look much better under overcast conditions especially in the rain than they do in full sun.

5. Amaze us! Inspire us!

I found this week to be very difficult because it required a specific type of lighting that never seemed to show itself when I was able to take pictures. I have taken a few and will upload a few more throughout the week. Sorry for the delay.

Shawdow and light

Hello Everyone, for this assignment I decided to go down to the New Haven Train station and around the house. I picked the New Haven Train station because I like the way that the light reflects off of the metal walls and all the diffrent curves and angles. Hope you like them

Hello All,

I have been MIA for the past two weeks, and I apologize about that. Life can get away from you sometimes.

I am posting the past two weeks assignment photos and this weeks assignment photos in this one posting.

For the by the see photos I went to the beach with my mother and son. While they played in the sand and cold water I shot about 40+ photos. I thought shooting the beach was difficult because a lot of the shots were so similar. In addition, there is not a lot of color at the beach. It is pretty much black, brown, and clear/murky water.

For the assignment on shadows, and light I took some photos around my neighbor hood. I found this pretty cool. I never really paid attention to the way different objects cast shadows on the ground. We have a lake behind one of the sections of condos, so I also went there in an attempt to get the trees reflecting off of the water.

For the God is in details project I also shot objects in my neighborhood. This was my favorite assignment so far. I enjoyed getting up close to objects, my parakeet, and several different bugs. I followed 2 dragon fly around for several mins, and obtained three up close pictures of them. Out of those three only 1 was worth saving. I also found a bee on a plant, which I was able to capture. I attempted to take a photo of a butterfly and a beetle, but they were not being cooperative. I also was able to capture my parakeet at a close angle, so he appeared to be much larger than he really is.

I found it so amazing what detail there is in objects of nature up close. I also never thought my camera would shoot so well at such a close angle.

I will post my last three weeks photos over the next several day due to the fact that we are only able to post 5 photos at a time on fotothing.

hope you enjoy them!

Stepping out of bounds for just a moment...

I have chosen to take the "Shadow" out of the assignment and post this series of "Light" that I captured at the Guilford Fair on Saturday.

Had a ton of fun tweaking them--the possibilities are endless!

Jerry, please let me know if I should delete this post as it doesn't conform to assignment.

Thanks,

-Melanie

Week Four Shadow & Light Submissions -- Curtains

Hi everyone!

What a challenge!

I'm always looking at shadows and light on a daily basis, but trying to photograph exactly what I see with my eyes is quite a different test. I first went outdoors searching for just the right shadow (patiently waiting for the shadow to move right where I wanted it to be), but eventually ended up indoors capturing the basic household curtain!

You can see more on my fotothing @ http://www.fotothing.com/melskigphoto/.
-Melanie

Week 4 Shadows and Light

So far, I have found this assignment to prove the most challenging. As I am a novice to photography, I am still working at figuring out the lighting for different shots. I am having a load of fun along the way though. This is a close-up of a fire hydrant at the pond across the street from our house.

This picture was taken at a neighborhood playground this weekend. This is the trunk and exsposed roots of an enormous tree that shades the playscape. It almost seems as though this tree has prepared to run away! I love the way the light filters down through the leaves. you can see more pictures in my fotothing portfolio http://www.fotothing.com/mkos/.

The following pics are from Old Saybrook.

By the Sea

I too must apologize for the delayed posting. This one was a bit challenging for me since I wasn't sure what would be a good shot. Either way, I gave it my all and I hope you enjoy my pics. My others are located in my portfolio.

Marc


http://www.fotothing.com/mblewis1/

Hi again!
Here a couple more By the Sea Submissions that didn't make it into my fotothing today.
Hope you all have a great weekend!

-Melanie

Week Three -- By the Sea Submission

Hello all!

So sorry for the late submission--life simply got in the way this week. In the spirit of Edward Weston (although I stuck with color rather than b&w), I choose for my By The Sea submission these two images of rock formations from the seawall at Chaffinch Island in Guilford, CT.

Without the flash, both original images came out somewhat bluish so I warmified them a bit. Of the left image--I like how the soft focus draws you in to the marbled rock in the center. Of the right image--I like how the two splashes of light dance on the rock.

I'll upload some more images tomorrow to my fotothing album @ http://www.fotothing.com/melskigphoto/ as I've reached my limit for today. What beautiful submissions from everyone so far!

-Melanie