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One photo a day to make the study of subject, composition, and light a part of my daily routine. Along the way, you'll know who I am, what I love, where I am going. Critiques are always welcome. You may contact me at jeremy@winnick.net.
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Jeremy > May 15, 2008; Day 13. Nothing completes a dinner party quite like a cordial. I was drawn to the backlit blue in this shot and probably should have gotten even closer. I’m holding a heavily snooted incandescent bulb at camera left to light up the label. You can easily see the stark color difference between it and the faint remnants of the on-camera flash (which apparently does contribute a little bit of light to the exposure even when you tell it not to). Note to self: Backlit patina is really bright and noticeable!
Jeremy > May 14, 2008; Day 12. I’m hosting a small dinner party tomorrow, so tonight I clean. Oliver suggested that this might be a good time to re-attach the camera to the vacuum. I said I would only if my new 10.5mm Fisheye lens arrived. It did. I think I'm finally happy with my lens collection, which means I can finally put together a “my gear” shot when I have more time. This is my kitchen, my favorite room in the house. That’s a tin ceiling and see-through cabinets. My sister, her husband, and I installed the wallpaper. The camera is taped to a flat section above the main canister of the vacuum. The blur in the photo is due to my actually vacuuming the floor here. A sponge provides vibration dampening, needed since the vacuum is running. Luckily Nikon didn’t adopt the term “vibration dampening” for their lenses…
Jeremy > May 13, 2008; Day 11. This is my house in Concord, NH as seen through the Sigma lens at 10mm. This house is a classic "New Englander" design which means the roofline runs perpendicular to the road. I'm standing on a stepladder in the driveway so that the rhododendrons don't block the lower windows. Unfortunately I did not have time to wait for the lovely blue sky of dusk. That would have eliminated some woefully hot spots. You'll see this again when I can get it lit just right.
Jeremy > May 12, 2008; Day 10. I'm not always a big fan of foreground bokeh but I think it works here. Thanks to my friend Raymond for lending a hand.
Jeremy > May 11, 2008; Day 9. The cherry tree is in full bloom and the sun is shining. Sunshine is mighty bright and contrasty, probably too much. I'm really enjoying the Tamron 90mm macro lens.
Jeremy > May 10, 2008; Day 8. Here&#8217;s a glimpse at the start of another project of mine: Take 4 pictures at the same location to showcase the 4 seasons of New Hampshire. This project was inspired by Bryan Peterson&#8217;s critique of another photo I took near this location. I decided that the angle of the original photo didn&#8217;t work because the bridge merged with the fallen tree. So I&#8217;ve been to this location a half-dozen times trying to find a way to make the tree, bridge, and stream all work together. I am fairly happy with this. There are no spring flowers here, but the small, light green leaves on the trees behind the bridge, as well as the abundance of water in the stream, are just about right for spring. Stay tuned for the remaining 3 seasons! My Sigma 10-20mm lens is wearing a circular polarizing filter (Lee) for this shot. I also tried this as an HDR. I love the cartoonish color and the gnarly lines of the tree from this slightly different angle, but it doesn&#8217;t fit the project as well, so I offer it as an alternate daily and yet another fun practice of HDR.
Jeremy > May 9, 2008; Day 7. Most people in NH have rhubarb that grows like mad and comes up bigger and better every year. Not me. I’ve been caring for these plants for 7 seasons and I still don’t get enough for a single pie. Bad soil? Bad PH? Bad light? It’s the sunniest spot in my yard, it has good runoff, and I gave it some nice horse manure last year. My sister says that it’s time for a raised bed. Here I’ve gotten down to the stalks of my largest plant with my Sigma 10-20 lens and captured 6 exposures for another HDR composition. This time the alignment was much better; the camera is sitting on the ground. Somehow the neighbor’s cat managed to stay still throughout…lucky me! In the central background is my cherry tree with pink blossoms opening…I’ll be doing plenty of photographing this weekend.
Jeremy > May 8, 2008: Day 6. I was browsing through the Strobist site and found a remarkable gallery of watch photography by Ming Thein. Impressive. Inspiring. With only an hour of free time tonight, I concocted this setup in my lightbox (thanks Oliver) and fired away. I applied slight saturation and contrast bumps. I have a long way to go before I've got the light down like Ming does, but I enjoyed working this subject. I sure love how much flexibility the D80's commander mode gives me.
Jeremy > May 7, 2008; Day 5. The tulips in my front yard are peaking this week, so this morning I dashed out into the golden sunlight with my macro lens. It bothers me when an image looks better as a thumbnail than it does at full size. The histogram on this image looks bizarre to me (the red channel is blowing out and the blue channel is going black). I’ll be practicing macro photography as much as possible before my cherry tree blossoms, perhaps as early as this weekend.
May 12, 2008; Day 10. I'm not always a big fan of foreground bokeh but I think it works here. Thanks to my friend Raymond for lending a hand.
> May 12, 2008; Day 10. I'm not always a big fan of foreground bokeh but I think it works here. Thanks to my friend Raymond for lending a hand.
May 12, 2008; Day 10. I'm not always a big fan of foreground bokeh but I think it works here. Thanks to my friend Raymond for lending a hand.
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