SmugMug > popular all-time > March 8, 2009

What a day we had yesterday weather wise.  The temperature hovered around 60 degrees, it was so nice.  All the snow that fell on Monday is quickly disappearing.  I have been eager to give my new 70-300 lens a test run so I headed off to the zoo.  I think even the animals were enjoying the wonderful spring day, they seemed to be more active than usual. I was lucky to catch this cheetah as she was getting ready to settle down for a nap.  She went through her cleaning routine then struck this pose, then curled up and went to sleep. I was surprised at how this well this came out considering it was shot through a filthy glass window.
SmugMug > popular all-time > Project 365 in 2009 photo
SmugMug > popular all-time > Project 365 in 2009 photo
SmugMug > popular all-time > Project 365 in 2009 photo
SmugMug > popular all-time > Grand Teton Dawn
SmugMug > popular all-time > 1-27-09:  Let it Snow - for lack of something else to shoot tonight...I opted for the snow falling outside my sliding glass window.  I laid a blue photo filter over the entire image in PS and it is what it is.  Nothing stellar...but one a day is one a day  :-)
SmugMug > popular all-time > Project 365 in 2009 photo
SmugMug > popular all-time > Project 365 in 2009 photo
SmugMug > popular all-time > "Those Eyes"
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While walking through my kids TV room last night I noticed a great beam of natural sunlight coming through the front window as the sun was going down and then saw my daughter Alexa's eyes catching the light as well. So I made her get off the couch (I know I'm a terrible Dad LOL) and had her stare out of the window. I should have went to get my 50mm Nikkor or 90mm Tamron for this Portrait to get a sharper image but I was lazy and stuck with the 18-200 VR that was on the body but I think it did a fine job, impressed me really. When seen as large as possible you can see each individual eye lash reflected on her retina, pretty cool!

I then hit this with my normal Portraiture work flow & slight glamour treatment, removed a bunch of small hairs in between the nose, shaped her brows and did some very minor burning to bring out her cheek bone a little bit and that's it. The shadow is all natural just using proper exposure settings and shooting tight to prevent any of the background in the room from showing. Alexa's eyes are usually a nice blue but she was wearing a purple shirt which turns them a wild greenish aqua blue seen here. She's my favorite model and loves to have her photo taken so we both make out on the deal whenever I want to do a portrait to keep my skills sharp ;) I like this one so much I'll be ordering it in a large format lustre print or possibly a canvas to hang on my office wall! ~I just love my kids ~
Hope you all like it, Have a Great Day everyone !

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~Bill~
March 8, 2009

What a day we had yesterday weather wise. The temperature hovered around 60 degrees, it was so nice. All the snow that fell on Monday is quickly disappearing. I have been eager to give my new 70-300 lens a test run so I headed off to the zoo. I think even the animals were enjoying the wonderful spring day, they seemed to be more active than usual. I was lucky to catch this cheetah as she was getting ready to settle down for a nap. She went through her cleaning routine then struck this pose, then curled up and went to sleep. I was surprised at how this well this came out considering it was shot through a filthy glass window.
 > March 8, 2009

What a day we had yesterday weather wise.  The temperature hovered around 60 degrees, it was so nice.  All the snow that fell on Monday is quickly disappearing.  I have been eager to give my new 70-300 lens a test run so I headed off to the zoo.  I think even the animals were enjoying the wonderful spring day, they seemed to be more active than usual. I was lucky to catch this cheetah as she was getting ready to settle down for a nap.  She went through her cleaning routine then struck this pose, then curled up and went to sleep. I was surprised at how this well this came out considering it was shot through a filthy glass window.
March 8, 2009

What a day we had yesterday weather wise. The temperature hovered around 60 degrees, it was so nice. All the snow that fell on Monday is quickly disappearing. I have been eager to give my new 70-300 lens a test run so I headed off to the zoo. I think even the animals were enjoying the wonderful spring day, they seemed to be more active than usual. I was lucky to catch this cheetah as she was getting ready to settle down for a nap. She went through her cleaning routine then struck this pose, then curled up and went to sleep. I was surprised at how this well this came out considering it was shot through a filthy glass window.
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