One of the things that attracted me to the composition class I’m taking was the promise that if I paid attention and studied hard, I would be able to produce well-composed pictures on a more consistent basis. It’s very possible that that wish may come true. If nothing else, I’ve been entertained by the instructor’s [...]
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Composed
Posted by Barbara on January 28, 2012
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A taste of winter
From this morning’s Ithaca Journal: December was an average of 5 degrees warmer than normal in Ithaca, according to data collected by the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University, and produced only 1.3 inches of snow all month. This month has been more than 7 degrees warmer, with 6 inches fewer than normal snowfall [...]
Posted by Barbara on January 14, 2012
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In lieu of the perfect holiday card
One day, back in the days when we used to have snow in winter (i.e. last January), I was passing by some holly bushes with snow on them, and thought – Hey! I can use this new hobby of mine to create some lovely holiday cards next year! I had the S90 with me that [...]
Posted by Barbara on December 26, 2011
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A sea of sugary competition
Scott’s blog challenge for September was “Competition”. Well… September came and went, and although I gave a lot of thought to the challenge, I never actually followed up with photography action. I’m hoping it’s not too late, though: while I was at the mall doing errands this afternoon, I happened to come across the 3rd [...]
Posted by Barbara on October 1, 2011
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Quick! Grab the camera!
I can’t count the number of times that I’ve wanted to capture a fleeting moment. I’ll have my camera with me, but can’t get it out in time to get that shot. So frustrating! I managed to get one this morning, though. I was on my way to the park to take the dog for [...]
Posted by Barbara on September 24, 2011
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Stepping out
As the summer passes by, I’ve found that I’ve spent most of my camera time taking pictures of flowers, bugs, trees, and other nature-y things… so attending my nephew’s wedding this past weekend gave me a chance to step out of this comfort zone. Not wanting to haul the XS to New Jersey, I had [...]
Posted by Barbara on July 31, 2011
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Camera envy
In the last few weeks, with the warmer weather, I’ve been encountering other photographers while I’ve been out and about. More often than not, they have enormous cameras with enormous lenses. And for what it’s worth, they’re usually male and somewhere in my age range (or older). Without going too far into sociology or demographics, [...]
Posted by Barbara on May 29, 2011
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The Crocus Chronicles
There’s a lovely garden between my place of work and the parking lot. At least, it’s lovely between April and September. Usually, this time of year, I walk around it on my way into the office, mostly to avoid getting my feet wet and muddy. Last week on Tuesday, though, I decided to walk through [...]
Posted by Barbara on March 29, 2011
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Take Back Control of your ISO!
As I was leaving work today, Spouse called and suggested that I stop by the climbing wall – a 5 minute walk – before heading to my car. He was working on a climbing challenge and wasn’t ready to leave just yet. Recognizing this as an opportunity to capture photos of something completely different, I [...]
Posted by Barbara on March 25, 2011
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Oh Deer!
Back in November, I started this blog with the intention to write about everything I was learning about using the new DSLR camera that I had just bought. The stuff I wrote was meant to be both reference for me (so I could try to avoid making the same mistakes multiple times) and, possibly, for [...]
Posted by Barbara on March 17, 2011
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