May 2016 - 10,001 DP

May 2016 - Days Photographed to Date: 365

What - 365 Days? Where has time gone?
I think I will take one more picture.
Stay Tuned.

Link to the monthly Flickr Album to see all of the daily pictures and quotes. There are viewing controls in the upper right hand corner that you can use to see a slide show.

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Collage and photo of the month are below:

May 2016 Collage

Photo of the Month - May 26, 2016

Film and Digital - Night and Day

Remember film? I do. In looking back - I think shooting film gave perspective and focus when taking a picture because you only had one or two shots to get it right - or close to right. In the digital world, you can take all the shots you desire and they are easy to edit to get it right - or close to right.

One feature that still amazes me is vast and explorable capability of the digital world, especially with ISO capabilities of 6400 and greater. Take a look at the pictures below taken inside of an auditorium in the middle of the afternoon. The top picture replicates the best you could do back in film days using ISO 1000 film, 1/30th of a second, F3.5 and no flash. You can barely see the single light bulb lighting the auditorium. The bottom picture is taken using the automatic setting of a digital camera with ISO 6400, ¼ of second, digital stabilization, F3.5 and no flash. The difference is Night and Day.

Take your digital camera and start exploring its limits.

Film Night - ISO 1000, F3.5 1/30 Second

Digital Day - ISO 6400, F3.5, ¼ Second

April 2016 - 10,001 DP

April 2016 - Days Photographed to Date: 334

As I type the word 'April' in the title of this month's blog and calculate the days photographed to date, I realize that my Project 365 will come to a completion in 31 more day. It has been interesting to say the least. I am not for sure if I will continue with a daily photograph, I am still mulling that over.  What do you think?

Link to the monthly Flickr Album to see all of the daily pictures and quotes. There are viewing controls in the upper right hand corner that you can use to see a slide show.

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Collage and photo of the month are below:

April 2016 Collage

Photo of the Month - April 25, 2016

Shooting Macro

One of my new toys is a 100mm f/2.8 macro lens with 1:1 macro ratio capability - meaning subjects can appear life-size in close-up images. All I can say is WOW - getting this close to your subject really opens your eyes to details we don't normally see.

See examples below and more macro shots on my FLICKR page.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/134837325@N04/albums/72157667622223911

Enjoy

This flower is about ½ inch in diameter.

Typical Dandelion with Friends

March 2016 - 10,001 DP

March 2016 - Days Photographed to Date: 304

Finally, posting March. Seems like I had more 'empty' calendar slots than I thought. Taking pictures is now the easier part - collecting and posting takes a while longer.

Link to the monthly Flickr Album to see all of the daily pictures and quotes. There are viewing controls in the upper right hand corner that you can use to see a slide show.

As always, feel free to subscribe to updates - insert your e-email address into the 'Follow By Email' box on the right hand side of the blog. Or just let me know and I will add you to the subscription. You can opt out anytime!

Collage and photo of the month are below:

March 2016 Collage

Photo of the Month: March 8, 2016