40/365

Simplicity

 50mm ISO 200 f/2.2 @1/80

Sometimes the simplest of things make for the best photos.  I not talking about the dust on the table either.

39/365

Domestic

One of the domestic chores that I really don't look forward to is . . . SHOPPING . . .  Don't like it, never have.  Today after I got all the groceries stuffed into the back of the car, I noticed these bird sitting on the carts.  I happened to remember to bring my camera along, I hurried and took a shot without anyone noticing me, they frown on photographers taking photos in shopping centers.  Not to bad for not focusing on anything..

38/365

What Is That?

Just horse'n around with lighting today. 
Tobie is my 6 year old and doesn't like to have his picture taken.  He is a bit leery of the little black box that makes the clicking sound.  He probably asking himself, "What the Heck is that?"

37/365

Simplicity

35mm

f3.5 @ 1/60 400ISO Flash -2.

Excuse the very tired look as I was up at 4am quilting. Had to force myself to get today photo done and posted.

I have seen some pretty good self portraits in my web travels, I wish that I were more photogenic, just not one of my talents. 


He sows June fields with clover, and the world
Broadcasts with little common kindnesses.
The plain good souls He sends us, who fulfill
Life's homely duties in the daily path
With cheerful heart, ambitious of no more
Than to supply the wants of friend and kin,
Yet serve God's higher love to human hearts;
Giving a secret sweetness to the home,
The hidden fragrance of a kindly heart,
The simple beauty of a useful life,
That never dazzles, and that never tires. Samuel Longfellow,

36/365

Domestic
Calling on all my domestic skill to get this challenge accomplished.
My LDS womens group has decided to make 500 quilts, (crib, twin, full and queen sizes) before the end of April 2010.  We had gotten off to a pretty good start having almost 140 done so far.  Doing this is very gratifying not only for those that will benefit from a new warn quilt but it help down size my every growing fabric stash. 

35/365 White

White
So why is this white?  Because this happens to be something that I really need to work on.  Whites of the eyes.  There are so many different ways that I have found to do this from using the selection tools to dodging and burning.  Seems everyone that uses PS has an opinion and a method.  I am just trying to find one that works for me.

Also got to figure out how to make myself look younger, energetic and tanned. Ü

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I never realized how really old I really look until I did this.  OH . . . MY  .  . .  GOSH . . . do I need some help.  I don't even think make-up would solve the wrinkle, tired problem.

Exposure:	0.1 sec (1/10)
Aperture:	f/9.0
Focal Length:	85 mm
ISO Speed:	250

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Exposure:	0.4
Aperture:	f/16.0
Focal Length:	85 mm
ISO Speed:	400

Boy that is a slow shutter,  grateful that I have a remote and tripod.
Anyway I am not to thrilled to the fact that my photo assignment this week is "self portrait."  I can do the Feb. themes, not problems as well as the macros.  This taking a photo of myself for 7 days is kicking my butty. 

I am not very photogenic,  never have liked being in front of the camera.  That is the reason that I am always behind the camera,  that is where I feel comfortable.

Perhaps that will all have changed by day 7, fingers crossed.

32/365

After spending 4 hours in the dentist chair this morning, I am famished.  There has to be something other than yogurt around here.

Appears that I could use a new hair style as well as nourishment.

Exposure:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture:	f/2.2
Focal Length:	35 mm
ISO Speed:	400

31/355 Self Portrait

"The greatest things ever done on Earth
have been done little by little."
- William Jennings Bryan

This weeks challenge for me, is to take a self portrait each and every day.  That would be a portrait of myself.   I just realized that I have very few photos of myself due to the fact that I am the one always behind the camera.  This is going to be hard, tricky, frustrating, embarrassing and I hope worth it.

Also portraiture isn't something that I feel I am very good at so by a weeks worth of practice I hope to see some improvements.

Not a good photo but it shows what I am up to today,  studying on how to set my D90 to self-timer so that I can us it instead of my point and shoot PowerShot.