Capture Your 365 - Week 3

Day 12 - Footprints    Trail | Track | Impressions






My first attempts at footprints just weren't working. So, if at first you don't succeed, try LEGO. There was plenty of afternoon sun pouring into the front doorway. So I created a puddle of water, dipped the LEGO characters in and created footprints. Then I posed them to look like they had just run through the water.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 50mm f1.4    Settings: ISO 250, f3.2, 1/3200 sec.



Day 13 - An Encouraging Word    One Little Word | Written | In Print






One of my favourite scrapbooking papers. I keep coming back to photograph this.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 100mm f2.8L macro    Settings: ISO 1250, f3.2, 1/500 sec.



Day 14 - Yummy    Dessert | Something Sweet | Chocolate






I decided to buy the kids a treat when grocery shopping. Sadly, they did not survive after this shot was taken. Yummy!

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 50mm f1.4    Settings: ISO 1250, f3.2, 1/400 sec.



Day 15 - In The Air    Action | Look Up | Clouds






The moon at 8:30pm.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EFS 18-200mm f3.5 - 5.6 @ 200mm    Settings: ISO 100, f5.6, 1/250 sec.



Day 16 - Reserved    Booked | Set Aside | Taken






Reserved an appointment for my puppy.


Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 100mm f2.8L macro    Settings: ISO 500, f3.5, 1/100 sec.



Day 17 - Knobby    Gnarled | Lumpy | Rough






I was taking a photo of some knobby parts of a tree where some branches had been removed. To my surprise there was an exoskeleton of an insect left behind.


Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 100mm f2.8L macro    Settings: ISO 640, f5.6, 1/250 sec.



Day 18 - Pose    Stance | Attitude | Posture






My boy.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 50mm f1.4    Settings: ISO 1250, f5.6, 1/100 sec.

Morning Dew

                                                                  Sharing with Texture Tuesday

These tiny fungi appeared at sunrise. Three hours later they were gone.

Texture: KK Be Still: Divide @ 40%.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 100mm f2.8L macro    Settings: ISO 250, f4.5, 1/500 sec.

Capture Your 365 - Days 7 to 11

Day 7 - Natural Treasure    Loved | Not Artificial | Outside






The first thought that came to mind when I saw the topic 'Natural Treasure' was flowers. So I tried to find a flower that stood out from the rest. This flower is from the tree Buckinghamia celsissima, which is more commonly known as the Ivory Curl Tree. The Ivory Curl Tree has long, creamy, curved flowers that are quite popular with the lorikeets and bees. It is native to Queensland, Australia.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 100mm f2.8L macro    Settings: ISO 1250, f5.6, 1/1000 sec.



Day 8 - Blue    A Crayon | The Colour | The Sky






My blue nail polish. This one was taken late in the afternoon in a little corner of my bathroom so I could get some light. Being school holidays, my assistants (I mean kids) were playing with friends, so I had to set up this one myself - nail polish in one hand and very heavy camera with macro lens in the other.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 100mm f2.8L macro    Settings: ISO 1000, f5.0, 1/125 sec.



Day 9 - Where I Stand    Look Down | Include Your Feet | In Place






After my Hubby mowed the lawn, I kicked of my shoes to walk on the freshly cut grass.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 50mm f1.4    Settings: ISO 100, f3.5, 1/640 sec.



Day 10 - A Doorway    Your Front Door | A Door You Use | A Place You Visit






My 10 month old Labrador puppies waiting to go play outside.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 50mm f1.4    Settings: ISO 400, f3.5, 1/100 sec.



Day 11 - In Good Hands    Holding | Converted | Secure






Bella and Me.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 50mm f1.4    Settings: ISO 500, f4.5, 1/640 sec.

Capture Your 365 - Days 4, 5 and 6

Day 4 - A Little Bit    You | Hidden | A Little Part






I find self portraits quite challenging. This one took quite a few attempts to get right. I wanted the image to have an over-exposed look so I increased the exposure slider in Lightroom.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 50mm f1.4    Settings: ISO 400, f4.0, 1/60 sec.



Day 5 - With A Fork    Just A Fork | In A Bowl | With A Spoon






I wanted to experiment a little with this shot. I linked up several forks in a row and placed them on a high gloss black board to get the reflection.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 100mm f2.8L macro    Settings: ISO 6400, f10, 1/200 sec.



Day 6 - Unique   






The description for the prompt didn't arrive today, so that made this a little more interesting.

A single blue bead stands out from the crowd.

At only two millimetres in size, these little guys were tricky to work with. But, after several attempts at setting up the scene (including chasing any runaway beads) I finally managed to get the shot.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 100mm f2.8L macro    Settings: ISO 1250, f5.6, 1/250 sec.

Capture Your 365 - Day 3

Day 3 - Winter Sports    Skiing | Sledding | Bundling Up Inside






It was a little challenging thinking about winter sports at the moment. Being summer here and experiencing heatwave conditions (it's predicted to be 43°C/109.4°F today) made it tricky to set up something with ice from the freezer. So I decided to concentrate on our winter sports. These are my son's footy boots and football ready for the start of the Rugby League season in March.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 50mm f1.4    Settings: ISO 500, f9.0, 1/100 sec.

Capture Your 365 - Day 2

Day 2 - Goals    Intention | Resolution | Target






Another goal, in addition to completing a photo a day project, is to get more active. So I hope to be using these much more.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 50mm f1.4    Settings: ISO 400, f10, 1/125 sec.

Happy New Year 2014

Day 1 - Celebrate     With Food and Drink | Cheer | The New Year





Happy 2014 everyone!

So with every new year comes new year's resolutions.   Mine don't always last, but I'll keep trying.   This year I'm planning to do a P365.  Last year I failed miserably, only making it as far as March.   Once again, I'm joining the wonderful community over at Capture Your 365.   Here you can find monthly lists along with a forum and gallery.   The daily prompts, which arrive in your inbox, are very helpful if you need that extra bit on inspiration.   You can start at anytime and it's free.   So are you in?

The theme for Day 1 is Celebrate.   What better way to celebrate the new year than with some fireworks.   I wasn't able to take my tripod with me for this shot, so I had to improvise.  I found a fence that I could lean against, set my camera to Bulb mode and held the shutter for about one second.  I was quite surprise with how this shot turned out.  My kids suggested it looked like feathers or even a fern.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 50mm f1.4    Settings: Bulb, ISO 100, f11, 1.0 sec.