Capture Your 365 - Week 8

Day 47 - Visiting    Talking | Traveling | Outing






Visiting our possible new home site.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF-S 18 - 200mm @35mm f3.5 - 5.6    Settings: ISO 200, f5.6, 1/1000 sec.



Day 48 - Where I Stand    Right Now | Look Down | Your Place In The World






Working while Bella is laying at my feet.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 50mm f1.4    Settings: ISO 6400, f3.5, 1/200 sec.



Day 49 - In The Front Yard    Outside | On Location | A Grassy Area






Looking up into the treetops in my front yard.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF-S 18 - 200mm @18mm f3.5 - 5.6    Settings: ISO 1000, f9.0, 1/160 sec.



Day 50 - Two    The Number | 1+1 | Dos






Two - perfect for a tug-of-war.

For the prompt, I had pictured getting the puppies to pose with their faces close together as they looked cutely at the camera. Instead I ended up with two attack dogs savagely ripping apart an old pair of shorts. I guess pet photography may not be for me. LOL

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF-S 18 - 200mm @18mm f3.5 - 5.6    Settings: ISO 4000, f5.6, 1/40 sec.



Day 51 - Escape    Get Away | Leisure | Flee






My destructive puppies have destroyed the screen on one of our sliding doors. So, I decided to turn it into a photo opportunity.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 100mm f2.8L macro    Settings: ISO 1000, f5.6, 1/125 sec.



Day 52 - Notice    See | Take In | Observe






It's amazing what you notice when you look through a macro lens.

This is a close up of Khaki Weed. When this weed gets into your lawn it is quite difficult remove. As the heads get older, they dry out and turn into prickles.

But if you take the time to notice, you will see that they are quite pretty and have tiny yellow flowers scattered within.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 100mm f2.8L macro    Settings: ISO 800, f8.0, 1/125 sec.



Day 53 - Oh Boy!    Surprise | A Boy | Excitement






Will getting ready for his first club trial game for the season.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 50mm f1.4    Settings: ISO 400, f3.5, 1/1600 sec.

Capture Your 365 - Week 7

Day 40 - A Little Heart    Sentiment | Candy | Decor






I found some heart shaped cupcake sprinkles and arranged them into the shape of a heart.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 100mm f2.8L macro    Settings: ISO 200, f2.8, 1/160 sec.



Day 41 - It's Still Summer    Seasonal Tools | Signs of the Season | Cozy Clothing






It was a lovely 30°C (86°F) outside, so we went out into the backyard and played with the super soaker water pistols. By the end it was beginning to feel quite hot so Will tipped out the water onto his head - and that was the shot.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF-S 18 - 200mm @200mm f3.5 - 5.6    Settings: ISO 400, f6.3, 1/2000 sec.



Day 42 - Retail Therapy    Window Shopping | Price Tags | Choices






A collection of pretty price tags from my daughter's shopping trip.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 50mm f1.4    Settings: ISO 3200, f3.2, 1/80 sec.



Day 43 - Red    A Heart | A Card | A Candy






My new babushka measuring cups. These were a gift from a beautiful friend. The great thing about these is that they also include 2/3 and 3/4 measuring cups.

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



Day 44 - Conversation    Words | Written | Sentimental






My kids having a conversation.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 50mm f1.4    Settings: ISO 1250, f3.2, 1/250 sec.



Day 45 - Amore    Someone Special | Loved | Held Dear






Me and my valentine.

For this photo, my hubby and I decided to go out into the backyard to get the shadow of the afternoon sun.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 50mm f1.4    Settings: ISO 400, f3.2, 1/1600 sec.



Day 46 - Geared Up    Ready | Prepared | Set






A close up of my son's bike.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 100mm f2.8L macro    Settings: ISO 1600, f5.6, 1/250 sec.

Capture Your 365 - Week 6

Day 33 - A Silhouette    Outline | Shape | Profile






My plan for the prompt was to wait for sunset and capture a nature photo outside. Well, sunset came and went and I totally forgot to take a picture. I decided to use the television as the light source, so we plugged in the Wii and I captured a silhouette of my son playing a game.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 50mm f1.4    Settings: ISO 1000, f3.5, 1/125 sec.



Day 34 - Soft    ?






No descriptions arrived for the prompt today. But there were plenty of ideas.

I decided to go with my favourite make up brush. Nice and soft.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 100mm f2.8L macro    Settings: ISO 2000, f2.8, 1/25 sec.



Day 35 - Heartwarming    Uplifting | Touching | Moving






Beau playing hide and seek amongst the clothes.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 50mm f1.4    Settings: ISO 2000, f2.8, 1/640 sec.



Day 36 - From The Top    The Apex | From Above | Looking In






When I got a chance to take this photo it was windy and had started to rain. But I persisted and managed to get one keeper.

Looking down onto a rock daisy flower. These tiny purple and yellow flowers are 10 mm in size when fully opened.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 100mm f2.8L macro    Settings: ISO 1600, f3.2, 1/320 sec.



Day 37 - Shadows    Shaded | Dark | Cast






It was overcast all day so I had to try something indoors.

We tied some string across the kitchen to hold the whisk, turned out the lights and used a torch to create the shadows.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 50mm f1.4    Settings: ISO 4000, f3.2, 1/60 sec.



Day 38 - Old School    Retro | Vintage | Traditional






The photo in the prompt inspired me to find some old school toys. I found a Rubik's Cube.

To get the effect, I placed the cube on a shiny board and stuck a large piece of Blu Tack in the centre to hold it up at an angle.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 100mm f2.8L macro    Settings: ISO 3200, f3.2, 1/160 sec.



Day 39 - Hand Tinted    Changed | Processed | A Little Color Added






This is a flower from a Bottle Brush tree in my garden.

I processed the image in Photoshop CC by adding a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer as well as a Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer and played around with the sliders until I found the look I was after.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 100mm f2.8L macro    Settings: ISO 200, f2.8, 1/160 sec.

Capture Your 365 - Week 5

Day 26 - Vivid    Bright | Intense | Colourful






Use your camera phone day.
Getting ready for the start of the new school year.
Photo taken with an iPhone 5.

Day 27 - Secure    Capture | Self Confident | Locked






A lock on our shed.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 50mm f1.4    Settings: ISO 800, f3.2, 1/320 sec.



Day 28 - Return    Revisit | Begin Again | Resume






Retuning home after a workout.
This photo was taken late yesterday afternoon. I placed the camera on a small bean bag on the ground, set the focus and pressed the remote as I stepped inside.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 50mm f1.4    Settings: ISO 400, f3.2, 1/320 sec.



Day 29 - Lively    Energetic | Active | Bubbly






A very lively Beau running with the ball.
We've taught him to fetch. Giving it back is another matter entirely.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 50mm f1.4    Settings: ISO 800, f4.0, 1/2500 sec.



Day 30 - Focusing    Concentrate | Come Together | Focal Point






Beau focusing on a dog biscuit in my hand.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 50mm f1.4    Settings: ISO 640, f4.5, 1/1600 sec.



Day 31 - A Horse    Year of The Horse | 4712 | Red Envelopes






Our LEGO horse.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 100mm f2.8L macro    Settings: ISO 500, f2.8, 1/160 sec.



Day 32 - In The Dark    Low Light | Lit By A Screen | Shadowy






Self-portrait day.
Up early in the morning, looking out the window before the rest of the family wakes up.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 50mm f1.4    Settings: ISO 1000, f3.2, 1/100 sec.