364: Glow

The other day while I was at the gallery I accidently used a photography trick I had forgotten all about, but hadn't really had the chance to test out yet. 

Creating a creative blur by simply zooming the lens in or out during exposure. So I popped out and bought these lovely bright flowers to be the subject of my photo and got the camera set up on the tripod (the camera really needs to be as still as possible and it's handy to have both hands free, one for the lens and one for the shutter button). Then I just played around with the ISO, shutter speed and aperture. My best results ended up being an ISO of 400, shutter speed of 1"3 and an aperture of 16 for this particular setting.

I love the result of focus in the middle of the photograph and the motion and colour created outwards by adjusting the lens during exposure. 

333: Time out

A random shoot around town. Playing with a 50mm 1.4 lens. Lovely light, lovely soft focus.

272: Trigger

This is a beautiful ornamental gun that the boys have decorating their mantelpiece. Love the detail, it was good to get up close and personal with the lens again. Nice and sharp in the middle, soft around the edges, just the way we like it!

169: Vintage flower

Check out this pretty flower that came on my new top. I just love it! It was great getting up close with the new lens and trying to figure out the best settings. I was going for really soft edges with the detail being much clearer on the petals.

017: Across a meadow

I decided today's theme should be wide open spaces since I was taking a trip out to Beaudesert to visit Holly in her brand spanking new hair salon. So I thought I'd take advantage of some pretty scenery on the way home. My favourite thing about this photo is the way it's captured the movement in the grass blowing in the breeze and the sun glistening on the lens!

011: An insect encounter

This insect is totally disgusting and huge. I found him on the window of my car this afternoon. So I grabbed my camera to get some super close ups from the safety of the inside of my car. Kinda cool cause he looks like he's sitting on the lens or I've managed to catch him in the air!