Showing posts with label Sue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sue. Show all posts
Friday, August 22, 2008
Self Portrait
I was asked where I took my self portrait so I thought I would show the original photo along with my crop. When we went to Northport this past Sunday we spent part of the day out on the Long Island Sound on the boat with my Unc (you have to - its his boat!). I took a lot of pictures but I always wanted to try one in a pair of sunglasses - lucky for me my gorgeous wife was sitting across from me and I shot the photo in her glasses - its a good photo of her too except that her head and chin are cut off....
Friday, July 11, 2008
4 Generations
I had the opportunity today to take photos of the four generations of women from my wife's family. Her grandmother (Nana) is 91 years old and sharp as a tack. After we played cribbage - Nana and I taught the kids how to play - we went out onto the deck and grabbed a few photos in the fading night light. It was a chance to try a few things out and grab some important photos at the same time.
I used my SB600 flash with my Lumiquest Bouncer for fill light and took shots with 2 lenses. I tried out my 70-300 VR at 70mm to see how good the Bokeh (This is how the out of focus background looks - never want it to be too distracting) was and then slipped on the 50mm f/1.4 which I stopped down to f/4.0 due to fact that they weren't all sitting straight. Kimmy was much farther forward and I was on a slight angle.
I shot from below to get more of the trees and less of the deck - looked better when I checked in the LCD.
I can't say enough about the Lumiquest bouncer - I use the Lumiquest Velcro strap to attach it to my flash and it really does a great job especially when you don't have a ceiling or reflector. Amazingly - no one blinked - which is a big symptom with at least grandma and mom (Sue) while the kids tend not blink so much. I think the bouncer helps with that too. (Note - none of the photos have been edited - still having laptop issues)
D300, 50mm f/1.4, f/4.0, 1/160s, ISO 200, Flash w/ bouncer
I used my SB600 flash with my Lumiquest Bouncer for fill light and took shots with 2 lenses. I tried out my 70-300 VR at 70mm to see how good the Bokeh (This is how the out of focus background looks - never want it to be too distracting) was and then slipped on the 50mm f/1.4 which I stopped down to f/4.0 due to fact that they weren't all sitting straight. Kimmy was much farther forward and I was on a slight angle.
I shot from below to get more of the trees and less of the deck - looked better when I checked in the LCD.
I can't say enough about the Lumiquest bouncer - I use the Lumiquest Velcro strap to attach it to my flash and it really does a great job especially when you don't have a ceiling or reflector. Amazingly - no one blinked - which is a big symptom with at least grandma and mom (Sue) while the kids tend not blink so much. I think the bouncer helps with that too. (Note - none of the photos have been edited - still having laptop issues)
Nana and the great grandkids:
D300, 70-300mm VR, 70mm, f/4.5, 1/100s, ISO 200, Flash w/ bouncer
D300, 70-300mm VR, 70mm, f/4.5, 1/100s, ISO 200, Flash w/ bouncer4 generations of Geiler Women (Nana's side):
D300, 50mm f/1.4, f/4.0, 1/160s, ISO 200, Flash w/ bouncer
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