tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17055426199070449742024-03-19T04:03:24.441-04:00Curious Eye PhotographyCapturing moments through the looking glass.Mary Gileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14261354419691694843noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705542619907044974.post-59106285354476659662011-07-11T23:09:00.000-04:002011-07-11T23:09:46.670-04:00New YorkFor the Fourth of July the family and I decided it might be fun to go to New York. We took the Amrtrak up which was a very nice 3 hour train ride. From Baltimore, that is definitely the way to go. I think there may need to be a Boston trip via the same means. Here are a few highlights from our trip.<br />
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Olivia was outside blowing bubbles and I thought I would try and capture that moment. She loves to play with bubbles.<br />
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In this picture Olivia is rather upset because she decided that she was done swinging and instead of waiting for it to come to a stop she let go and landed on her backside. Now she knows to wait for the swing to stop or to try and land on her feet. <br />
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This is Olivia and her Daddy.The camera doesn't have a flash and it was extremely sunny out so instead of having them squint with the sun in their face I just placed them with the sun off to the side.<br />
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Even though I love my digital camera, I think the old school camera gives a bit more nostaligic feel to it. I'm sure you could make your digital pictures have that same look through image editing software, but I'm not that advanced yet. You can click the images for a bigger picture. I still can't get over that the camera doesn't take batteries.Mary Gileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14261354419691694843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705542619907044974.post-30802236446680821242010-11-02T00:10:00.000-04:002010-11-02T00:10:58.561-04:00Saturday at SotterlyA couple of Saturdays ago I took a photography class from Robert Tinari that was given at Sotterly Plantation. We were focusing on the gardens and scenery. The light was a bit harsh given that we were there from 11:00 - 3:00. It was also pretty windy out. Even given those conditions I did manage to get out a few good pictures.<br />
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This first picture is the under side of one of the flowers in the garden. I had to use my camera pack to block the sun wind. Pink and green is one of my favorite color combos. That is probably why I was so drawn to this flower.<br />
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For now I want to share a picture of my daughter doing her first tree climbing on the Oval at The Ohio State University. She had sooo much fun. I used my 50mm lens for this picture.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4Ls6gQ7-Bp-AY_AJGjHmSh0sHPVDdpKOCBYPaFz8nrtLKLX3t0KZtO-2IFBIjDqzYeVoWaFwsOW3DoURCXDsWK76wN4BO36J8V3rUEC00A_4VUsyeM2e2jTcuvasS2NpWtH49ijYev8/s1600/DSC_1852es.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4Ls6gQ7-Bp-AY_AJGjHmSh0sHPVDdpKOCBYPaFz8nrtLKLX3t0KZtO-2IFBIjDqzYeVoWaFwsOW3DoURCXDsWK76wN4BO36J8V3rUEC00A_4VUsyeM2e2jTcuvasS2NpWtH49ijYev8/s320/DSC_1852es.jpg" /></a></div>Ahhh...to be four years old. Thanks for visiting and have a fabulous day.Mary Gileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14261354419691694843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705542619907044974.post-698764614101834962010-08-30T01:29:00.000-04:002010-08-30T01:46:02.209-04:00Evening at Solomon's IslandToday I have a couple of pictures that I took over at Solomon's Island. I had taken a <a href="http://www.tinariphoto.com/galleries.htm"><strong>Robert Tinari Workshop</strong></a> earlier in the day on Saturday. I learned several things on how to make a better picture. On our way from our 11th anniversary dinner, I told the hubby I wanted to try and get some sunset pictures at Solomon's. Well I think we were almost too late. By the time we got parked and I got my camera out the sun was going below the bridge instead of just above it. I wanted to try and capture the sun setting anyway. Here is my picture.<br />
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I bought my Nikon D90 after seeing pictures a college kid, majoring in photography, took of my daughter on his Nikon D40. He captured my daughter beautifully and I wanted to be able to do that myself. The pictures I always got back from in store studios cost way too much and were way too posed. So I think it only appropriate to add my favorite picture I've taken so far of my daughter as my first picture.<br />
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These next pictures are ones that I recently took while just practing composure and exposure. <br />
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I took this picture because I liked the shape of the street light. I didn't realize the added bonus of the reflected shore line in the dome base until I got home. This was taken with my 55-200 mm lens.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfxQpNPSo4TjjZMZHb8-4apbZYcsPfehCJNXwPBDJVcsDz7afuBVALsq5cfIJHzdyOTLtriALNPTMWPuCbBxfFT-ByoD5wt0jytzAULsMepFtn-knOW9qEF0mbmSjjM93KZ5KG26nbEE/s1600/DSC_1627ewm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfxQpNPSo4TjjZMZHb8-4apbZYcsPfehCJNXwPBDJVcsDz7afuBVALsq5cfIJHzdyOTLtriALNPTMWPuCbBxfFT-ByoD5wt0jytzAULsMepFtn-knOW9qEF0mbmSjjM93KZ5KG26nbEE/s320/DSC_1627ewm.jpg" /></a></div>As I was turning into our development one evening driving home from work, I saw these HUGE mushrooms next to the fire hydrant on the corner. I knew I needed to try and capture them before they got knocked over. This was taken with my 50 mm lens.Mary Gileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14261354419691694843noreply@blogger.com2