Day 19 - The Iconic Capitol Building

Device: Nikon D3100

Lens: VR 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6G 

Focal Length: 22mm

Aperture: F/3.8

Shutter Speed: HDR - Multiple exposures

ISO Sensitivity: ISO 1600

SW: CS5

Location: Austin, Texas

Went to bed last night at like 2:30-3am and woke up at 6:30. I had to go pick up a friend from the bus station by 7:15. Drove all through morning rush hour traffic and made to the station about 15 min late. To my surprise, the bus was running late, it would not arrive until 1pm. Wow so much fun! Of course, trying to create a good habit I took my camera with me. Because of my early rise this has been one of the longest days of my life. I took my friend and his lady around town to show them the sites here in Austin. I got loads and loads of great shots. However, I can only pick one and here it is…The Iconic Capitol Building.

P.S. I have been up since 6:30am and I am still up, just got home and barely staying awake just to post this for you! See how much I appreciate you! =P

Posted at 12:45am

Day 17 - Balanced Meal

Device: Nikon D3100

Lens: 50mm F/1.8D

Focal Length: 50mm

Aperture: F/1.8

Shutter Speed: Multiple Exposures - HDR

ISO Sensitivity: ISO 1600

SW: CS5 (HDR Photo Merge)

Location: Austin, Texas

Today was supposed to be a relax day… but apparently I do not know how to drive. I backed up and broke the driver side mirror. This turned my relaxed day into a hectic one. I ventured out to run my many errands; however, I forgot my camera at home. I went to the junk yard – this would have produced a disgustingly beautiful picture. On my way home, I was re-introduced to REAL traffic, not that pseudo-Las Cruces-traffic. A normally 30 min drive took me over an hour and a half. Moreover, the entire drive home I kept thinking “I should have brought my camera. We are going so slow I could get off and take a picture before we start moving again.” Alas, I had to come up with a creative image here at home. This is it… for me, growing up, no meal was complete without beans and rice – a truly balanced meal.

Day 12 - Surreal Sunset

Device: Nikon D3100

Lens: VR VR 55-200mm F/4-5.6G

Focal Length: 120mm

Aperture: F/4.8

Shutter Speed: HDR - Multiple exposures

ISO Sensitivity: ISO 100

SW: CS5

Location: El Paso, Texas

Today I spent the day waiting... and waiting... and waiting. I was supposed to pick up a certain something but that did not happen. I had taken a few pictures throughout the day; some crows, some cool lens trick, and this sunset. It was a tough call, however, I feel I chose the right one for you guys. I hope you enjoy it! 

Day 8 - Naked Trees

Device: Nikon D3100

Lens: VR 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6G

Focal Length: 18mm

Aperture: F/3.5

Shutter Speed: HDR - Multiple exposures (15 sec - 1/1.3 sec)

ISO Sensitivity: ISO 800

Editing SW: CS5

Location: Austin, Texas

Today was kind of a lazy day, being that it was all gloomy and rainy outside. I did not do much nor go out of the house. I decided to run down to the duck pond again for today's picture. It was nice dark and I wanted to see if I could get some nice nighttime HDR images. It really did not come out how I expected but I hope with practice I perfect the technique.  

Day 7 - Ambush

Device: Nikon D3100

Lens: VR 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6G

Focal Length: 36mm

Aperture: F/11

Shutter Speed: HDR - Multiple exposures (1/320 sec - 1/6 sec)

ISO Sensitivity: ISO 100

Editing SW: CS5

Location: Austin, Texas

After reading a few articles on HDR, thanks to Íris, I decided to try it out for myself. HDR stands for High Dynamic Range. It is a technique used to produce an image with a wider dynamic range between the lightest and darkest areas of an image. In other words, it more closely represents what the human eye sees, making it more realistic. Here is the completion of my first attempt at an HDR image. I took Sy’s little ninjas and posed them for today’s image … Ambush.