Things I Find Cool – Page 14 – Daffodil Hill Photography

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One Sweet 63′ Grand Prix

I was at a car show today and have material for a month of Sunday’s, though I plan on only posting for a week my stuff from the show. One thing about car shows is most owners are more than willing to talk about their rides .Oh and they let you take all the pictures you want of them as well. The owner of this Pontiac was no exception. For his hospitality I will post his car first, so here is one sweet 63′ Grand Prix.

A Classic Reflection

I spent over three hours at car show today and had to came home to cool down. The Bride and I are heading back soon and I hope to post some pics later. Till then here is a classic reflection.

Hanging Tough

I was out and about our place earlier this month trying out my Sony A300. I was having a decent test drive of the Sony but was not finding much to shoot because of the always present wind that day. I like shooting nature in macro and well wind is not your friend if that is your thing. As I was heading back in when I saw two Dragonflies on some weeds by the fence roll. As I approach one chanced the wind and headed farther into the field but the other, well he just decided to ride it out. So here is one cool Dragonfly Hanging Tough!

Cruisin’ Time Is A Comin’

This is the season for car Cruises and I love it! Old cars, both pristine or rust, will be making the rounds soon and I am excited as a Meadow Lark in a meadow! Here is a picture from one of last year’s Cruises.

Light And Shadow

I am trying to step up my game as far as indoor photography goes. I have a pretty good grip on the basics as far as outside lighting goes but indoor lighting has always eluded me. So as I try to find my place in the light I am finding the journey intriguing but somewhat painful. So here is the only decent capture from the past weekends journey into the light……and shadow.

Resting At The Feeder

A New Dragonfly About Our Place

We have one type of Dragonfly that has a steady on our place. They are of the Skimmer family and I believe they are Baskettail Dragonflies. So when this little fellow and a couple of his pals showed up I was rather geeked to say the least. So here is a new dragonfly about our place.

Through The Glass

I have been on a journey to challenge myself in expanding my photo subjects. So yesterday I was out and about and saw this jewelry display with just simple, elegant jewelry and decided to shot it how I saw it. I needed all the available light, since the flash was out of the question, so I held the camera away from my body at an angle to let ambient light in. To maximize the available light I shot from above the display and through the glass.

My Butterfly In The Light

As I walked about our place one evening this week trying to get some fresh shots, my outside cat Butterfly, followed me around as she does on many occasions. As I headed around back I spotted two very small but highly attentive Praying Mantis. As I kneeled down to take a few shots my beloved Butterfly keep hitting my arm. It is as you know a cats way of saying ” I am the center of the Universe, pay attention slave!”, or something a kin to that. So instead of getting upset I decided to try to learn something new and use the situation as a test to challenge me. I knew the Sun was low and to our backs and both of our front profiles were nothing but shadows. So I tried using my flash to take a close up of her as she was at my side. I was using my Canon Powershot SX10is that evening. Since I am very familiar with the setting I dialed back the flash output, lowered the ISO to 80, set it to macro mode and set the shooting controls to Aperture Priority for the next few shots in quick order. I did the latter because I do not have enough experience yet to use the manual mode fully for this type of shot. I used the Canon’s tilt screen as a guide to set up the shot (Author’s observation: Setting up a shot on a cat that is NOT asleep is like catching the wind and predicting what a two-year old is thinking…all at the same time). So here is an unedited shot of My Butterfly In The Light.