Flaming sunset

Ello my fellow ninjas!

So its official, I have run out of ideas! The ideas that I do have take time and tons of prep work, not feasible for standard blog deadline.

So i decided to go back to my roots! These shots were not originally taken with my current camera but my very first one. It was a cannon Powershot A480.

This shot showed me that I truly wanted to take photos due to the beautiful color of sunsets and sunrises.

This was taken the first year I came here at occc.


In the coming weeks, look for other shots like these!

So until another time,......shunpo!

Mhm, ham! (13?)

Hello my fellow ninjas! Sorry, about last week, wasn't able to get anything up but I'm back this week!

This one of my favorite hobby's! No not eating!, Cooking! Now, I didn't cook this delicious ham, but it illustrates my love the art!

Cooking is a pleasurable thing I enjoy, but I dislike cooking for others. I would cook sometimes for other, but I don't like doing it very often...

So until another time my fellow ninjas,...shunpo!

Nikon D3100 with a 18-55mm lens

F4.5, 1/40, iso 800, WB INCANDESCENT at 29mm

Exposure comp 2.0

Pure image

Cards!

Cards! Not just any cards, Yugioh cards! Yes, I play children's card games.... This week I wanted to show a picture of one of my side hobbies that I really enjoy. When I have free time I play this game with my friends. I readily enjoy collecting cards, making decks, and chatting with my friends about this game. I also Magic: The gathering and Pokemon off handily. This is just one of my many hobbies...


Until another time my fellow ninjas,.....shunpo!

Nikon D3100 with a 18-55mm lens

F 4, 1/40", iso 400, WB AUTO at 24mm

Auto focus

Taken at 6:49pm on Saturday

Edited levels and hue and saturation in Photoshop elements 7

Hmm...

 

Just some time to relax and think after a long day. I took this shot after I came home from church at 6:37pm on Sunday. I was very tired, hence I didn't do the original idea for this image to save time and expense. So I give this image of me drinking a box drink while staring off into the darkness of my kitchen.

Until next time my fellow ninjas,... shunpo...

Photo info:

Nikon D3100 with a 18-55mm lens mounted on a tripod set on a medium high table

F5, 3", iso 100, WB AUTO at 35mm

Manual focus

Taken at 6:37pm on Sunday

Edited levels, brightness and contrast, cropped the image to remove distracting elements. Used the clone stamp to fill in unwanted things in the background. Also the clone stamp was used to create the darkness that perminates off to the right side of the image. Sharpened near the end.

Photographers note:

For some reason, this image on certain computers looks really bad. So if you posses one of these computers, I apologize for the appalling image that you see.

To dine with darkness...

A such dark photo I give to you today, my dear fellow ninja's. I was in such a fuss in what I wanted to do with my next photo. I decided on a nice candle lit scene that adds dramatic lighting to the whole scene. I found some candles around my house and used them to the light the area in front of the camera. I then used the candle in my hand to provide light for my face. The book next to my arm is not about ninjutsu or anything of that matter., though the book was used to provide for accurate manual focus at the position I was sitting at. I'm quite pleased in what I accomplished with this shot, I hope I can do more dramatic lighting shots down the road.


Until next time my fellow ninjas, ...shunpo!

Photo info:

Nikon D3100 with a 18-55mm lens mounted on a tripod

F6.3, 3", iso 100, WB INCANDESCENT at 33mm 

Manual focus

Taken at 10:17pm on Thursday

Edited levels, brightness and contrast, cropped the image to remove distracting elements. Used the clone stamp to fill in unwanted things in the background. Sharpened near the end.

Photographers note:

Always make sure to back up your work. When doing this project, the original post production file got corrupted and was not being able to be read. Fortunately I saved a psd file and had the original photo in TWO spots for safety. Just remember to be careful with your images.