D92: 1500

Second image in my series title "Numbers"  Could not decide which version I like so I posted both. 

 

Manual: Read page 82 "Selecting the drive mode".

Images:  Viewed images by Tasha Prescott .   Very nice portraits.

D91: 727

This image is part of a new theme title "Numbers"

Manual:  Read page 81 "Selecting the metering mode"

Images:  Viewed images in David Duchemin images on his flickr page.  Beautiful images.

D90: Here's Mickey

I decide to practice  some portrait shots.  Mickey is always eager to have his picture taken, so I chose him as my model for today. 

Manual: Read page 80 "When auto focus fails (Manual focusing)"

Images: Viewed more images on Tom Solley's site.

D89: Busy Bee

My nephew's favorite toy.  Busy  is also my favorite model when I want to practice portraits.  He's always happy and sits there quietly. :-)

Manual: Read page 79 "Focusing an off center subject"

Images: Viewed images by Wedding and Portrait photographer  Tim Solley .   Tim also wrote an excellent tutorial on Portrait lighting for beginners that's posted on the sublime light website. Check it out. Lots of good info.

D88: A Glass of Pomegrante

This idea  was inspire by my friend Cheryl.  She posted a picture of pomegranates in a glass.  I love pomegranates, but I 've never had the patience to peel one. I usually cut it in half and dig in.  Thanks Cheryl, it is so worth the wait.

Manual: Read page 77 and 78 "Selecting the AF point"

Images: Viewed images by food photographer Sara Remington.  Awesome images, very inspiring.  I could learn a lot from her. 

D87: Dancing Penguins

The holiday display at Mountain View cemetery is one of my favorite Christmas displays. The only display I've seen that has dancing penguins.    Click on the image to get a better view.

Manual:  Read page 73 - 76 "Selecting the AF mode"

Image:   Viewing images in David duChemin book "Within the Frame"

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D86: Happy Holidays

Manual: Read page 72 "INFO Checking camera settings"

Images:  Viewed images in David DuChemin book "Within the Frame"

D85: Nutcracker

  Saw this cute little guy on display in a store window.

 

Manual:  Read page 70 and 71 "File numbering methods"

Images: Viewed images in the December edition of Lenswork Magazine.  One of the best (imho) magazine around on black and white photography.

D84: Holiday Cupcakes

Food photography is truly an art.  I played around with these for at least two hours trying to come up with nice composition.  I decided to settle on this one. Not my best but it will do for now.

Manual: Read page 68 and 69 "Creating and selecting a folder".

Images:

D83: Happy as an Elf in a Tree

Manual:  Read page 67  "Setting the color space"

Images:  View  portrait images by NYC photographer Hannah Khymch.  Impressive portraits and she's only 18 years old.

D82: Frosty the Snowman

Found him hanging out in front of the Jelly Belly factory

Manual:  Read page 65 and 66  "White balance auto bracketing"

Images:  View images in flickr Christmas group

D81: MandM Gingerbread Man

Found this little guy at the dollar store and decided to dress him up.

Manual:  Read page 64 "White balance correction"

Images: Viewed images by Trey Ratcliff.  This guy does some amazing HDR images.  He also has a cool blog called "Stuck in customs"  Check him out. 

D80: Let it snow

For some reason this snowman remind me of a hobo with missing teeth.

Manual:  Read page 63 "Setting the color temperature'"

Images:  Viewed images in this month Rangefinder magazine.  I like the image of  Obama on the cover. Also feature in the magazine  is the winners of the APA National Photo Composition.  Very impressive images.  

D79: Two Rudy's and a Chocolate tree

My nephew's Christmas school project. That chocolate tree started melting so I had to stop a few times and put it in the freezer for a few minutes.

Manual:  Read page 62 "Custom White Balance"

Images:  Viewed images on a site called Pictory.  This person took several images of the SF bay area.   Each image has a short story about the image or location.  Check it out.

D78: Banjo Playing Angel

Spotted this ornament sitting on top a display case. Tried shooting it several different angles. This was my best shot.

Manual:  Read page 61 "Setting the White Balance"

Images:  Viewed images on different photographers on oneexposure site.  The images are amazing.  Take a look at this image, then go to the site to see more amazing images.

D77: Non Traditional Candy Canes

Crayola candy canes? They didn't have these flavors when I was a kid.

Manual: Read page 60 "ISO Setting the ISO speed"

Images: Viewed images by local photographer Michael Soo.

D76: Ornaments

Went to my friend Cheryl's house for dinner. She had some beautiful ornaments on her Christmas tree. These were my two favorites. Thanks for dinner Cheryl. That pasta was delicious!!

Manual:  Read pages 58 and 59 registering the picture styles

Images:  Viewed images of my contacts in flickr.

D75: Nativity Scene

Manual:  Read page 55 - 57 "Customizing the picture style"

Images:  Viewed images in flickr interestingness group .  Is "interestingness" a word?

D74: Holiday Treats

Left over holiday treats from Christmas party

Manual: Read page 53 and 54 "Selecting a picture style. I've use several of theses settings when I use to shoot jpeg.  I now shoot raw exclusively and was told by another photographer that these settings do apply when shooting raw.

Images: Viewed images on flickr

D73: Frosty in Bubble

First time I've seen frosty in a bubble

 Manual:  Read page 52 "Max Burst during continuous shooting"

Images:   Viewed images by Gianni Galassi 

D72: Holiday Cookies

Went to a holiday party tonight for my local photography  meetup group.  Had a great time.  Good food and good company.  Atfer dinner we had critique session of images taken by the group members.  Some of the work displayed was awesome.  Really talented group.

Manual:  Read page 49, 50 and 51 'Setting the image recording quality"

Images: Viewed more images in Flickr explore.

D71: A Disney Christmas Theme

Manual:  Read page 48 "Self-timer Operation"

Image:  Viewed images in Flickr explore.

D70: The Star

Holiday decoration in Jack London Square

Manual:  Read page 45, 46 and 47 "Fully automatic shooting" and "Using full auto".

Images:  Viewed images by Vilhjalmur Ingi Vilhjalmsson Found his site via another flickr contact.  Amazing work.

 

D69: The Church at Christmas time

Saw this lovely decoration in the window on Lakeshore Ave. 

Manual: Page 44 "Dioptric Adjustment"

Images:  Viewed images of  Steven Walenta  after reading an article about him in photo techniques magazine. Nice collection of work.  

D68: The number 5

Found this while strolling around the The Nut Tree in Vacaville. 

Manual:  Read page 42 and 43 "Cleaning the Cmos sensor"

Images:  Just started reading Joe Mcnally's book "Hot shoes Diaries" so I viewed images on his website. I had the pleasure of attending his workshop this year.  He's a super nice guy and a great sense of humor.  The workshop was awesome.  He shared a lot of info on shooting with one light, using reflectors and strobes.

D67: All I need is chestnuts

Found this outdoor fireplace in downtown Suisun.  It was sooo cold out tonight.  My fingers were grateful for the heat.

Manual: Read page 40 and 41 "Setting the time and date" and "Replacing the date/time battery"

Images:  Viewed images by food photographer Bill Brady

D66: Peppermint Patty and Frosty

Went on a photo shoot with my friend Cheryl and the Solano meetup group to Bodega  Bay.  I thought it was going to be cold and foggy when we got there but it was a beautiful sunny day.  Took lots of photos and hung out with some pretty cool people.  On the way back we stop and took pictures of her Cheryl's neighbor Christmas decorations.   There were so many different items;  peppermints, stars, nativity scene and a horse and carriage to name a few.  This was one of my favorites.

Manual:  Read page 39 "Set the power-off/Auto power off

Images:  Finish reading and viewing images in Galen Rowell's book "Mountain Light".

D65: Gingerbread man for Cheryl

Went photo shopping with my friend Cheryl.  Saw this cute little guy in a store window.

Manual:  Read page 38 "Setting the language"

Images:  Continued reading and viewing images from Galen Rowell's book  "Mountain light".

D64: Blue Light

Blue Christmas tree light.

Manual:  Read page 37 "Reset camera default settings"

Images:  Continued reading and viewing images from Galen Rowell's book  "Mountain light".

D63: Letter to Santa

Saw this in a store window in downtown Vacaville

Manual:  Page 33 - 36 menu operations

Images: Found Galen Rowell's book "Mountain light" at the library so I started reading it and viewing the images. 

D62: Frosty's Brother

I've decided to join my friend Cheryl and do a christmas theme this  month.  This is the first in the series.

Manual:  Read page 30 thru 32 "Basic Operation".

Images:  Tonight I went to Barnes and Noble and browse the photography section.  Looked at images in Galen Rowell's book "Mountain Light in search of dynamic landscape" and Read technical info in Bryan Peterson book "Learning to see creatively"  .