I am still adjusting to life after grad school. Weird isn't it? What is spare time? I am also trying to intentionally not fill up my schedule and just be open to whatever comes up. (Although, a quick glance at my calendar shows me booked till next Tuesday. sigh.) Sunday was just such a day. These pics are from a wee little hike in the North Bend area. I haven't been there before, but I had a trusty tourguide.
It is a Sign
Grr. I forgot my tripod! My new, beautiful, handy tripod! It was nice, though, to take some hand-held pics. The challenge for the day is to keep the ISO low, the shutter fast and the blurry images to a minimun.
The one of the sign below is at ISO 200. I chose a small aperture setting, f3.5 to get a fast shutter speed (1/8 of a second) because I was holding my camera. I didn't even intend to have such a nice, muted background. Nice. One thing that I would tweek a little if I could would be to have the top right-hand corner of the sign fully in the frame. I like the lighting, too, and didn't make any tonal adjustments to this pic.
HD Iron Horse Trail
Our destination for the day was a cool little water feature on the Annette Lake Trail (side note: the cool little water feature has disappeared! maybe next year?). The trail crosses the Iron Horse Trail and we could hear water falling over rocks somewhere. Didn't find any waterfalls or rushing creek beds (too many trees!) but had a nice little wander down the Iron Horse Trail. It was late afternoon by this point, and the lighting created kind of a weird HD effect. My eyes were buggy. Del took a shot from a similar spot that shows EVEN MORE sharpness. Insane.
Fall Leaves
I found a gigantic berry bush. Ooh Berries! I tried several different angles, but couldn't get the shot I had in my mind. I could frame it, but it was too shaky. I tried Del's tripod, but couldn't frame it right that way either. So, the fall leaves below are a close second to what I had in mind. I am really pleased, though, with the water droplets lining the edge of the leaves! I shot this one in ISO 200, f5.6 (because I was zoomed in a bit), and with a shutter speed of 1/20th of a second.
Abstract Tree
I loved the maple trees on this hike; they had tiny little leaves! This tree caught my eye as we headed down the trail. I don't know why; I was drawn to it. At the time, I was frustrated with the composition... again, not quite what I had in mind. However, when I had a chance to review the shots at home, I ended up having a hard time figuring out which one I liked the best. I can see so many different images in this shot. I'll use "vague lori" descriptions in pursuit of brevity... the lighting was interesting, it reminded me of trees in Japan, I can see a tree angel, and it reminds me of school plays were people play trees (think Dead Poet's Society). Here is a vague zinger for ya: I can see the grace and beauty of nature in concert with humanity.
.... or maybe it is time to go to sleep. g'night & sweet, tiny maple leaf dreams to all. Thanks for checking out my pics & reading my unending randomness.
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