LensProToGo 52 Week Photo Project - Week 29 Submission

My submission for week 29 themed Summer.

I struggled with this theme a good bit. There are so many different things that could represent summer and I couldn't decide on which one to choose. This past week I helped my son make the 2000 mile move from Tacoma, Washington to Lawton, Oklahoma. This shot was taken through the windshield of the car as we passed through the small town of La Grande, Oregon during a late afternoon rain shower. When I saw this theater it immediately brought back memories from my summers as a kid. One of the highlights was the weekly movie my brother and I used to go watch. So of all of the things that could possibly represent summer this theater made me think back to my summers as a kid so that's why I chose it. You may notice the square format. I've been reading an eBook regarding shooting using the square format and that's how I shot everthing on the first day, using the square format.

Protecting His Nest

This is a very photo intensive post but the photos tell the story. Yesterday I had a opportunity to watch the male Eastern Bluebird (Daddy as we call him) protect his nest from an unsuspecting Mourning Dove that landed too close. All shots were taken with my E-M5 and Olympus 40-150 lens. You can click on the images to view larger versions of them.

Daddy on the left and Momma on the right. The dish next to Momma is where we put mealworms for them.

Unsuspecting Mourning Dove

The Dove finally decides to fly away.

The victor!

LensProToGo 52 Week Photo Project - Week 28 Submission

My submission for week 28 themed texture

This is a close up shot of one of the flowers in a display we have on our dining room table. The flower was lit with light coming in through a near by window.

LensProToGo 52 Week Photo Project - Week 27 Submission

My submission for week 27 themed reflection.

The afternoon sun reflected off of the ripples in the water. In a way it looks to me anyway like there's oil on the water but there's not.

Expose to the Right or Expose to the Left. Does it matter? Part 2

In Part One we took a look at how images looked when using various levels of exposure compensation. In this second part we'll take a closer look at those images to see what kind of noise is present. Is it still better to expose to the right or to the left or does it matter? You can click on the images to view a larger version. I think once you review the images it'll be pretty obvious which exposure method is better.

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+0 but after clicking auto button

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Northern Mockingbird

This shot was taken with my E-M5 and my old Canon EF-400 f/5.6L lens. The photographer that bought my old lens let me borrow it for a short while to do some testing with it. My keeper rate was VERY low, unfortunately. It was very difficult to see if the birds were in focus or not. More often than not they were out of focus. You can click on the image to view a larger version of it.