4/365 - twofer Tuesday

I can be so indecisive and non-committal. :) I had one photo planned for today and another came along. So you get both. Does that violate the rules?

It's the first day back from Christmas break that I had students. That means I spent my planning period making copies. This isn't the entire stack. I'm not done and some have been handed out already.

I snapped this one quickly while I was talking to a fellow teacher. I didn't take the time to change settings. It was shot in portrait mode. There was a yellow/orange tint on one side the papers, so I put them in black and white.

I like that you can see the student painted ceiling tiles in the background.

I would have taken the time to shoot in manual mode, but I didn't want to be rude. Given the quick capture, I think it turned out okay.

Exposure 0.014 sec (1/69)
Aperture f/2.8
Focal Length 4.6 mm
ISO Speed 382
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Auto, Did not fire

Part 2

A local Marine was injured in Afghanistan then died on Christmas eve. The main road is lined on both sides with American flags.

I stopped at lunch to take this picture. Since the road has four lanes and was busy, I couldn't get the angle I wanted. I still like the shot. Wanting to make the flags standout, I softened the background and put it in black and white. If I knew how I would have cleaned out the back ground a little. Guess that's something to learn during this project.

Exposure 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture f/7.1
Focal Length 23 mm
ISO Speed 64
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire