32/365- Cold as Ice

Backyard beauty, Marc Anthony, and a second snow day! woo hoo!

I'm not sure why, but I prefer my ice/snow pics in black and white. These weren't blue-ish except the one I left in color. Perhaps I just like the contrast.

20/365 Snowday triptych

I was up way too early for a snow day. Guess that means more picture taking time! By 5:15am I had put on my long underwear and was outside. The nearly full moon and all the snow made it quite bright and peaceful.

Picture 1: My first view of the backyard. The snow was at the top of my snow boots.

Picture 2 : 10" of chilly white goodness and it was still snowing!

Picture 3: I love snow days!

I had some trouble again with white balance and exposure. It was frustrating, but with all of this snow around, I'll have plenty of opportunities to practice.

Picture 1: Exposure 8 Aperture f/6.3 Focal Length 4.6 mm ISO Speed 200 Flash Off

Pic 2: Exposure 0.033 sec (1/30) aperture f/4.5 Focal Length 44 mm
ISO Speed 400 Flash Auto, Fired

Pic 3: Exposure 0.033 sec (1/30) Aperture f/2.8 Focal Length 4.6 mm
ISO Speed 400 Flash Auto, Fired

11/365 - On Thin Ice

Snow day! That means a picture outing. I got all bundled up like a little kid and headed out.

Days like today remind me of my Grandpa. So I went to the cemetery where he is buried. This may sound weird, but I really like this cemetery. It is peaceful and beautiful. They have a pond with lots of ducks, geese, swans, and fish. It makes me happy knowing Grandpa has so much nature around him that he would have enjoyed.

I pulled up to the pond, a goose honked, and they came waddling up to me and the car. After I convinced the birds that I didn't have any bread, they went back to the pond and I started snapping away.

Only a small part of the pond wasn't frozen so the birds would walk out to it. I liked the idea of "walking on thin ice" (and it's not something round *he he*) so I took this shot. I think this little guy looks really cute with its one feather sticking up.

I have some trouble with getting the exposure and white balance correct in the snow. I've read a few articles about it and have tried the tips, but they still don't turn out quite right in camera. I had to do some editing and exposure adjustments on this shot. Oh well, guess I'll hope for more snow days so I can go practice. :)

Exposure 0.002 sec (1/640)
Aperture f/5.0
Focal Length 75.7 mm
ISO Speed 64
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire