April Highlights

| Helen

April – the fourth month of the year is now over and who would have guessed that I would still be taking photos and writing about it … I have now blogged for 120 days and I have discovered so much:

  • I like to photograph things I like – landscapes, nature, plants
  • I like to capture things that have meaning to me – my dinner, my knitting, my flowers…
  • I like to experiment and try new things
  • I like sunset photos and long exposures
  • I love talking to new mums and photographing babies… I am going to continue with this….
  • I love visiting properties and taken interior shots
  • I am amazed at how quickly seasons and children change… moments are captured and then disappear, I see so much now I think with my camera, and there is just not enough time to capture every moment.
  • I have no plan in the direction of this blog but I am influenced by the photos of others on the various facebook feeds and blogs I follow and they inspire me to keep capturing my year.
Swan Lake, F6,3, ISO 100, 50mm lens
Signs of Spring – 17-70mm lens – Sunlight and fresh growth by the river
Signs of Spring – 17-70mm lens – New Ivy growing with autumn colours beyond.
ISO 100, F10, 1/100 sec – framing the View with trees.
ISO 100, F9, 1/250 sec – Horse Riders in the Forest – the perfect number and colouring 🙂
Egg Experiments
100mm fixed macro lens, ISO 100, F5.6, 1/50 sec
100mm fixed macro lens, ISO 100, F5.6, 1/60 sec
ISO 100, F20, 1.3 sec
ISO 100, F20, 0.6 sec, rear sync flash
ISO3200, F5, 1/20 sec – no flash.
ISO 100, F5.6, 1/250 sec – Orange quarter – a much more vibrant composition.
ISO 100, F5.6, 1/250 sec – Fresh Orange.
Fruity Friday Flash Fun
Knitted Squares – 50mm lens, ISO 100. F3.5, 1/250 sec – Manual with flash
Knitted Squares – 50mm lens, ISO 100. F3.5, 1/200 sec – Manual with flash
ISO 400, Hand held – F5.6, 1/60 sec
ISO 400, F5.6, 1/60 sec – hand held
ISO 100, 15-250mm lens, 80mm focal length, F5.6, 1/500 sec – Selfie in the car wing mirror so you can see my set up!
ISO 100, 15-250mm lens, 63mm focal length, F11, 1/125 sec – The House by the Dock
ISO 200, F7.1, 1/200 sec
ISO200, F2.8, 1/2500 sec
ISO 100, F40, 1/5sec – Telephoto to wide angle
ISO 100, F25, 0.6sec- wide angle to zoom
Swan – ISO 100, F19, 0.3 sec – 18-250mm lens, 35mm focal length
ISO 100, F18, 1/6 sec – Hatchet Pond at sunset
ISO100, F10, 1/5 sec, Timer, Rear Sync Flash
ISO100, F4, 1/100 sec
ISO3200, 1/2000 sec, F6.3, 500mm focal length
ISO1000, 1/1000 sec – 186mm focal length, F5.6 – Watching!
ISO 100, F7.1, 1/200 sec – 120mm focal length
ISO 400, F5.6, 1/400 sec – Back focusing cropped. Focal Length 95mm
ISO 400, F8, 1/250 sec – Back focusing cropped. Focal Length 250mm
ISO250, F11, 1/320 sec – St George’s Day Flag and my dogs!
ISO 200, F25m 4 sec ND filter
ISO2500, F6.3, 1/20 sec – In mum’s arms
ISO 200, F6.3, 1/40 sec
ISO 250, F5.6, 1/100 sec – a big strecth!
ISO 200, F4.5, 1/3200 sec – focal length 24mm.
ISO 100, F6.3, 1/800 sec – focal length 250mm.
My 10k medal taken on my SLR with a lovely shallow depth of field.
Twin ducklings – ISO400, F6.3, 1/1600 sec, 500 mm focal length.
ISO 125, 147mm zoom 0n 18-250mm lens, F10, 1/200 sec – Aperture priority
ISO 500, 31mm zoom 0n 18-250mm lens, F22, 1/40 sec – Aperture priority
ISO 1600, F6.3, 1/320 sec – 18-250mm lens, 178mm zoom – “I think they are better over there”
ISO 250, F8, 1/250 sec – 18-250mm lens, 63mm zoom – “I am watching you”
18-250mm lens, f6.3, 1/320 sec, ISO 250 – Back focusing, I think I am beginning to understand and it does help. I think this photo is really calming!
100mm lens, f5, 1/160 sec, ISO 200 – Love the shallow depth of field and the colour from the cloudy sky
18-250mm lens, f5, 1/250 sec, ISO 100 – Bluebells in the shade and in the sun – the forest is magical.
18-250 mm lens, f6.3, 1/80 sec, ISO 100 – Foreground interest to draw you into the wood.

I would love to say thank you if you have signed up to follow my blog, it makes such a difference knowing someone is reading (although my spelling & grammar is awful), your comments & likes are appreciated and I hope you enjoy seeing how I develop. I feel I have already improved since January and I know now I want to continue creating pictures.