It's been windy, so the long exposure shots have been... difficult. This is the only shot I have been happy with lately. Taken at the front gate. 4 seconds with the yashica at f1.9.
The next project I am undertaking is the "Night time garden".
The photos will all follow these rules:
All photos to be taken in my front garden Photos can be taken at only at night The only the illumination allowed is the porchlight Flashlights cannot be used to assist focus, or find pictures Only Manual Focus photographs are allowed Post processing is allowed
Lots of rain lately, and I'm seeing flowers where I haven't before, or maybe it's just that I'm looking... Inpired by a post on petapixel.com, I decided to try my hand at adding vignettes and a creating a cross processed effect. When I took the shot, I thought the image was too out of focus, so I took another 15 shots and back at home I decided I didnt like anyof them but the first. I need to rethink this whole "perfect focus" thing. I think sometimes I get too hung up on the pixels and the bokeh and forget about the picture. I'm pretty pleased with the post processing here - Lightroom can really do a lot. The gory details: Sony a550 Tamron 24-135 @135mm f/5.6 1/125s