Panorama

Assignment #6- Take a number of individual pics (usually about 3-10 or 12)and then use Photoshop to merge them into one panoramic photo.
I love this assignment. It has opened a lot of new possibilities in my photo taking world.

There are a lot of shots that I just cannot get entirely in one frame with my lil' ol' 55mm lens. Now if I had say a wide angle lense it would not be a problem....anyone out there have one just sittin around their house gatherin dust they wanna donate to the cause?

Anyone?

Anyone at all?

*crickets*

... okay then. I'll just enjoy being able to put a bunch of shots together for now. :)
Oh the plans I have with this technique... Moab, The Farm... FALL!!! I'm so excited for the fall! :)

This one was taken between Cedar Fort and Lehi. I used 5 individual shots for this. I'm not happy with the focus of the branches in front- some are more in focus then others:



This one was taken at the same place, but with more on the right side (Oh- and I used 7 individual shots for this one:



This one was taken just before you hit Cedar Fort, and I think I used about 10 pictures to make it:



Okay, so you probably can't see them well- because, by nature, Panoramics are long and thin. I think if you double click on them they will enlarge.
..Hmmmm... then again, maybe you should forget that last suggestion. This way the flaws are a lot less noticeable. :)

Depth of Field or Bokeh

Assignment #5 DOF:

This is actually one of my favorite techniques in Photography. It's called Shallow Depth of Field or Bokeh. The idea is focus in the subject and blur the rest (back ground and/or foreground). I like they way it makes your eye go straight to what you are wanting to be the subject of your picture. I've seen it with Christmas lights in the background and I love the way that looks. However... I seem to be at a loss for decorated Christmas tress at the moment- it being February and all- so I'll have to try those pictures next winter. :)

Landscapes and Action Shots

These are by far not my favorite pictures. However, I will admit that I did learn a little from taking them so... guess I'm a little okay with them...

Photo assignment 3: Take a picture of a landscape... apparently mountains are a MUST for this particular photo-op... ;0)

I decided to go around to the other side of the lake to see what I could find- not my favorite, but it's February people! Who gives an assignment to shoot a landscape in absolutely THE most ugly month of the year?!
Point: don't judge my composition too badly. :) Thank you very much.



Photo assignment #4: STOP the action
I found this old flag when I was driving down the street, and I love the character. It's ratted and dirty, but I felt like it was just more interesting then a crisp flag with no flaws...ya know?

Color Me Mine

Last Monday was B's "mommy and me" day, and she was nice enough to invite me and grandma along. We went to Color Me Mine in the Shops at Riverwood.




We walked in at about two and didn't leave until around six! Are you kidding me? It was a lot of fun. First trying to figure out what to paint, then deciding how to paint it, and finally trying to put on the finishing touches.




B tried out a bubble technique that made the inside of her mug that turned out so cute!









Once we were finished we turned in our final product...




And three days later....Presto!!






Oh- what creative girls we are! :)