Let’s talk about irony: last week’s challenge was “cold” and it was warm here…and this week’s is“low light” but we got snow! Which, as you might imagine, bounces quite a bit of light. I wondered out loud why Mother Nature didn’t want me to succeed in this weekly photo challenge. Turns out, as one of...
This week’s challenge was “depth of field.” I was wanting to do something a little artsy but sometimes fate just hands you the perfect opportunity – pun intended. I was cleaning the house on Thursday (I swear!) and left my daughter coloring with crayons in the kitchen. She is two. And you know what they...
Last weekend I was invited to take pictures of the beautiful, two-weeks-new Mr. T – you might remember him from my Project 52 last Sunday. Mom and Dad asked that their faces not appear online, so I’m only sharing a few of their little man. See the rest of his debut on Facebook to keep my blog...
This year, I’m very excited to be participating in a “52 of 2013” photo blog hop! Each week we will be assigned a different theme, and we’ll post our image on Sunday at Noon. Except for me…I’ll post mine some time around 4:30 when I remember. This week’s theme was “new.” I chose this image...
You know that feeling when you keep meaning to do something, but you push it off until tomorrow – and next thing you know “tomorrow” is two months later? That’s this blog. Sorry about that. Truth is, we’ve had some exciting things happening in our personal lives that have kept me pretty busy…we’re expecting Baby...
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Blaire is a premier Northern Virginia photographer serving: Great Falls; Fairfax; McLean; Arlington; Vienna; Clifton; Alexandria; Ashburn; Oakton; Chantilly; Round Hill; Hamilton; Aldie; Herndon; Haymarket; Manassas; Springfield; Bristow; Sterling; Broad Run; Purcellville; Reston; Gainesville; Burke; Leesburg; Falls Church; Warrenton; Lovettsville; Centreville; Dunn Loring; Waterford; Paeonian Springs; and Washington DC.
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michelepixels.comWow! That is some very thick ice! I’m surprised by that quote about raw; I’ve only come across messages encouraging the use of raw, and that’s what I do because it provides more latitude in post processing. And I’m jealous of your camera upgrade. 😉 I’ll be keeping on my my T1i for who knows how much longer. Have fun!
Blaire RingI don’t think the quote was to undermine the power of RAW, I think that’s where I misunderstood it 🙂 I think the idea is to always strive to get it right in camera and not need to rely on post processing to “fix” your pictures.
I love my Rebel and am definitely keeping it, at least for now – she is perfect for snapshots in JPEG around the house, and I don’t care about a little pop up flash 🙂 not sure what lens you’re shooting but I have the Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 on her and it was a tremendous upgrade to the kit lens…just something to consider.
Megan Graves PhotographyCongrats! I love my Mark II :0) Great photo!!
The Gaggle PhotographyYup we totally got snow here for this week too. I love this shot and the ice looks really awesome. And yes RAW is the only way to go!
JennI love SLR lounge! And that is a great article. =) Yay for you upgrading to the mkii!
Nice shot with the ice. Great clarity and texture!
Kathryn CookeI think that is a wonderful photo! I checked out the link, and what great explanations and examples!!! I shoot in RAW only, but I wish I would have read that article a LONG time ago!!! LOL It gave some wonderful information. Congratulations on your MII. I’ve only had mine 2 months, but I am LOVING it!!!! 🙂
Heather Richard - Bottomstoppersgreat shot! I love the detail you have captured.
Mellisa PendletonYOU SHOT THAT WITH YOUR REBEL????? Holy moly, can’t wait to see what you’ve got up your sleeve with that Mark II!!!!!! AWESOME SHOTS!!!! PS…looked at your trip to DC photos this week and WOW!!!
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NancyGreat image! Congrats on the Mark II ~ You will love it, it is so fun to upgrade and it opens up another world.
ValerieFirst of all…. YAY!!!!! Hope you love your new mark2! I upgraded from a XT to the M2 last spring… so happy I did. You image this week, is stunning. There is so much visual interest, from the ice to the composition, so fantastic!! And I would never know it was in low light, so you totally rocked the lighting!