Shadows Outtake: Oak leaves

Shadows Outtake, Oak leaves, by Mary Stebbins, click image to view larger. The shadow of one leaf on another.

Footprint on the beach (Shadows INtake)

Footprint on the beach (Shadows Outtake), by Mary Stebbins. Click image to view larger.

SHADOWS

The fence again. I tried to improve on the last one which had too shallow depth of focus. I didn't have the tripod with me so I think I upped the ISO to get a smaller aperture and so get more in focus. Even so the first two posts were not in focus so I borrowed them from another picture and used skew to get them and the shadows to align. Also had to distort the first post a bit bigger. And then I didn't like the grass in Don's field as he had only just cut it and it was all laying dead on the top so I borrowed the grass from another day and had to skew and distort that as well. I wish the shadows were exactly the same as my last picture. I don't like the angle they are at so much.
I prefer it in black and white. The way I converted it was following a suggestion in a magazine. I used the channel mixer and set it to monochrome then adjusted the RGB sliders. Then I tried different coloured filters on top and settled for the violet one.

The Shadowed Sun: Shadows Outtake

The Shadowed Sun: Shadows Outtake, by Mary Stebbins. Click on image to view larger.

I've been wanting to take this kind of picture for several days and had a chance at the store today! 

Shadows Outtake: Along the Trail at Rock Pond

Shadows Outtake: Along the Trail at Rock Pond, photo by Mary Stebbins. Click on image to view larger. 

In a Bower of shadows (Shadow Outtake)

In a Bower of shadows (Shadow Outtake), by Mary Stebbins. Click on image to see larger. 

fence outtake

fence outtake, by Mary Stebbins, click on image to view larger. 

Themes for May and June:

May 1: Season (Spring etc)
May 8: Water, Fences, fences and Water
May 15: Shadows
May 22: Animals
May 29: Holiday
June 5: Season (end of spring, beginning of summer)
June 12: Val Choose (no rush)

June 19: Wind: leaves blowings, sails, laundry on line etc, anyhing to do with wind

June 26: High Key/Low key

Water: Washing UP

f/9.5, 1/180s, 19mm (35 mm equiv 31 mm) ISO 400. Afternoon. After a sunny mid day, a big storm approached. I stopped at the lake to capture the sky. Migrant workers were washing up at the shore. Onondaga Lake is one of the most polluted lakes in the world I wondered if I should tell them. (I didn't.) I used a graduated grey filter (a real one) to help capture the sky. Still on the road. Mary 

WATER ATTEMPT

Yee hah!! It went through first time tonight. This is the foreshore at West Mersea where they throw all the discarded oyster shells. This is the sort of picture that it is my ultimate aim to take an incredible shot of. Probably on some south sea island where you can see the fish swimming around in the shallow water and also see the boats in the distance or else some gorgeous clouds. I took some on the Isle of Scilly but they were not up to scratch. That is certainly a place to go back to.

Fence: Greenfield Village House, by Keith

Fence: Greenfield Village House, by Keith 

Water: by Keith Tait

Keith's water submission 

Not a Fence: Mary and Wall, by Keith

Not a Fence: Mary and Wall, by Keith, for Fence theme day, LOL. Taken at Greenfield Village. 

water: Harbor at Dusk

water: Harbor at Dusk, by Mary Stebbins. Click image to view larger. from Canada, near St. Catherine's. 

Fence

Fence, by Mary Stebbins. Click on image to view larger. 

"Don't Fence Me In"

"Don't Fence Me In", by Mary Stebbins, for Fence theme. Click image to view larger. Actually taken 6/5/06 and back posted for theme.

WATER

The pond in spring, Pods Wood, Messing.

fence

 

fence

 

Water in take: Looking West

Water intake: Looking West, by Mary Stebbins, click on image to view larger.

This was taken in CANADA. Near St. Catherine's. 

The Birth of Flight, Part II

The Birth of Flight, Part II, by Mary Stebbins, for Val. Click on image to view larger. 

Fence outtake, Loretto series, #2

Loretto Fence, by Mary Stebbins, Click on image to view larger.

Remember I am working on the tiny screen! I took this May 3 at Loretto.

Family

Us on Erin's 30th birthday, me, Sara, Erin. 

Season Outtake: Tulips and Hydrangeas

Season: Tulips and Hydrangeas, by Mary Stebbins, click image to view larger. This is actually from my shopfront series inspired by Val, taken last week at the Garden Shop. I did this for the BP 101 theme of sentimental, I'll post the original as an intake.

MAYDAY, Beltane

May Season photos are due on or around May 1 and the outakes are due on or around the day before or after.

Season Intake for May 1: Leaning Toward the Sun

Season Intake for May 1: Leaning Toward the Sun, photo by Mary Stebbins, Click on image to view larger. Just as it came from the camera, no PS applied. Taken at Sunset. 

Season Intake: Tulips and Hydrageas

Season Intake: Tulips and Hydrageas, this is also a shopfront Outtake as it was taken last week at a garden shop! In front! Photo by Mary Stebbins, click on image to view larger.

Seasonal Blossom

This is the apple blossom from the tree which is next to the ancient burial mound in the woods. The mound will soon be covered with bluebells and you can normally look through this blossom to the bluebells. But this year the bluebells are not out yet. There are a few earlies. Strange though because the blossom is not any later than usual.
I usually up the contrast a bit but decided to keep this soft just for a change.

Seasonal

More catkins on a misty moisty morning

Season: Doorway to the dandelions

Doorway to the dandelions, Greenfield Village--and old stove front with dandelions growing through. Photo by Mary Stebbins. Click on image to view larger.