Shooting the moon!

I am just giddy. I knew my new lens had some nice features, but I never guessed I could get detail in the moon. It is not a full moon, but the first clear night with a bright moon in eons around here. I cannot wait for a full moon on a clear night. I will definitely try this again.

New Canon 55-250mm lens!

these are the first few images I have taken with my new Canon 55-250mm lens. I have a learning curve to deal with as I have been using my 50 mm prime lens almost exclusively. I am really liking what I am seeing with this new lens. I have to get used to the zooming and the slower lens, but I like the sharpness. These images were cropped and tweaked in Camera RAW and then converted to jpeg. No major post processing. I can't wait to keep learning how to use this lens. Worth the money IMO.

My favorite very recent photos of my daughter. I am just starting to learn how to edit. I would LOVE for someone to take these and run an edit with a canvas or soft type of effect so that I can see what can be done with them. If yo are willing to try it, please let me know. I welcome the help with these. It will encourage me to learn my PSE and one day DIY.

More focus

I may have over edited this one. Still working on getting the focus right. Eyes look really sharp.



Same photo with less editing. Not sure what I like better. I thought I would post both, then down the road I can look again and decide. I need a better editing eye.

Working on focus

I went back to the basics and plan to work with them for awhile. I was just working on focus here. I love the eyes. I see catchlights. I also see her Daddy in those catchlights. Pretty cool!

Trying to get back at it

I have been on a long hiatus because of the not so wonderful weather and that I have been at work way more than I really want to. Now that spring is here, I just want to be outside with the camera. I just need to grab some inspiration for interesting subjects, and start shooting again.

Here was my fun photo of the weekend:



I was outside playing with soap bubbles with my kids, and I noticed the perfect reflection of the yard, myself, and my son in the bubble. This was the only shot I got before the bubble popped. How fun! I like how it came out despite the hurried shot. I am actually looking forward to trying this again to see if I can get a more perfect exposure.

My baby is 18 months old today