I was supposed to do a shoot this evening at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, but neither of the two young women were able to coordinate their transportation. Not wanting the early evening light to go to waste, I wandered about the park shooting whatever, and whoever, caught my eye.
There were a lot of people enjoying the warm weather.
And a little color . . . (more to come).
This fellow was hanging out with all the seagulls at the duck pond. I have no idea what kind of bird he is. Can any of my bird-watching readers help me out? I love the subtle colors in his feathers. (Her?) EDITED TO ADD: Definitely a “she.” She is a Brewer’s Blackbird.
Also found in Nevada’s Nifty Fifty.
Well, not exactly MY neighborhood, though I spent a couple of days there last spring at a friend’s home. And I did shoot this as I was making the six-block walk up Rhode Island Avenue to the Shaw-Howard University Metro. Does that count?
Washington, DC – Near Howard University.
There’s a lady here! And she’s got a camera!
“The photographer never arrives, ever. You’re always just barely scratching the surface.” ~ Chris Orwig
I got inspired by Fergus Ford (and if you want to see a real pro’s results, take a look at his latest – awesome work). In this post he offers his “how-to” and I used it as jumping off point. Sort of. I didn’t use a flash through an umbrella. I was on the north side of the house in shade and I shot this at noon so the sun was high and bright and bouncing off our yellowed winter grass to camera left and the white of the house acted as a reflector. ISO 100, f/2.5, 1/1000s, 85mm. My tripod was perched on the dog house, and I’m pleased with the perspective shooting down provided.
And this is the result. Pretty much out of the camera. I brightened my eyes and teeth and added a light blur vignette, but I didn’t touch my skin – this is how it came out. My skin is creamy and smooth, which is exactly what I was going for. I’ll keep working on this.
Needless to say, doing this as a self-portrait was quite hard, and I can’t wait for the opportunity to photograph others.
This week’s challenge is to photograph our neighborhood. As you can see, there isn’t much neighborhood. Taken with my iPhone and processed with Snapseed.
Today at the duck pond.
Carissa Snedeker Photography 