I can’t resist playing with my new toy. On my afternoon break I got a quick picture of our receptionist, Susan. She’s awesome.
After shooting Susan, I took a walk outside. You may recognize these little dried flowers from Day 46. I love the rim-light created by the afternoon sun.
I got a 50mm lens! Unlike my zoom lenses which will only allow me to go to f/3.5 at 18mm, this lens allows me to take my f/stop all the way to 1.8. I took it for a test drive today. Here are just a few of the photos I shot.
I’ve been watching this nest for a while. Today I saw Mama perched in her nest. I pulled over and grabbed my camera. She stayed in the nest for a bit and then jumped out and gave me a show.
© Carissa Snedeker, 2012
Wow. Three full months down! I can hardly believe it. Day One of Month Four on deck.
The backyard is starting to spring to life . . .
My peony, a gift for my wedding shower in 2002, has never failed to provide spectacular blooms. I’m always happy to see these quick-growing shoots make their appearance.
My favorite flowers, though, are roses. We’ve got about five bushes in our backyard. I can’t wait for their sweet-smelling blooms!
The lilac bushes are all springing to life as well.
It’s the first day I’ve had to catch my breath since jumping on a plane a week ago last Thursday. I’ve got an assignment to complete this weekend for lighting class (more about that later), but the wind is far too furious for picture-taking. My camera would get sand-blasted and full of dust and nastiness. My final project for my lighting class is in the formative stages, but I know that I’ll need to light and shoot people properly, so today I set about taking some portraits. First me, then Nina, and even Sweetie let me drag him into my office lighting studio.
More fun with action blur. I like the juxtaposition of the 18-wheeler and the pedestrian.
What is reflection and what is “real?” Taken around 7:00 this evening at Lawlor Events Center at the University of Nevada, Reno. I shot this looking into Lawlor, with the parking structure, stairs and just a tiny bit of Mackay Stadium reflected in Lawlor’s glass doors. Where does the interior end and the reflection begin?
And a bonus shot. Before I shot Lawlor, I had been shooting the Joe Crowley Student Union building and captured the photo below. Funny coincidence, the woman and small boy walking toward me happened to be a co-worker and her son, though I didn’t know it at the time I snapped the photo. It wasn’t until she said, “Hey there photography lady!” that I realized what had happened.
Carissa Snedeker Photography 