September was . . . // At the Park

September was . .  Two Excursions to the park; to wade through the creek and climb That Tree, as tradition requires, and just enjoy each others company and the leafy green of the woods.

 Why this picture? Well, it's just the inner artist in me.

The creek beckoned us . . .

 and we quickly rolled up jeans . . .

and shed our shoes.

I absolutely LOVE how all the reflections came out; this is the first time we've been to the creek since I got my new camera and choosing my focus point is now a snap!

A couple days later, my sister and I took a walk through it again, this time with our best friend. (And by 'best friend' I mean we've-know-each-other-since-we-were-three, best friend!)

They're so cute.... =)

 This. Is. An. Awesome. Walnut. Tree.

As a bonus this photo is also Straight Out Of Camera (or SOOC) No editing involved!

This one is SOOC too, it's such a joy to nail the exposure In Camera! =D

These couple of photos weren't what I was originally going for, but I ended up liking the strong shadows and subdued color after all.
 

SOOC again.... =)

 . . .  and September was Cool and Green.



God Bless!

               ~Jenny

Just park in the Park . . .

 . . . take out your camera and stay awhile. =)

The last time I was in this park with a camera, it was just my Kodak point-and- shoot, now, armed with my Nikon D5100 and 18-55mm lens, I was able to take actual photographs; not just snapshots.

Some of you might have caught that middle part of the sentence,  "armed with my Nikon D5100 and 18-55mm lens..." didn't she just tell us she LOVES the 1.8-50mm? 

While that's true, on the other hand, I knew I'd want a wide angle lens for specific shots like this:

So, sadly, I left my Precious at home and did the best with what I had, and got some rather good shots. Still, a lot of the time I was frustrated because that lens doesn't have a low enough aperture to isolate, say, a particularly interesting tree from all of it's crowding neighbors. I would have liked to focus on a tree near the path, then gradually blur the background to a gentle curve with still recognizable trunks and leaves fading into the distance . . . but that' will just have to wait till another time. =)

I also found that the Posterize effect works pretty well on leafy subjects, so I scattered a few throughout this post; let me know what you think! 

Posterize

Posterize

Posterize

Posterize

Posterize

        God Bless!

                                        ~Jenny  ♥