Week 5

Wow, 5 weeks! In 35 more I could have a baby...not. I am learning a lot about using the tripod in low light situation. I am not getting so stressed about not getting a picture during the day in natural light. Now I just need to learn how to use my flash correctly/creatively.


Week 5, originally uploaded by cgiordan25.

5 weeks down, 47 to go!

Week 4

Wow, week 4 was harder than week 3. I hope this is not a trend. I did notice a ton of sensor dust the other day and got really frustrated. I had just sent my camera to Nikon back in October, I guess the excessive use and changing of lens may be to blame. I just could not send it back so I sucked it up and cleaned it myself. I did fine except for 2 small specks I just can seem to get.


Week 4, originally uploaded by cgiordan25.

I can truly say I am really looking forward to daylight saying time. I really am not good with the flash indoors. I really need to work on that. I am really getting over my shyness of whipping the camera out anywhere which is really liberating. (Do you think I said really enough in these last few sentences...really?

Week 3

What a rough week. I had such a hard time finding the light. The rain and the long days really did not help. I am happy to say that I did take at least 2 photo's each day. I am not saying they were awesome but I did it.


Week 3, originally uploaded by cgiordan25.

What I learned this week is that sometimes there is no light and your really need to look for it.
(I also learned that I need to go more "new" places because I look at the same things EVERY day.

Week Two

So far I am hanging in there and the awkwardness of whipping out my camera is diminishing. My bag now feels so strange when I don't have the camera in it.

Week Two, originally uploaded by cgiordan25.

Tonight I noticed when I left work at 4:45 it was still a little light out and I though to myself, "I need to take more pictures." When I was coming out of the daycare the Helicopter was there on the hospital landing pad and getting ready to take off. I was able to snap a few shots but of course only one sorta came out.
Again if I had not had the camera as an extension of my arm then I would not have even gotten the bad picture.

Fence

Fence, originally uploaded by cgiordan25.

I wanted to post this shot because there is something about it I like. Not sure if it cause of the crooked fence or the fact that I parked on the side of the road near a golf course and got down on my knee while a bunch of cars drove by to take the shot.
The biggest hang up for me so far is worrying that people are thinking I am strange just whipping the camera out. I am slowly getting better. We were at Ikea today and I pulled it out a few time. I think I am getting over that fear and I am really glad.