[shapes] plaid

1/15
f/5.6
Manual
ISO 100
50 mm
50.0 mm f/2.0
OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. E-410

[shapes] pop caps

1/50
f/2.8
Shutter priority
ISO 400
14 mm
14.0-54.0 mm f/2.8-3.5
OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. E-410

[shapes] circles

Busy day... here is a quick one taken with my new iPhone. Yeah, I'm a nerd coming late to the game. (I am even publishing this with my iPhone.)

[shapes] d i a m o n d

1/2
f/11
Manual
ISO 100
50 mm
50.0 mm f/2.0
OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. E-410

[shapes] stars

1/13
f/8
Manual
ISO 400
50 mm
50.0 mm f/2.0
OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. E-410

[shapes] octagon

1/1600
f/3.2
Aperture priority
ISO 400
23 mm
14.0-54.0 mm f/2.8-3.5
OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. E-410

[monday mosaic] wiregrass walkabout

Last Friday, the boys and I walked around our local mall. The intent was do go to the anchor store to use the elevators and escalators. One out of service elevator put Ryan in a foul mood so we didn't go to all the stores.



For more mosaics, check out Little Red House.

[shapes] hope squares

These are at the local mall.




1/1600
f/2.9
Aperture priority
ISO 200
19 mm
14.0-54.0 mm f/2.8-3.5
OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. E-410

[abc's or 123's] box cars

Dots are sort of like numbers, aren't they?




1/4
f/8
Manual
ISO 100
50 mm
50.0 mm f/2.0
OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. E-410

[abc's or 123's] 310J

1/40

f/8

Aperture priority

ISO 100

14 mm

14.0-54.0 mm f/2.8-3.5

Olympus E-410

[abc's or 123's] 4 feet

1/400 @ f 11 ~ ISO 200 ~ 49 mm

I used Pioneer Woman's updated Photoshop Actions, Set 1/Old West

[abc's or 123'c] time to count

I recently read Understanding Close-up Photography: Creative Close Encounters with or without a Macro Lens I was inspired to try different backgrounds. I thought about using scrapbook paper of which I have a ton, but grabbed what was closer... a shirt, a vest and a quilt.



1/2 @ f 11 ~ ISO 100 ~ 50 mm



1/4 @ f 4.5 ~ ISO 100 ~ 50 mm



1/4 @ f 11 ~ ISO 100 ~ 50 mm

[abc's or 123's] less than optima

Any font geeks out there get my pun? See, the font used in this sign is Optima. There is a letter missing... Don't judge! It's been a long summer. And all I can say is that I am so glad my boys are not athletes. Shooting still objects in a gym is awful!



1/800 @ f 3.2 ~ ISO 100 ~ 32 mm

[abc's or 123's] L8R G8R

Oops, I forgot to take those pics again. So let's dig back in the archives...



1/250 @ f 4.0 ~ ISO 100 ~ 14mm

[mosaic monday] mud dauber

Mud. I looked outside and saw Ryan playing in the mud. Because I cleaned up the weeds, he had a perfect spot to muck around. I grabbed my camera and took some shots from inside. I thought he would quit if he saw me but he didn't. So I went outside and it's a good thing I did because my camera settings were all wonky again. It was a bit tricky just using my 50mm but I made it work.



For more Monday Mosaics, go to Little Red House.

[abc's or 123's] by the numbers

So I had this idea and I actually took photos yesterday. But I didn't like the way they turned out so I was going to take them again today. Then I looked outside and saw Ryan playing in the mud. I took lots of photos of that, though none are great because silly me was too lazy to take off my macro lens. It is slow to focus which is fine on a tripod, not for a 10 year old boy. Anyway, I didn't get back to my first project so I cheated and grabbed this that I took last month for a contest. No, I didn't won but I was one of the 10 finalists.



1.3 @ f 16 ~ ISO 100 ~ 50 mm

[hands feet fingers toes] mister hands

No one liked Mr. Hands. Especially the ladies. But no one was about tell him he had more rights than lefts.



1/4 @ f 8.0 ~ ISO 100 ~ 50 mm

[feet hands fingers toes] tower of thongs

Yeah, I know, bad pun. But the rain made me oh so sleepy...


1.3 @ f 8.0 ~ ISO 100 ~ 50 mm

boys just wanna have fun

[feet hands fingers toes] his hands

Andy, who doesn't drink milk, had nails that grow and need trimming. And I am the one who gets to do it.



1/80 @ f 4.0 ~ ISO 100 ~ 29 mm