DAY 4

I missed yesterday's photo shoot (crazy day at the office). After the failed focus of the basil flower, I tried a similar shot today - of one of my favorite topics: food. Tammy and I used a Groupon to Leonidas. I learned two things this morning: (1) pay attention to details and (2) work on focusing to get a sharper subject. The chocolate (dark chocolate with orange ganache) of interest is not sharp - and the lettering "Leonidas" is facing away from the camera. Oh well. At least I turned the espresso cup to have the handle in the photo.


I'm shooting with a wide-open aperture, giving a very small depth-of-field. Next similar photo, I'll close the aperture slightly to have a little leeway in depth. Wishing for a macro lens.


50mm, f/1.8, 1/320, 400

DAY 2

I don't have a macro lens, but I like these types of photos. This year I hope to improve my ability to focus and utilize depth of field. The focus isn't very good in this photo. I really meant to have the flower (African basil) facing the camera be in sharp focus. Manual focus is something I need to work on.

50mm, f/1.8, 1/250, 400

DAY 1

The last several days have been fantastic sunrises. I arrived at work and pulled into my normal space, and noticed the incredible reflection of the sunrise in the window of the building. With the bicycle parked in the foreground, I was reminded that the interesting photo may not always be the most direct.

50mm, f/6.3, 1/60, 400