Snowy Lamppost

Well, I'm finally back after a long hiatus. I know this--I hate being sick!

It was officially the first day of spring yesterday, so we promptly got a snowstorm today to celebrate. At least at this time of year, the snow doesn't last long. My camera isn't weather proof, so I took today's picture from the front door.

Happy Easter and see you on Monday!

Techie Corner
I've been having trouble getting non-blurry pictures with my long lens. After several severely blurry pictures, (even with timed release and tripod) I got out my biggest tripod. That did better than my everyday tripod. Added a little sharpening and some edge vignetting in Photoshop.
Shot at 1/90 Sec @ F16, ISO 200

Red Poofball

I went outside because I could hear a bunch of crows, but found this little guy in the yard instead. We've always had a multitude of Cardinals around our house. They're such pretty birds. It was a bit chilly outside today, and I don't think this little guy could have poofed up any fuller to keep warm. I was able to get remarkably close to the bush he was in before he got nervous and flew away.
I like this picture better, but I didn't get his tail in the picture, so it's not as strong of an image. Must pay attention to details!

Techie Corner
Even though I was able to get pretty close to him, I still had my "big lens" zoomed out to 480mm digital equivalent. It wasn't feasible to use a tripod, so there was no way to get super sharp pictures with that kind of zoom.
Shot at 1/250 Sec @ F5.6, ISO 200

Vintage

In keeping with the antique theme from yesterday, does anyone know what this vintage contraption is? Or what the modern day equivalent would be? They were popular in the 1950's, but we were still using this one in the early 1980's. Techie Corner The lighting was a real pain on this one! Finally ended up shooting the flash through an umbrella. Used a reflector with light shining from behind it as a backdrop. Shot at 1/60 Sec @ F2.8, ISO 200

Turning Back Time

Tuesday's post is woefully late. I decided to photograph a camera today. I got this lovely old camera a few years ago from a nice man at my church. It's a Poco Telephoto A camera which was made by the Rochester Camera Company. I did a little googling and found that this model was made in 1895 and 1896, so it is over 100 years old. The lens is from a later date.

Techie Corner
I wasn't using a flash, so I patiently waited through numerous long exposures. I probably should have arranged the background a little better, but I really wasn't feeling up to par, so I didn't mess with it.
Shot at 8.0 Sec @ F 8.0, ISO 400

Laugh at Winter

Well, at least a polar bear can laugh at winter. We went to Cabela's on Saturday and this big fella was mugging for the camera. My, what big teeth you have!

Techie Corner
They had some weird fluorescent lighting that was hard to adjust. Did quite a bit of post-processing to try and get rid of the funky color cast.
Shot at 1/180 Sec @ F2.8, ISO 800