52 week photo project

[sm4him]

Okay, I'm just under the wire for "Sleep." I was determined to NOT take a photo of my cats sleeping, since that seems to be the prevailing theme...
But I never had time to hunt down what I wanted a photo of...so in desperation, I took a photo of my current NEED for sleep...this is what working a full-time job, working a complex contract job, leading a Women's Ministry and spending too much time on photography does to a person:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24369838@N07/6809014065/
sleep by sm4him, on Flickr

I was going to do something very similar to this, ironically, I just didn't have the energy to. That's what being a full-time college student and an RA does to me...

On a side note, this looks underexposed.

Oh, it was *horribly* underexposed.* You should have seen it before I did a little post.
But it was a self-portrait, but not only have I been working too much, I'm also coming down with something, and I just didn't have the time or energy to keep doing it until I got it right. I took one sample shot, made a few adjustments that I thought would bring the exposure up enough, then fired off three shots and picked the best of them....

This one was more about getting the theme for the week DONE, than necessarily getting it RIGHT.
I'll try to do better next week...with my new 50mm 1.8...OR my new 55-300. Can't wait til I feel good enough to go experiment with them!

 

[Kaymarie]

Here is my take on growth

Growing inside a terrarium in my kitchen

 

[WhiskeyTango]

I'm not exactly bucking the trend with this week's submission. Day late and a dollar short. Feels like college all over again, lol.

Here's "Sleep."

 

[thinkricky]

So side topic. That equipment is everyone using?

 

[jmtonkin]

I'm using my Nikon D300s with an 18-200mm

 

[thinkricky]

I'm using a Nikon D90 with a Sigma 28-70 f2.8

 

[Demers18]

Here is my take on sleep. We typically sleep at night so I thought I would take a crack at getting a good shot of the moon.
CC welcome.

[/URL] _MG_1115-Sleep by lee.demers, on Flickr[/IMG]

Manual - RAW
Lens - EF-S55-250mm @ 250mm
f14 / 1/200
ISO - 200

 

[jmtonkin]

^Very nice!

 

[NebraskaNewGirl]

I couldn't decide between 2 photos that I had for Spirit this week, so I'll share them both.

1. f4.5, 1/200, ISO 100, 55mm, Av, RAW

IMG_0720c by asvphotos, on Flickr

2.f5.0, 1/250, ISO 200, 47.5mm (also taken on my old Canon Powershot while going down the Interstate at 80mph)

IMG_4244a by asvphotos, on Flickr

And to answer the equipment question. I have a Canon T2i with lenses 18-55mm, 55-250mm, & 50mm.

 

[thinkricky]

Exposure is looking good in the first one.

 

[Demers18]

^Very nice!

Thank you

 

[sm4him]

So side topic. That equipment is everyone using?

Nikon D5100. First few were with the kit lens, 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6. But this week I finally got some new glass, so I'll be playing with those for the next few weeks, learning to use them with the challenges--50mm f/1.8G and 55-300 f/4.5-5.6, both the Nikon DX lenses. Also got some Kenko extension tubes to experiment with. Can't wait to use all my toys with some of the challenges.
Actually, I can't wait to just USE them. I've been sick ever since I got them, and haven't taken but about 10 photos.

 

[thinkricky]

Nikon D5100. First few were with the kit lens, 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6. But this week I finally got some new glass, so I'll be playing with those for the next few weeks, learning to use them with the challenges--50mm f/1.8G and 55-300 f/4.5-5.6, both the Nikon DX lenses. Also got some Kenko extension tubes to experiment with. Can't wait to use all my toys with some of the challenges.
Actually, I can't wait to just USE them. I've been sick ever since I got them, and haven't taken but about 10 photos.

That's awesome. I've been keeping up with you. Well not stalker style but I have noticed your posts saying what equipment you've bought. I didn't know about the 55-300 though.

 

[Demers18]

So side topic. That equipment is everyone using?

I'm using a Canon T3i and have the EFS 18-55mm, EFS 55-250mm kit lenses and a Canon EF-S 10-22mm Wide angle.

I think my next one will be the nifty fifty as I'd like something that can add a little better background blurr as compared to my 18-55mm with out breaking the bank.

 

[Demers18]

I couldn't decide between 2 photos that I had for Spirit this week, so I'll share them both.

1. f4.5, 1/200, ISO 100, 55mm, Av, RAW

IMG_0720c by asvphotos, on Flickr

2.f5.0, 1/250, ISO 200, 47.5mm (also taken on my old Canon Powershot while going down the Interstate at 80mph)

IMG_4244a by asvphotos, on Flickr

And to answer the equipment question. I have a Canon T2i with lenses 18-55mm, 55-250mm, & 50mm.

I definitely prefer the second one although I think it's a little over exposed. I took the liberty to play around with it a little in Photoshop. The shadows are little more defined and help with the texture.

[/URL] Church -BW Fix by lee.demers, on Flickr[/IMG]