Start of a 31 day personal challenge

[cgipson1]

There have been a few days where I feel that I'm just forcing myself to take photos. This was one of those days where I felt forced and not creative at all.

Now you feel like a real pro

Wait, be careful. I'm not sure that I want my name (Pronoun) and that word spoken in the same sentence. That could start a flame on this thread.

I know you are charging.... so no big deal! You Okie's charge in Sheep anyway, right? So how many sheep are your images worth now? :greenpbl:

 

[ronlane]

Now you feel like a real pro

Wait, be careful. I'm not sure that I want my name (Pronoun) and that word spoken in the same sentence. That could start a flame on this thread.

I know you are charging.... so no big deal! You Okie's charge in Sheep anyway, right? So how many sheep are your images worth now? :greenpbl:

lol, I have charged. I can't charge in sheep Charlie. I don't have a place to graze them on (I live in town now, we even have that there interwebz). The rate that I charged were in line with the craig's list people around here.

 

[ronlane]

This is proving to be a huge roller coaster of ups and downs. Today is day 10 and I was able to take a little walk in a new area with a field. I had been wanting to get some photos of sun flowers as they were starting to die out for the year. I also decided that I wanted to get out my Vivitar 200mm FD mount use it, so I combined the two this evening and found a grasshopper to go along with it.

 

[cgipson1]

Sweet.... now just think what just a touch fill flash would have done there!!

 

[ronlane]

Thanks Charlie. It's the tonal contrast preset that I used making it dark, which helped this photo.

 

[ronlane]

Charlie,

Is this better for you?

 

[ronlane]

Day 11 - It's Friday night and time to get out the guitar and pick and sing. So what a better subject for my photo of the day. And then I got out my mandolin for so it didn't get jealous. Using the Vivitar 200mm.

 

[ronlane]

Day 12 was some fun. I can thank my son for the idea.

 

[astroNikon]

kewl bubbles

 

[ronlane]

kewl bubbles

Thanks, it paid off waiting until later in the evening and having to get out the flash.

 

[Derrel]

I like the guitar shot in post #11 better than the one of the same guitar that you had on Facebook...the angle really makes it look better! I think I'm seeing improvement in your photos as of late Ron, like you're in an accelerated improvement phase.

 

[ronlane]

I like the guitar shot in post #11 better than the one of the same guitar that you had on Facebook...the angle really makes it look better! I think I'm seeing improvement in your photos as of late Ron, like you're in an accelerated improvement phase.

Thanks Derrel. I agree that this guitar photo is better than the one on facebook but I like how the processing showed the wood grain on that one. I think both are keepers. Thank you for the comment and noticing the improvement and for stating so, I really appreciate that.

 

[GRafyx]

Thank you ron! You made me want to start a 31 days challenge as well! I' m starting that today!

I' M SO DETERMINED!

 

[ronlane]

Thank you ron! You made me want to start a 31 days challenge as well! I' m starting that today!

I' M SO DETERMINED!

Go for it. I'm looking forward to seeing it.

 

[ronlane]

Day 13 saw some really overcast grey skys and some sprinkling. But it did give me a little bit of weather to get outside and to try some things about self portraits that I saw in a video last night.

1.) My creative effort #1. Title: "Razor wheel"



2.) My creative effort #2. Title: "forgotten"



3.) Self portrait, using OCF, Window and a reflector.



Charlie, used the reflected umbrella instead of the shoot through. Better than when you started teaching me?