WEEK 24 "Fence"

This is my mother in-laws garden taking a rest for the winter. Perhaps week 40 will be a rendition of her garden alive!

• 1/80 sec

• ƒ 5.6

• iso 320

• 20mm

✯DanG✯

WEEK 23 "Christmas Lights"

better late than never Jhook always says.....

• 1.5 sec

• 18mm

• ƒ4

• iso 1250

✯DanG✯

Week 22 "Baby"

1st representation of Caleb Hook. This one taken while he is napping on my knees (you can see my white socks in the background)

• 1/80 sec

• ƒ 2.2

• iso 800

• 50 mm

Jhook

Old time photo of my niece. She just turned one

• 1/60 sec

• ƒ 3.5

• iso 640

• 50 mm

✯DanG✯

Week 21 "Food"

Big fan of berry crisp. Tried to accessorize with huckleberries and grape jam (no special sauce to dress up the plate. In the end I took a bad picture with a bad presentation of food. Good thing we have a blog to put it on...

f3.0

1/30 sec

iso who cares

50mm fixed lens

Jhook

i took it with my iphone at the O.G.

sorry for the lack of enthusiasm but i had a crazy bussy week :)

✯DanG✯

Week 20 "Toys"

This is vintage Mickey. I don't know how old it is but it was my bank growing up (until last year when Clara took it over). The sticker falling off the right ear pretty much explains it's functionality: "I'm a bank with a moveable arm." Brilliant.

• 1/30 sec

• ƒ 2.0

• iso 400

• 50mm

jhook

Uh ya,... the boys were playing with these toys.... not me....

• 1/40 sec

• ƒ 5.6

• iso 400

• 90mm (with sb600 flash)

✯DanG✯

Week 19 "building"

Sometimes you just have to look up....

• 1/20 sec

• ƒ3.3

• iso 200

• 28mm

jhook

Lets call this guy "Stew". He is Building a closet with aromatic cedar lining it. Skilled craftsmanship like this only can be witnessed by a privileged few.

• 1/40 sec

• ƒ4

• iso 400

• 10mm (10-20mm)

✯DanG✯

WEEK 18 "beverage"

Just a little bit of stylization on an classic pic.

• 1/25 sec

• ƒ 2.5

• iso 1000

• 50mm (prime)

✯DanG✯

....jono will be posting this weeks assignment just after the new year rolls around.....

Week 17 "Leaves"

Had a couple to choose from but I dig the depth of field in this one.

• 1/640 sec shutter

• ƒ2

• iso 200

• 50mm (fixed 50mm)

Did I post first this week? DanG needs to get on the ball...

jhook

WEEK 16 "Musical Instrument"

Do you hear the "clickety clack" while the train goes down the track in this tunnel? Definitely a musical instrument.

• 1 sec shutter

• ƒ4

• iso 200

• 18mm (18-55mm)

16 of the 88s

• 10 sec shutter (cuz my lighting sucks in my living room)

• ƒ22

• iso 200

• 16mm (10-20 wide angle)

✯DanG✯

WEEK 15 ''Animals"

It wasn't last week but I did take this (at the Denver Zoo). Count it.

• 1/500 sec

• ƒ5.6

• iso 200

• 300mm (70-300)

jhook

Its a very late post but it will have to do. This is our pet garter snake, Snake Eyes.We found this little guy at Priest lake this summer and he's still alive.

• 1/60 sec

• ƒ5

• iso 2000

• 90mm

✯DanG✯

WEEK 14 "Lunch"

Eating lunch in the 'ol break room

• 1/20 sec

• ƒ 5.6

• iso 400

• 20mm

✯DanG✯

Week 13 "Urban"

I am cheating by posting late again, knowing that I would be able to scope out an urban shot in a more "urban" environment. I couldn't decide between two so I posted both. The first is looking down from the sixth floor of Nordstrom.

Here's the second. Watch out for flying fish...

18mm (18-55mm)

f10

1/200

iso 200

WEEK 13 "Urban"

The streets of spokane are rough! Downtown district is littered with thugs, And crime is climbing at a ramped rate! Hopefully you can channel your rage into beauty like this person did.

• 1/320 sec

• ƒ8

• iso 200

• 15mm (10-20mm)

✯DanG✯

Week 12 Bicycle

Since I didn't get around to week 11 (portrait) here is what I was going to post from the beaches of Salishan, OR...

18mm (18-55mm)

f10

1/250 sec

iso 200

Week 12 Bicycle

Just a bike wheel and bike light (tripod was essential).

18mm (18-55mm)

f 3.5

2 seconds

iso 200

jhook

WEEK 12 "bicycle"

Since the chain on my kids bike are always falling off or braking, this pic will remind me of the way things should be.

• 1/20 sec

• ƒ8

• iso 1600

• 90mm

✯DanG✯

Week 11 "Portrait"

This is Benj. Usually this fella is a "thinker" but i just so happened to capture his lighter side.

• 1/100 sec

• ƒ4.5

• iso 400

• 50mm

✯DanG✯

WEEK 10 "silhouette"

I also had a hard time getting a sunset until Monday night on Five Mile there was a quick window so I forced my pregnant wife to be my subject. The foreground lighting was trickier than I anticipated so I ended up just keeping the image that had no foreground lighting (easy solution). This picture could have been a lot cooler but still a beautiful sunset mixed with a beautiful subject.

28mm (18-50mm)

f4.5

1/60 sec

iso200

jhook

WEEK 10 "silhouette"

Not too many sunsets to choose from this week so this ones the winner.

• 1/1000 sec

• ƒ7.1

• iso 320

• 200mm (18-200)

✯DanG✯

WEEK 9 "Water"

Two dudes, one bike, IS magical!

• 1/160 sec

• 90mm(macro)

• ƒ11

• iso 320

✯DanG✯

Week 9 WATER

Yet another photo from the mountains of Priest Lake after a tandem motorcycle ride at sunrise. 2 guys + 3 backpacks + 1 motorcycle = magic.

18mm (18-55mm)

f22

2 second exposure

iso 200

tripod (obviously)

Week 8 "Summer"

Summer in the NW means flowers and sunshine. Here's a little of both....

20mm (18-55mm)

f13.0

1/1250 sec

iso 200

jhook

WEEK 8 Summer

Deep thought of the week:

In order to savor the summer time, you must first have summer time to savor....

• 1/250 sec

• ƒ 9

• iso 320

• 95mm (18-200)

✯DanG✯

Week 7 Machines

I was not a fan of my machine shot for this week so I will default to wind energy machines that are ever increasing in the Columbia Gorge.

50mm (50mm fixed)

f8.0

1/60 sec

iso 200

WEEK 7 Machines!

This is the ultimate machine!

✯DanG✯

(ill post my real one on monday)

Week 6 Lights

Better late than never- since Dan posted two pictures I will as well. Not nearly as dramatic but it's all the light I could find when climbing between 9-10,000 feet. The first is a fellow headlamp before sunrise below the peak of Mt Adams. The second is just the moon, but neatly capping this uniquely shaped tree.

18mm (18-55mm)

f10

1/3 second

iso 200

18mm (18-55mm)

f6.3

1/100 second

iso 200

Jhook

WEEK 6 Lights

This is my second post for "lights" since my buddy Jono has yet to do so....

I was driving down the freeway, held ye trusty camera up to the passenger side window and snapped away (with the window down).

• 5 sec

• ƒ 18

• iso 1000

• 52mm

✯DanG✯

WEEK 6 Lights

I love going to the movies!

• 25 sec

• 14mm

• iso 200

• ƒ 8

✯DanG✯

Week 5 TREES

Another Priest Lake shot but with a macro emphasis. Nothing epic except for bark that got me excited.

1/40 sec

f2.0

iso 200

50mm (fixed)

Jhook

WEEK 5 Trees

We went camping this weekend so thought that "trees" would be fitting.

The soft glow of a burning campfire lights the under belly of the nearby huddled trees. You can almost feel the warmth the fire is omitting.

•610 sec shutter

•18mm (18-200)

•ƒ10

•iso 200

✯DanG✯

Week 4 ABSTRACT

Abstract art is "art that does not attempt to represent external, recognizable reality but seeks to achieve its effect using shapes, forms, colors, and textures." Here is my representation.

1/30

f7.0

iso 200

55mm (18-55)

jhook

WEEK 4 ABSTRACT (bad idea)

I obviously don't know the definition of abstract, hence my picture! Well next time ill do my homework before handing out my assignment.

This is a steel structure that has three separate welds on it. The shinier texture is bees wax!

•1/15 sec

•ƒ3.6

•iso 400

•20mm (18-200)

•DanG

Week 3 - Black and White

When I think of black and white photography I think of great contrast and/or great content. Since color is removed the other aspects of the photograph must be exceptional. I love the shapes in this picture that I took at The Fray concert and the contrast in lighting.

1/25, iso 200, f 22.0, 18.0mm (18-55)

Jhook

Week-3 Black and White

While in White Rock, BC last week, me and the fam were able to take in the sights of the local beach. This is the pier heading south (for the US) during low tide.

• 1/220 shutter

• iso 400

• ƒ14

✯ DanG

Week 2 - Green

Now it's my turn to cheat. This was not taken last week but it's difficult to beat the greens of the palouse in the spring. This will definitely be a yearly trip.

-1/320

-f10.0

-125mm (70-200mm)

-iso 1000 (I'm an idiot)

JHook

Week 2- GREEN

Plain and simple. Take a pic of something green!

This idea came to me the morning after my kids school carnival, when the aftermath of cheep toys and even cheeper candy littered our kitchen counter. One such candy caught my eye... a half consumed, slobber covered Blow Pop!

• 90mm macro

• 1.6 sec

• iso 200

• ƒ25

DanG

To all of our faithful followers,
Well i guess I'm cheating a little bit....This wasn't taken last week, but already falling behind on the first assignment, (low light) i decided to put in this pic of the Monroe St. Bridge that i took a month ago. Its my first HDR pic taken at sunset. From here on out i will only post pics that i have taken the previous week! Scouts honor.

DGutman

Week 1- Low Lighting

Welcome to the blog about learning and appreciating the art of taking pictures. This site was created to keep two amateur photographers accountable in improving their capabilities with a camera, as well as simply sharing art. The goal is to make one post every week and complete "assignments" that expand our knowledge of photography.

Week 1 - Low Lighting

I took this picture this past week at Priest Lake from the North end of the lake (Grandview Resort). The sun had set and the wind had died down leaving a stillness to this dock. I love landscape shots in low lighting because of the soft colors that are so evident before all light is lost.

shutter 1/10, aperture f 22.0, focal length 18mm, ISO 200

JHook