High Five Friday Day 7 of 365

The kids at the bus stop reminded me that it was High five Friday, so we had high fives all around. I used it as an opportunity to practice my off camera hand held flash technique.

Day 7 of 365

iPhone Photo Friday - Treeline Sunset

Posting a new photo to my blog every day has been quite a challenge for the past year and a half, and although I usually have my SLR with me sometimes it is not. Here's where my iPhone comes in real handy. I always have this lovely device on me, so why not use it to capture those moments where "I wish I had a camera." The saying goes, the best camera is the one you have on you at the time. The iPhone is in complete control of the exposure so it really teaches me to concentrate on composition. I saw this shot while playing volleyball last weekend at a graduation party. Mid game I stopped and took this shot (in the hopes that the ball would not hit me.)

iPhone Photo Friday

If you have followed my blog for a while you will know that I always carry my camera with me. I am an observer of the world around me and I see images that need to be captured all of the time. Somethings I don't bring the camera because it's a quick jaunt and I know that there won't be any shots (and I'm usually wrong, there is almost always a shot I missed.) Sometimes the best camera you have with you is the only camera you have, and this brings me to my iPhone. When all else fails I pull out this 2 megapixel gem and I get the shot. It's not always the best shot, but it captures the moment or tells the story that I was trying to tell at the time.

This brings me to this week's iPhone Photo Friday in which I am posting a photo from one of those occasions this week where I knew the camera would not be necessary. Boy was I wrong. As I drove down this tree covered dirt road I could not help but visualize an image of the car driving down this road with the trees blanketing the sky, wheels and car hugging the road, and the motion blur of the dirt beneath. I risked the health of said iPhone and held it outside the car with no safety strap (I know, not very smart of me,) and I got the shot. Not only did I get the shot, but the sun was setting and the image was much warmer than I anticipated. That golden hue on the trees and the road is not photoshopped so I was very pleased with the result.

Football Friday

Football Friday

It's football Friday again and I am very excited to photograph the varsity football game tonight. Go Dragons!