D-284 Finally a day off!

Finally a day away from work, chores, computer work, edits, caring, nursing, etc
A day to just be. Being on a motorcycle is almost like running to me. It clears my head. There is a certain amount of freedom when I'm on the motorcycle. The wind in my face, the sites and sounds magnified, the sound of the tires on the ground. . . I just cannot describe it. That's what I did, we spent a good part of the day on the motocycle with a bunch of friends.






Most of these (except for the obvious one) was captured while we were full speed ahead. Drive by shooting.

Took the D-300 and a kit lens.

D-278 Where the Heaven's meet the Earth

The daily shoot today is Make a photograph that emphasizes the horizon. It's your choice whether to place it on the third lines or to center it.

The horizon is the apparent line that separates earth from sky, the line that divides all visible directions into two categories: those that intersect the Earth's surface, and those that do not. At many locations, the true horizon is obscured by trees, buildings, mountains, etc., and the resulting intersection of earth and sky is called the visible horizon.

Where the heaven's meet the earth:

This is the Chicago Skyline As seen from across Lake Michigan from Indiana.
I like the colored version but after posting I converted to black and white and I like it better.






Color enhanced with Topaz Adjust.

Images viewed:
Mi Belle Wedding Photography

D-275 Where the road may lead . . .

Sometimes the path you're on is not as important as the direction you're heading. ~Kevin Smith


The daily shoot: #ds319 Make a photograph of a vanishing point today made by converging lines.

Pretty simple and straight forward. Before I went for my run today thought I'd take advantage of the sun, I had to wait a few minutes for traffic to stop, walk to the middle of the road and get low. Worked really fast only got 3 shots in.


and this one because I really liked the "lines" in it.

I loved the color of the sky today, it was a perfect fall day.
I also wanted to mention that I used the Nikon kit lens, 18-55, that I got when we bought our D-80 a couple of years ago. I Hardly ever reach for the kit lenses but after today's captures it might be worth a second look next time.

Read Nikon D-700 Users Manual pages 170
Images viewed: Cynthia Graham

Day 204 Full Speed Ahead

The Daily Shoot
"The world is always in motion. Make a photo that conveys a bit of your own motion to your viewer."
I always seem to be on the go. Sometimes I just need to slow down. I've promised myself to get plenty of rest, exercise and eat well. I've done them all but the plenty of sleep part. Here it is 9:00 PM and I haven't made it home since this morning.
How fast is your lifestyle. What are you sacrificing to do what you love?


We pulled over on the side of the highway and put the camera on the dashboard and set it to ,
S1/5
Aperture f/16.0
Focal Length 60 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias -2/3 EV
Nikon D-300
Used a kit lens because it was raining and I thought I would use the tri-pod, which I didn't.