Where Are We?

January 17, 2011

I’ve included a page here at NomadBaby that tracks our route and activities.  I can already see my mother-in-law thanking the Lord for this, because she can’t believe we’ve run off with your grandchild.  Hopefully the rest of you will come along and join me on this adventure as well. To Use the Map If [...]

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I Like You Momma

January 12, 2011

I love how Milli is consumed in her thoughts here as she looks over Pittsburgh.  What is she thinking about?   How much more complex are her thoughts than her verbal language?  I love seeing this growth, but then again it brings a sense of fear.  The fear we moms and dads get when we [...]

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Canon Wide Angle Zoom Lens EF-S 10-22mm 1:3.5-4.5 USM

September 14, 2010

Description (Image 245 of 365) Over the past two weeks, I borrowed my friend’s wide angle lens so I could play around with some different settings.  And boy have I had fun! I can’t decide yet which lens I would like to venture into next:  telephoto or wide angle. Technical If I invest in a [...]

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Blasting

September 13, 2010

Description (Image 244 of 365) I’d like to tell you that I intentionally create these light burst in my photos for aesthetics, but the truth is that I haven’t mastered proper metering for sunny situations. But there are a few quick tricks to “blast” your shots. Technical In highly contrasting scenes, your camera’s light meter [...]

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Family Distortion

September 13, 2010

Description (Image 243 of 365) Wide angle lenses can really distort the image. I’m hoping to find some fun ways to use this with portraits. f/5.6, 1/100 sec, ISO 200

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Pink Lady

September 13, 2010

Description (Image 242 of 365) f/5.6, 1/60 sec, ISO 200

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Camera RAW Clarity

September 12, 2010

Description                            (Image 241 of 365) He really doesn’t prefer to have his picture taken.  So this image is pretty fitting for him. Technical Did you know you can open a JPEG in a Camera RAW editor.  Right after I discovered the RAW [...]

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Happy 21st Dev!

September 12, 2010

Description (Image 239 of 365) While we’re at it… my brother Devin celebrated his 21st birthday a few days ago.  Yes, my mom tended to cluster things.  For his 21st birthday, Dev has decided to grow a beard.  Oh so manly! Technical Again this was a sunny, sunny day, so I zoomed in so only [...]

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Fish-eyed Swinging

September 11, 2010

Description (Image 239 of 365) Happy 14th Birthday baby brother de mio!  Okay so he’s not the baby, baby, but he was the baby for several years before the last two came.  That and he’s about a foot taller than me already. Technical I’m playing with that wide angle lens I borrowed.  I zoomed out [...]

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Sunny, Sunny Situation

September 11, 2010

Description (Image 238 of 365) Boy it sure is sunny outside!  Zoom in on that face and try to avoid that bright sunshine in the back. Take a reading, zoom out and shoot. And if you can avoid taking pictures at noon. In camera, no editing f/5, 1/1600 sec, ISO 200

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