Archive for May, 2009

Strobist water drop

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Another experiment today after reading the Strobist blog yesterday on how to photograph water droplets with one speedlight (flash). Pretty neat effects and results. Comments are always welcome!

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Working with Nikon CLS

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

So…I’ve been working through some of David Hobby’s Strobist Blog assignments with my Nikon D300, SB800 speedlight, and the Nikon Creative Lighting System for flash control, and one of the most fun was working with light modifiers. One of the modifiers I used on these photos of our cat is called a “snoot”. It’s simply a tube placed over the speedlight (flash) head that directs the light in a confined area. What do you think?

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Spring Trillium are blooming

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

We have trillium blooming all over our subdivision, and of course, the camera had to make an appearance!

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A day at the Zoo

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

Spent some time at the Milwaukee County Zoo today, and here are some of the photos…love the flamingos

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