Just for Fun

Self-Portrait (Reflective Surface) - f/9, 1/40 Sec., 100 ISO, Comments:  I found this reflective surface while visiting Catalina Island for the day.  You can see my husband carrying our snorkel gear as he's talking to someone we met.

A Couple Parasailing at Catalina Island (Perspective) - f/6.3, 1/640 Sec., 100 ISO, Comments:  This shot was taken from the Catalina Express boat on our way home.

Coming in for a Landing (Silhouette and Perspective) - f/6.3, 1/1250 Sec., 100 ISO, Comments:  I love the way that half the subject is in silhouette and the other half is in the bright blue sky!  Also taken from the express boat on the way home.

Birds Playing in the Water at Long Beach Harbor Dock early morning (Reflective Surface) - f/6.3, 1/1600 Sec., 100 ISO, Comments:  As I was waiting for the boat to take off for Catalina Island, I saw these birds playing in the water.

Walking the Dogs at Catalina, Island (Motion Blur) - f/9, 1/200 Sec., 100 ISO, Comments:  I saw these doggies and I couldn't resist.  I got some motion blur on the chocolate lab's left front paw.

Hibiscus Flower (Back Lit) - f/9, 1/100 Sec., 100 ISO, Comments:  I love taking pictures of Hibiscus Flowers and this was one I found on Catalina Island.

Natural Light Indoors

Still Life with natural light, natural reflectors, and using 400 ISO and below (Praying Mantis) - f/5.6; 1/125 Sec.; 320 ISO; Comments:  This is a Praying Mantis that showed up by my neighbor's front door the day before.  Then the next day, he showed up by my front door.  So I had two days' worth of pictures of him to choose from.  He's high up on the wall in the inside hallway walkway that is open to the sunlight.

Portrait image of an animal that utilizes window light and natural reflectors (Our Other Cat - Cinnamon) - f/10; 1/640 Sec.; H0.3 ISO (whatever that is; I forgot to lower it down from before); Comments:  When I came home from work, I found her at the sliding glass door window in between the vertical blinds.  And I thought that this was a perfect shot to share for this principle - I lucked out again!

Silhouette still life that uses the window as my brighter background (Swordfish) - f/5.6; 1/3200 Sec.; 1000 ISO; Comments:  This Swordfish is sitting on our living room coffee table up against the window sliding glass door with the white clothed chair sitting on our balcony as the backdrop.  We purchased this curio on our wedding honeymoon 14 years ago.  It also represents us going back to our honeymoon location of Catalina Island tomorrow for the day!