That is sick

Literally.
The tie that binds Scott's photo yesterday and mine today is that both will make you sick.

Nikon d40 kit lens
ISO 200
aperture f/11
shutter speed 1/15sec
manual, natural light

Nauseous yet?

I've been lamenting about being off my mojo in my photography lately. I've whined about it quite a bit actually. Today I set out in search of my mojo.
I searched my yard, no luck.
I searched my car, not there either.
In the end I found it hiding at a local park.

Somehow I decided that climbing on a tire swing in the rain and spinning myself around while taking photos would be a good idea. I must have lost my mind while looking for my mojo.
My stomach recovered sometime around dinner time even though these were taken at lunch time.

I should share with those of you that are actually interested in attempting this photo, the key to making this photo work was the cloudy sky. If it had been full sun I would not have been able to get my f-stop to f/11 (allowing for the tire to stay in focus) while slowing my shutter speed so you could see the spin in the mulch below.

Have fun, go play, and get sick.

Second Comes...Swingers?

Canon 30d
Lens 24-70mm 1:2.8L
ISO - 100
1/60
f9.0
focal length - 24mm
natural light

Yep, swingers alright. Let me start by saying this might be the coolest tire swing ever. It probably covers about 80 feet laterally as it swings wildly like Father Time's pendulum. It's crazy awesome.

The model is the always photogenic Tristan, a friend of mines youngest son. It's funny, Brandi posted her photo and I was a bit stumped initially. But I pulled up to work this morning and there is a tire swing staring at me. It was meant to be. So I got to try my hand at panning, which is setting the shutter speed slow enough to show motion but moving your lens as much in sync with the subject as possible. What usually happens with me is that I get about 50 complete throw aways and occasionally 1 keeper. This time I got 2! WooHoo!!!

I used Digital Photo Professional to sharpen, adjust white balance and exposure, and saturate the color a tick.

I also just wanted to say thanks to Brandi for setting up the blog. It looks fantastic and I'm thrilled to be a part of it. We're going to learn so much and have so much fun.

Lastly...Jay'me, tag, you're it!

Scott