Knock knock

I didn't let him in.



Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 28-105mm f/3.5-5.6
105mm - ISO 1600
1/30s - f/4

I know, I know, never play with matches. I bounced a flash off of a silver reflector angled down over the box of matches to give it a some directional light. Bouncing a flash straight up gives you a nice even fall of light over the whole top of your subject, but sometimes it is nice to mix it up and allow the shadows to come out and play. The angle of the bounce allowed the matches furthest from the camera to stay shadowed.



Nikon D90
Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6
85mm - ISO 200
1/100s - f/5.6

Nikon SB900
Zoomed to 105mm
1/16 power f/5.6
Bounced off of overhead reflector

The smell of charcoal late in the evening

My battered old set of drawing pencils hasn't been used in awhile, but I think I might just have to try my hand at some sketching tomorrow. I love how deeply the colors are saturated in this image. I bounced my flash off of the wall to camera left, just to enhance the ambient side lighting.



Nikon D90
Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6
75mm - ISO 200
1/20s - f/5.6

Nikon SB900
1/16 power
75mm zoom
Bounced to camera left

Ride 'em cowboy!

I love this decorative metal sculpture of cows chasing cowboys chasing other cows.



Nikon D90
Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6
105mm - ISO 200
1/15s - f/5.6

Carnival!

Do you remember the first weekend after school started? Summer's last hurrah before the first full week of classes, and the inevitable surrender to another long year of school? The carnival by the mall looked like a great place to spend it.



Nikon D90
Nikor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6
98mm - ISO 400
1/20s -f/5.6

Macro magnets

It's been a long week, so my ambitious photo plans were downgraded to another "fun with rare earth magnets" night. Better luck tomorrow!



Canon 5D Mark II
Promaster 70-300mm f/3.5-5.6
1/50s - f/5.6
300mm - ISO - 500

Canon 580EXII
1/4 power
28mm

Candle in the "wind"

I guess I'm just hoping for fall, but I had a candle burning tonight. I always like seeing the separation between the molten wax and the still-solid part below.

Canon 5D Mark II
Promaster 70-300mm f/3.5-5.6
300mm - ISO 500
1/50s - f/5.6