Day 91: Another “egg-citing” day

I think this photo tells how much fun we had at our spring party at work on Friday. We had an egg relay, egg dying, and an egg hunt. The winners of the egg relay walked away with a package of Peeps, but the best prize was a half-day off work in the egg hunt, which was never found!


Canon 60d
1/500, f/6.3, ISO 800
18-200 mm lens (60 mm), natural light

Day 90: Dying of “egg-citement”

I spent about 3 hours last night boiling 54 eggs for our spring party at work. Then I had to test the dye to make sure our egg dying would be a success. It looks like it will be!


Canon 60d
1/20 sec., f/5.0, ISO 800
18-200 mm lens (50 mm), ambient light

Day 89: Sensitive Side

This is the third comparison between my old Pentax and my new Canon. This one relates to ISO, or the camera’s sensitivity to light. Using a higher ISO brightens the photo, which is great for low light, except the higher the number, the more grainy the photo. Check out the difference in image quality between the two images below, both shot with the same ISO. See how grainy the second photo is? With my old camera I couldn’t shoot photos indoors without great lighting or a flash. My new camera opens up so many new opportunities! (And isn’t that a cool wine rack?)


Canon 60d
1/20 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600
18-200 mm lens (18 mm), ambient light


Pentax K100d
1/30 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600
18-55 mm lens (35 mm), ambient light

Day 87: Snowy Spring Sunrise

When it’s springtime and there’s snow on the ground, us Midwesterners like to whine and moan about it. But how can I complain when the is one of the first sights I see in the morning?


Canon 60d
1/250 sec., f/8.0, ISO 800

Day 86: Rustic Chandelier

Yesterday Jerod and I had an actual date for the first time in a while. We went to see Just Go With It, and we had lunch at Stone Canyon Pizza. (Neither of us ordered pizza.) I thought this chandelier across the room was interesting. The “chandelier” above our table was just a single light bulb – not quite as cool.


Canon 60d
1/30 sec., f/5.6, ISO 800
18-200 mm lens (120 mm), ambient light