I took the day off yesterday to hang out with my 7-year-old nephew during his spring break. We had a great time goofing around at a 36-hole Cosmic Mini-Golf course. I took a lot of fun photos in the dark while experimenting with “ghosting” effects, but this one is probably my favorite.
Canon 60d
.5 sec., f/3.5, ISO 400
18-200 mm lens (18 mm), flash fired
My second comparison between my old Pentax and my new Canon is bokeh, or the aesthetic blur of the background. Not only does my new camera do a much better job of blurring out distracting backgrounds, but look how much closer and bigger the fountain looks in the second image! My model Jerod (who’s a great sport) was positioned in the same spot for both photos.
Pentax K100d
1/60 sec., f/5.6, ISO 400
18-55 mm lens (38 mm), natural light
Canon 60d
1/30 sec., f/5.6, ISO 200
18-200 mm lens (200 mm), natural light
Yesterday I picked up our bikes from their annual tune-ups. I know most hardcore cyclists have already logged many miles on the road this year, but I have yet to ride. I’m getting antsy for a warm(ish) day with wind gusts below 30 mph. I know, I know … it’s a lot to ask for in the Midwest.
Canon 60d
1/320 sec., f/5.0, ISO 400
18-200 mm lens (50 mm), natural light
My first comparison between my old Pentax K100d and my new Canon 60d is regarding the lens. My old camera had an 18-55 mm lens, and my new one has an 18-200 mm lens. Look how much farther I can zoom in!
Pentax K100d
1/350 sec., f/6.7, ISO 200
18-55 mm lens (55 mm), natural light
Canon 60d
1/250 sec., f/7.0, ISO 200
18-200 mm lens (200 mm), natural light
This weekend I got my new Canon EOS 60d camera, and I absolutely love it! For those of you who wonder why I needed a new camera, I’m going to take some comparison shots with both cameras later this week. (Not to mention some camera phones now have more megapixels than my old DSLR did.) Here’s my new beauty!
Shot with Pentax K100d
1/10 sec., f/4.5, ISO 400
18-55 mm lens (40 mm), ambient light
… to Grandmother’s house we go! Yesterday we spent a couple hours with Grandma, bringing her one of her favorite foods (Chicken McNuggets from McDonald’s), watching basketball, and looking through photo albums. She’s lonely without Grandpa around, but she’s a devout KU basketball fan. I hope they stay in the tournament awhile longer since watching them play brings her so much joy!
Canon 60d
1/50 sec., f/4.5, ISO 400
18-200 mm lens (18 mm), natural light
We visited my parents on Saturday, and my mom showed us her new favorite dessert – indoor S’mores, with the marshmallows cooked on the gas stove. Earlier that evening she showed me her tiny, outdated fire extinguisher, noting a replacement may be a good gift idea. Now that I look back, maybe these two occurrences weren’t a coincidence.
Canon 60D
1/30 sec., f/5.0, ISO 800
18-200 mm lens (60 mm), no flash fired
1/30 sec., f/4.5, ISO 800
18-200 mm lens (40 mm), no flash fired
This is one of the beautiful daffodils I purchased from the American Cancer Society Daffodil Days program – one of the American Cancer Society’s oldest and most beloved fundraising programs. As the first flower of spring, the daffodil represents hope and renewal.
1/125 sec., F5.6, ISO 200
18-55 mm lens (18 mm)
Posting a St. Patty’s Day photo would be cliché, wouldn’t it? Actually between you and me, I didn’t do much for St. Patrick’s Day. When my best friend (a.k.a. the hubby) works a lot of overtime and has tons of homework for his Master’s classes, it puts a damper on our party life. Ok … vent over.
If you haven’t seen it, this is the front of the downtown Kansas City Library parking garage. Have you read any of these books? I’ve read two of them, thanks to my goal of reading the top 10 American classic novels. I just finished the last one on my list – Farewell to Arms – and returned it yesterday. Another goal completed!
1/180 sec., F8.0, ISO 200
18-55 mm lens (18 mm), no flash fired
I was lucky to spend some time outside enjoying the beautiful weather yesterday while I met my friend Lindsey for lunch. We met at the Farmhouse in the Rivermarket area of downtown Kansas City. I absolutely love the Rivermarket. It was still hard to find food without high fructose corn syrup, which I gave up for Lent, even though they buy their food from local farmers. Hopefully I succeeded.
1/125, F9.0, ISO 200
18-55 mm lens (38 mm), no flash fired
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