A long time ago (in blog time) I was sent a special gift by a woman I had never met. It was to change the way I thought about blogging and it would allow me to make a real connection with a place somewhere on the other side of the world.
You can read about it here if you don't know what I am rabbiting on about.
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Anyway, this week the fabulous Ree is running another contest at her place. For photos exhibiting a 'shallow depth of field' - she does a great tutorial on it here if that phrase bamboozles you. Basically she wants mostly blurry and a bit in focus. And the shots I took of that gift sent by Debby just over a year ago fit the bill.
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I don't own a lens that REALLY gets down low (in the aperture department) but the limits of my little 18-200mm zoom did their very best for this one.
It was shot on my kitchen bench in natural light the day I got it home.
You can read about it here if you don't know what I am rabbiting on about.
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Anyway, this week the fabulous Ree is running another contest at her place. For photos exhibiting a 'shallow depth of field' - she does a great tutorial on it here if that phrase bamboozles you. Basically she wants mostly blurry and a bit in focus. And the shots I took of that gift sent by Debby just over a year ago fit the bill.
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I don't own a lens that REALLY gets down low (in the aperture department) but the limits of my little 18-200mm zoom did their very best for this one.
It was shot on my kitchen bench in natural light the day I got it home.
It is uncropped and run with PW's Fresh and Colorful action...
(How's that for ironic? 'Fresh and Colorful' on 'Old and Rusty'?).
It's still one of my favourite photos ever...
perhaps not for technical reasons, but it never fails to make me smile.
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What's your favourite photo? And why?
And if you are entering PW's contest please add your link to the comments so we can all admire...
For those who haven't, the whole lot of amazing images can be found here.
Man there are some talented bloggers out there...
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Late note: I made a list, I made a list!
Day 2 finalists are here. And the spur is tucked in amongst the awesome snow and bubble shots. I won't get any further than that (the standard of pics is staggering!) but am utterly stoked to have been chosen for a day list.
12 comments:
Wonderful photo, and a great story. Thanks.
Gorgeous photo; gorgeous friend :)
...and thanks so much for the link to the photo tutorials. I'm itching to learn about how to use a DSLR propperly but so far I've felt like I'm studying the most boring information in a "teach your self photography" book (which ironically *doesn't have many pictures* of how to manipulate the camera to achieve different shots). I'm a very visual learner and the Pioneer Woman Website is JUST what I need.
(PS - hubby let on - I'm getting a DSLR for my 40th next month :)
Lovely shot!
I entered this one....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31500945@N06/4126987890/in/pool-pwphotoassignments
Great picture, BB! I remember the story behind those spurs.
I will check out PW's contest. I hope you win!! Not sure I'm going to enter....have to look through the archives of photos I have.
Gorgeous!!
I posted a few on my blog too.
Love the photo and really enjoyed reading the story :)
Hugs, Gayla
You know, one of the biggest delights was discovering that there were other people in the world that were transfixed by 'old' as much as I was. Glad I found you. Hope you win too. That would be awesome.
What a special gift, she really found the right person to send those spurs to! I hope your photo wins. I am still trying to find the time to sit down and do any of the myriad of great tutorials that are out there. In the meantime, I'll just look at your beautiful shots.
Blessings
Oh, PS, BB. Really, that picture of the water dripping just two posts down? You oughta enter that one. Srsly. Not telling you what to do, but really, do that one for me.
Love that pic, the soft, out-of-focus part makes it all the more special ;)
OT kinda - recently saw some great up close shots taken with a digital usb microscope, really minute detail captured and they aren't too exxy ;)
Here in northern NJ we're looking at snow - 5-10"s worth.
High: 30F/-1C Realfeel: 9F/-13C
Low: 20F/-7C Realfeel: 3F/-16C
Congrats, my dear. You made it on Ree's shortlist today!!
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