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Day 62 - March 3rd, 2013 .... Bonus Pics! Took off and put a few KM's today in the snow and mud... Here is my co-pilot - complete with coat and goggles (actually called "Doggles") His name is Snuggles and he loves to Ride!!! In the sidecar of my Ural Motorcycle that is!! He goes...

Ok, here is my 1st Entry! It is a dinner casserole (on the table just before we ate it!) It is called Chili Mac & Cheese! It was delicious, though I question the recipe at 8 servings, we have left overs up the Ying Yang! It will also provide dinner today and a few lunches for work...

Ok, here are a few more samples from today, lighting positions as suggested by Scott (STM) (Thank you!) Again, still no hair light... 1st ones are the 2 lights through umbrella's as 45 degree left and right and angled down at about 30 deg These are much more softer (flattering) lighting as...

Day 62 - March 3rd, 2013 Today we have a couple portrait shots that were the result of some comments on my 1st Portrait Thread... Two different light setups as suggested by Scott (STM) Left - 2 equal lights with umbrellas at 45 deg and looking down 30 deg Right - a single light on center...

Well, it was a learning experience... :cool: and I had fun, so thats half the battle.... Gear available... 2 light stands with umbrella's... 1 SB 700 1 Yongnuo 560 II Manual speedlight Obiously my camera, D5100 and for today I had the 35mm f/1.8 on as I was doing several different things...

Ok, do not have a macro lens yet but did pick up a set of close-up filters to use to play around with until I decide if and what macro I want.. Here is a couple I took today... 35mm f/1.8 with stacked +10,4 & 2. All were taken at 1/200, f/5.6 with a manual remote flash off camera pointed...

Day 61 - March 2nd, 2013... 1st is early morning sun castings shadows across the snow... (right out my window) I was playing around with some close up filters, I do not have a macro lens. How small were the bushing and screw?? They both fit on a dime. The bushing is overmolded...

Day 60 - March 1st, 2013... Bonus Pics... Here are a couple 'practice' shots' for the current food challenge.... 1st attempt, just shot what was on the plate... I have a couple meals planned to get 'real entries'.. (of course if they do not work, I can at least enter this..) Off...

Day 60 - March 1st, 2013 Spotted the moon in my driveway on the way to work... pulled over party way in and tried to get a capture.. I think it came out decent... :) Then, on the way home, I took a slight detour down Main Street Nashua. I had see this one morning (in the dark) so I went...

Day 59 - Feb 28, 2013 Started the day with a couple industrial shots at work... Inside an open molding press showing installed Mold. No, it is NOT a Gatling Gun! It is a smaller press disassembled for repair. You are seeing the barrel and the screw has been removed. At lunch, caught...

Day 58 - 2/27/2013 Rain sleet snow, overcast gray, what a beutiful day in the Northeast.. Lets try some industrial... Inside a machining center and cutting tools on a bench A couple tools apart for Maintenance.. I sat in my truck at lunch... just raining away.. These shots are...

Day 57 - 2/26/2013 Well today was rough... Had several night shots, all bad... Shot some ducks, no dice... Did manage to get a few.... Nashua City Hall before daylight.... & the Huskie at Horsehoe Pond! The balance of these are all at Horshoe pond Around a marsh area with...

Day 56 - 2/25/2013 grabbed a couple shots before dawn of lights and snow after yesterdays "event" At lunch I caught these guys.. there was at least 4 in the trees and it was difficult to get a shot through the branches Pat in NH

This fellow is not mine but I regularly see him when I am tooling around Horseshoe pond... Pat in NH

Here is some snow from our event a few days back... Pat in NH

Here are the originals and a warmer copy as suggested by Marcel... Serves as a reminder to me to slow down and look at all options!! My preferred is probably some where in between, maybe just a bare hint of blue.. Thank you Marcel, you were right, my originals were way...

day 55 - 2/24/2013 Part (Project) 2 Ok, these were shot right after the previous.. Recently there were some discussions on here about Macro and close up filters. As I cannot afford (nor know what I would want) in a macro lens, I decided to try a set of close up filters. Picked up a set on...

day 55 - 2/24/2013 Part (Project) 1 It is only 7:30 and I have completed my 2 projects for today... and my daily photos.. Yippee.. Snow is falling now, gonna go play in it later... First up... alternative lighting... Like a Flashlight?? How about smaller... like a pen light!!! here...

Ok fellow Nikonites... Time to share what I did (with smoke) and what were my issues... Again, this was NOT my idea!! I got it from the internet, several have posted ways to do this, all similar. One common thread, use a small desk lamp to light the smoke so that your camera can see the...

day 54 - 2/23/2013 Here are today's photo's Playing with smoke!! Again, not my idea... but I had fun setting it up (more than once!) and shooting it... It was another learning experience for me... I will share setup info shortly.. Pat in NH