Pretzel's Snack-A-Day (365 for 2014)

Vixen · Mar 16, 2014

Pretzel said:
Day 74 - No Second Chances

Made up my mind what kind of shot I wanted to do, waited for a break in the rain after sunset, went out and took my time... set up the tripod, worked the focus into what I wanted, assessed the settings, and... 1 shot. Pretty much got accomplished what I wanted to get accomplished. Nothing fancy, but then again, I wasn't going for the end all shot of the day.

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Now, back to editing yesterday's family photo outing... *yawn*

I like the blue effect you got here

Marilynne · Mar 16, 2014

Great idea with the kids and the picture frame.

Krs_2007 · Mar 16, 2014

@Pretzel, looking good. The lightbulb is really cool and I like the kids photo of them holding the frame, very nice.

Pretzel · Mar 16, 2014

Day 75 - Deliberate Randomness

Y'know, I wish I hadn't already made that goofy 2nd entry in the abstract challenge.

Either way... anything can be made into beauty with the right eye. Say for instance, a small dip bowl combined with an old diner style table earns ya a bit o' this.

Pretzel · Mar 16, 2014

And a... "Triple Dip"

BackdoorArts · Mar 17, 2014

Nothing says you can't delete and resubmit an entry (though I think that should be a rule). That's usually while I wait until the end of the month unless I stumble onto something definite. Right now I've got 5 entries (one submitted), and 3 ideas I'm still working on. LOL

Pretzel · Mar 17, 2014

Day 76 - Low Light Highlights

Puddle at Sunset

"Central" Park

Vague Reflection

Park at Twilight

Pretzel · Mar 18, 2014

Day 77 - Playing With My Food

Yup, always gotta return to food every once in a while, since I did name the thread after snacks.

Used a red-orange saucer, a Halo mandarin orange, and the wife's antique drop-leaf table to create yet another abstract. I'm enjoying these whether anyone else is or not!

Orange you glad I'm eating healthy??

Just a tweaked B&W of the same shot.

And a little playing around with a mix of the two.

SteveH · Mar 19, 2014

It's the third one of those for me, great job!

Vixen · Mar 19, 2014

Lovely.....some great shots there

Pretzel · Mar 19, 2014

Day 78 - Sunset Serenade

Someone very dear to me was discussing abstract art over dinner, talking about how "stupid" it was, just a way to say "I don't know how to focus", etc. I just excused myself from the rest of the evening and came home in a "not so motivated" kind of funk. Ok, defeated is probably more like it. No thought behind the shots tonight, no goal, no purpose... I just went out in the back yard to see if I could even find the thrill at all.

This little lady stopped by, tilted her head as she gave me a look, then stood up tall and started to chatter. She's just a sparrow. Not the most amazing voice in the bird kingdom, to say the least, but she didn't care. Chirp, chirp, chatter, chirp. Queen of her domain, silhouetted by the sun.

In the midst of defeat, I found the thrill again.

Deezey · Mar 19, 2014

Don't forget. Shoot for yourself. Who cares what everyone else thinks. Unless of course its a paying gig.

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Vixen · Mar 20, 2014

That is just an awesomely gorgeous shot

Lee532 · Mar 20, 2014

Stunning shot, love it.

Pretzel · Mar 20, 2014

Vixen said:
That is just an awesomely gorgeous shot

Lee532 said:
Stunning shot, love it.

Thanks to the both of ya for the kind words.

SteveH · Mar 20, 2014

That's a brilliant shot, the colours are fantastic, and you have frozen the bird perfectly pin sharp!

Pretzel · Mar 23, 2014

Day 79 - blah...

LONG day, BIG headache, NO motivation... captured a shot of the computer screen over my son's shoulder and went to bed.

Day 80 - migraine day 2

Product shot? Usually my flash images come out better, but couldn't think straight through the migraine haze, so you get what I got, which is... blegh.

Day 81 - FLASH!

Wanted to try out the flash focus assist in a very dark setting, one shot and take what I got, but as I put the flash on the camera, a wee one remembered WAYYYYYYY back when she got a treat for every flash, so here's what I had to deal with until she got her pic taken and the subsequent treat. Then, I popped outside and shot some of the first blooms of Spring, one shot. It didn't come out TOO horribly. Had the flash compensation at a negative for some reason. Don't remember why, but still came out all right.

Not sure why, but my time settings seem to be going crazy in the camera. The Day 81 pic was actually taken between 10 and 11p.m. one day, but shows just after midnight the following day. Thinking I must have been out of it more than I thought, I went and checked the clock in the camera just a bit earlier, and it was nearly an hour and 45 minutes ahead. Reset it, took a few pics this afternoon for Day 82 (next post), and checked as I was editing, it was 10 mins ahead already? SSSSSSTRANGE. Anyone else have this issue with Nikons? Gonna pull the battery out overnight, see if I can reset things.

Pretzel · Mar 23, 2014

Day 82 - Back Yard Birding

Spring is settling in, so the birds are out in full force. Why not spend a bit outside tracking them down with the 70-300 VR?

1st, the ever elusive cardinals. They just don't like to hang out in easy to shoot areas. The little female was even harder to catch a glimpse of than the male (who happened to be defending his rights to the lady from a couple of other interested parties.)