Assignment #5-ANYTHING

I never posted about my 5th and final assignment in my photography class.  For that assignment, we were supposed to take a photo of ANYTHING we wanted.  I kind of like having parameters so I had a little trouble coming up with what to do.  The night before class, Dawn said she would meet me at the River.  Brian Baltz was here so I knew Brad wouldn't be able to go so I was very grateful that Dawn offered.
I just love how the buildings look reflecting in the water. But it wasn't quite dark enough when we got there.

I was hoping to get the bicyclists that come by all clustered together, but by the time we realized they were coming, it was too late to set the camera.  I'll have to try another time to get them.

There's really not much on the North Little Rock side, but the sidewalk was pretty.

Below is the photo I turned in for my assignment.  I liked it a lot but when we got to class, they had printed all the photos and this one looked better in print, I thought.

I want to try to make this shot a little better so that the lights on the buildings are a little sharper.  The instructor in class said I could raise my Aperature to 22.  

There were supposed to be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place for the best photos in the class, but I haven't heard who won.   There were some really good ones.  I really learned a lot from the class and enjoyed it but I'm glad it's over because even though it was 2 hours a week, it took a lot of time!

My Favorite Things

Some of my favorite things about Little Rock....

Fall colors

Football games

Razorbacks beating LSU

Big Dam Bridge

River Market sign

Super fast trolleys

Sunset on the river

Brad and I took a drive toward Scott a week or so ago with the idea that we could find a spot to take some pics.  We tried the golf course first but didn't get a whole lot.

This isn't really on the golf course....it is at the end of a street in the neighborhood next to the golf course.

After the golf course, we ended up at a boat ramp on the side of the road leading into the river.

The sunset was so pretty!  

I just realized the water tower is in this one.  I love it in this next one.

I like this one but there is NO color in the sky!! It was completely dark when I took this.

I really liked most of these.  But we are going to HAVE to go back out there.  There are several more places I want to go.  

Noah

Noah came to work yesterday to show off his Halloween costume.  He wore an "Army work" costume like his dad wears on drill weekends.

Fake smile!

This is the look after Billy told him he couldn't have any more candy!!

He's pretty cute. I couldn't resist taking a few shots of him in his costume.

Go Hogs!

My boss asked me last Friday if I wanted their Razorback tickets for the next day.  I was supposed to work at Pottery Barn, but was able to get off so Brad and I went.  I hate to turn down Razorback tickets....especially when they are on the front row right behind the Arkansas bench!  They played Ole Miss and there is always extra excitement with them because that is where Houston Nutt coaches now.

I still like Coach Nutt, but Brad hates him.

The game was sold out and everyone was really excited.

Let's call those HOGS!!

Greg Childs

The first half was great!  The weather was perfect and the Razorbacks were leading 21-3.  But then the rain clouds showed up.

D.J. Williams

It got so bad that they delayed the game for about an hour and made everyone leave the stands due to lightning.  We waited it out and came back only to have the game delayed again.  We just decided to leave.  Not only was it raining but it was a little chilly too.

Tyler Wilson

Tyler Wilson came in the game for Ryan Mallett after the first rain delay.  Evidently, Mallett has injured his shoulder.  

Greg Childs

Even though the weather turned bad, we had a great time and the Hogs won.  It shouldn't mean much to beat Ole Miss but they have actually beat us the last two years, so it was a good win!

Assignment #3 - Portrait

When my photography instructor told us that our assignment for this week was a portrait, I knew I was in trouble.  I DON'T HAVE ANYONE TO TAKE A PORTRAIT OF!!  

Since Brad refuses to let me take a shot of him, I had to use Spatz as my subject.  This is the one I submitted:

My instructor said it was great and her eyes were stunning!  Someone else in the class asked if she was a Russian Blue which surprised me a little since I made it black and white.  

I shot this in Aperture Priority with an ISO of 6400 and a shutter speed of 1/1000.  The ISO should have been way too high for the time of day (it was about 9:30 on a sunny Sunday morning) so I assume this is a little grainy but I think she is pretty sharp and my instructor didn't mention it so maybe not.

My Cat Spatz

I took some shots of Spatz this morning.  Surprisingly, she acted like she didn't mind too much.  With my old camera, she turned out purple in some pictures but in these she looks like she should - a dark blueish grey.

Brad and I can't believe how much we like this cat.  She drives us crazy so much of the time, but the rest of the time she makes us laugh so we allow her to stay!  

She loves to spend time outside when the weather is nice but as soon as it starts getting cooler, she will want to stay in most of the time.   And she pretty much gets to do whatever she wants!

I'm still trying to figure out manual on my camera.  I shot these in Aperture Priority but the only thing I changed was ISO which I set at 6400.  I don't think that is where it should be set for morning light, but I don't really know.  It seemed darker with the ISO set lower.

My friend Dawn is going to help me with my camera tomorrow so hopefully the manual mode will start coming together for me.