Fun with Light and Spaceship Earth

Fun with Light and Spaceship Earth, originally uploaded by Brian E Mitchell.

1/2000 21mm f 16 0 EV

Is it color or black & white...

Believe it or not, it's a "color" shot.

One of the things that digital cameras have the hardest time with are the differences between high contrast areas of light and dark.

This shot is actually nothing more than light and shadow, without any real color, but there is no black & white processing.

I think that suits Spaceship Earth just fine.

Red Flower Abstract

Red Flower Abstract, originally uploaded by Brian E Mitchell.
1/800 200mm f 2.8 -2/3 EV

I admit it, I'm addicted to depth of field. To be specific, for the photogs in the crowd, I'm addicted to f 2.8.

Working on what feels like a razor's edge forces me to really work to nail what's in focus. It's really the difference between a shot that pops and one that looks like I was running past the flower I'm shooting (which is what most of them look like, trust me).

It's the work to get better with every shot though that keeps me out there shooting.

Now if I could just figure out what those other numbers on the lens mean...trust me, the photographers are laughing. :)

Flower & Garden

Flower & Garden, originally uploaded by Brian E Mitchell.

1/640 20mm f 11 -2/3 EV

One of the surest ways to know that spring has arrived is that Epcot cranks up their annual Flower and Garden Festival.

This shot is from a few years ago. We just haven't been able to get down there in the spring for awhile.

To me that's one of the coolest parts of photography. Anytime I want I can open this picture and go back to this moment. I can remember being in Epcot on a warm day and taking this shot.

Being able to share that moment, by the way, is one of the other cool things about photography. So feel free to sit back, relax and take in the view.

If you stare at it long enough the monorail just might come by. No, seriously, it might. Just keep looking for it...