Sunday, May 15, 2011

Scavenger Hunt Sunday

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Visual Contrast
I really like the contrasting colors and also the contrast of the flamingo's long hard skinny legs against her bigger soft pink body.



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Friendship
My girl Lucy on the right with her cousin who is about the same age.  They are best of friends but her cousin was being a little crabby so I took a pic of their feet instead.
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Before and After
Lucy's face at the beginning of the merry-go-round ride (she wasn't too sure about it), and her face towards the end of the ride (she was really starting to enjoy it).

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Dark
This is a photo of the bride and her father at the wedding I went to on Friday, she asked me after the dinner if I could snap some shots of the dance because her photographer left for the day.  I was pretty nervous, and it was really dark, so the shots didn't turn out too great.  My settings were all wrong, I don't have a speedlight, and I'd been drinking (probably why my settings were all wrong, don't drink and take pictures kids!)  Anyways, I was able to salvage a few shots, but any tips on how to take pics in low light settings without a fancy speedlight would be greatly appreciated.




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  1. UnknownMay 15, 2011 at 2:38 PM

    I love the shot of the flamingos! Also, the picture of the girls feet is realy priceless! Thanks for sharing these! Hope you enjoy the end of your weekend!

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  2. Pieni LintuMay 15, 2011 at 2:42 PM

    I love your "friendship" shot!

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  3. mommy to manyMay 15, 2011 at 2:59 PM

    love the friendship photos and the before and after expressions are priceless!

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  4. UpperBottomMay 15, 2011 at 3:01 PM

    hi, first time visitor here. i'm not a photographer by any means, but i love the little girl shot with the pink barette.

    great photos!

    happy sunday,
    rachel (iced coffee mom)
    http://www.upperbottom.com

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  5. fiddleheadMay 15, 2011 at 3:41 PM

    Love these shots...... the dark shot has such a sweetness about it. I think that friendship shot should be on a card! All great!

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  6. A'n'G JohnsonMay 15, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    The friendship shot is just so adorable!

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  7. LizzyMay 15, 2011 at 6:42 PM

    The before and after is such a great capture and the friendship shot conveys the theme wonderfully even without their faces.

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  8. allisonMay 15, 2011 at 6:50 PM

    love the friendship shot - too cute. I wish I had some tips on the reception shot - I have the utmost respect for wedding photographers!!

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  9. Bella SkyeMay 15, 2011 at 6:56 PM

    Great shots! The friendship one is so cute!!

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  10. UnknownMay 15, 2011 at 7:02 PM

    Great shots, I really like the flamingo shot, sorry not really sure how to help you out with the darkness shooting, i'm sure you had your ISO cranked up, sometimes we are at the mercy of our equipment unfortunatly (i do have a Kobre lightscoop which does help with the aweful on board flash!)!

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  11. Ashley SiskMay 15, 2011 at 7:42 PM

    Since when did photographers leave that early during the reception? I think it looks nice though. I love your friendship composition.

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  12. Trish ~ ♥ ~May 15, 2011 at 8:11 PM

    your friendship photo is fabulous and your daughters face too cute

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  13. GretchenMay 15, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    Great captures! Love your before picture... I've seen that same face here! LOVE the idea of taking a picture of their feet when they're being crabby! =P Great collection! =)

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  14. Anne U @ hot coffee mamaMay 15, 2011 at 9:00 PM

    Thanks for the nice comments everyone. And Ashley, my friend told me that she hired her for only 6 hours, and things started later than expected. Maybe she charged more for the whole day, not sure?

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  15. BrookeMay 15, 2011 at 9:07 PM

    These are great! Love your friendship shot...and what a great idea! Focus on the feet when they are making sour faces.... Which is all the time.. Grrr.

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  16. UnknownMay 15, 2011 at 9:16 PM

    Great photos! Your little girl is so sweet! Love the friendship photo and the visual contrast! Flamingos are so cool! :)


    Thanks for visiting!

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  17. AnonymousMay 15, 2011 at 10:33 PM

    These are fabulous! I love the flamingo and the dangling feet are so cute!

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  18. deb dutyMay 15, 2011 at 11:03 PM

    Anne, That was me that made the comment above, but under a new account. I just changed my blog address to debduty.com which for some reason created a new google account. It's confusing, but I'm excited that my blog address will be much shorter now!

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  19. MichelleMay 16, 2011 at 7:55 AM

    Great series. Love the visual contrast and the before and after. I also like the feet idea. I would have blown the shot because I wouldn't have thought of that.

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  20. Kat SlomaMay 18, 2011 at 2:20 AM

    That is fabulous visual contrast in the flamingo shot! Nicely done. Thanks for linking in to Exploring with a Camera!

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