No Photos for a while

Why? Because my Gateway's motherboard died over the weekend. Luckily for me I still have the hard drive and all the images from my classes and eariler works on my memory cards so I didn't lose any photos, there just won't be any for a while. But Imma try and post the rest of the Black and white photos in another post after this one

Black and white photos

Ok I have a treat for all you guys that view this blog if anyone actually reads this. I know this is way way late but these are the final Photos  from my First Portfolio project, I will post the final nine for the second set once I get the critiques and everything out the way. So without further adieu Here's my final nine photos from my First Portfolio

So This is my First Photo all these images were taken at the Botanical gardens in Norfolk Virginia, This is a statue of I think The virgin Mary and a little baby. I've taken numerous photos of this statue but I think it looks wonderful as Black and white. One thing I hated was that it was a pain in the butt to make this thing black and white, I couldn't find the balance that I wanted for the longest time, because I'm picky about my photos like that, truth be told I'm still not happy about it but it'll do I suppose you can't have perfect everything. Next Photo

Second Photo. In class I got a lot of comments on this one. This one, as in this one spot could be my little escape, that and I have plans to do a cosplay shoot at this one spot. Hopefully photos of this one will be done once I get the costume and things for it. Anyway this one was fairly easy to edit I think I like the sky and the flowers most this one was even more of a pain to edit than the last one was because I had such a rich amount of color that I had to just deepen the sky and whiten the flowers and boom this photo. Next up

This one here is from the Japanese Garden, When I take Photos I want my viewers or lack of to feel what I feel when I take photos. When I took this photo I felt relaxed, calm, at peace and I hope you guys can feel the same.

This is only three of the nine pictures I have I'll post the other six at a later time But I guess this is what you call a teaser post, Next Post will probably be more edited photos or my personal photos of having learned Shutter Priority mode. Probably Shutter priority mode because I plan on going to Busch Gardens for a bit and freezing the roller coasters as they move.

Shutter Priority mode/compliments

WHoot I learned yet another skill set! How to use Rea(my dear Nikon 3100) Don't judge me I don't pick names for my camera they tell me their names. Well except for beloved I kinda chose that name(He's my Nikon D40 by the way and my personal/adventure/slash will always have a soft spot in my heart for camera. I love my cameras. Anyway....

So I learned last week to use the Shutter Priority mode on Rea to take photos the assignment was once again to get 150-300(I got 320 @_@) still amazed I shot that much I don't realize how much I shoot sometimes. Sorry getting distracted again. Anyway As I said a few posts back whenever I learn a new skill set or some new mode on my Camera I will take my personal camera out and shoot using that mode and post photos.

Now there's gonna be two separate posts for this. The first set is gonna be from the photos I took using Beloved, and the second set from my Portfolio assignment. But before I start the photo posting. Something really odd, well not odd I guess I'm just not really used to getting them is that I've been getting a lot of compliments on my photos from my class mates. Two of which are guys I sit between one is a professional that works with Lifetouch, and the other two from my instructor who's also a professional and the third another classmate that shoots models. I think the most flattering, that made me feel really shy about my skills. Why I'm shy? I dunno Its how I am I don't get complimented on things much so my reaction to it is to be really shy and knock my photos off as they're nothing special they suck, they could be so much better. But The comment was after he had complemented me  on my composition was if you can do these kinds of pictures with an entry level camera think of what you can do with a professional one. I almost went speechless after that. I don't really think I'm THAT good. I just shoot what I want to be engraved in people's brains, and for them to know the beauty of this planet that we're slowly destroying. I mean if the great spirit Gaia were real(yes that was a captain planet reference) I would love to shoot photos of her to show the world the damage we're doing to it.

Ok onto photos now that I've had my sappy everyone is probably gonna skip that whole paragraph rant. Photo time.

 Ok so here's my first pic. Honestly it came out pretty well with the exception of that frog leaf off towards the right being bright as crap, the photo looks peaceful tranquil, like a Japanese Garden is supposed to look I felt so relaxed walking through it.

Ok this is the sand garden. Normally in Japanese Gardens one doesn't walk in these and play in them just observe them I've seen a numerous amount of these pics, some of them are huge with many rocks and boulders, and some are like this with just two. I forget the purpose behind them but yeah the whole theory is to observe and let nature relax you and go with the flow

Photo edits/short post

Ok as it is 12:37 at night and I probably won't finish this post before I fall asleep I'm just letting you guys know I got around to editing one of the pics that I want to post....if I can retrieve it I'll show you the after pic with all the color effects, the before pic will probably be up tomorrow once I edit this post.

Ok here's the first photo edit from the Rally I think it was...three weeks going on now...no a month ago. The main campus I go was having a call to arms rally and my instructor, That dude in the pic talked about his life and how he didn't let the bad things that happened to him keep him down, and from finding his own success, He is a very inspirational man, and a very kind one as well that lives for helping people find their own success in life. His shirt and the reason only the o and the two rings are edited is because I feel strongly about it. During his speech at one point he was talking about sex symbols and um, yeah kinda held up a pair of lingerie, of course he stated that's what America and the world wants you to think is the typical sex symbol, so he proceeds to take the top half of his suit off and lo and behold this shirt. I'll post what he was wearing before this one but in my eyes, Marriage is the true sex symbol not only because its the right thing to do but because marriage kind of symbolizes that closeness during sex, and that unity, and to me that's what marriage is, becoming one, becoming unified in a close bond that will always last and never separate.

Yeah that's my sappy for the night I'm off to bed now so I can get up in a few hours.

Call to Arms Rally/Continuation of 150 pics Assignment

Ok found the memory card, in my backpack of all places. Kinda feel like Dora the explorer now, and singing that cute little backpack song....ok focus. Sorry I tend to go off on little rants like that. Yeah I hate it......

Anyway that aside and distractions aside I found my memory card, and I'll look through the pics and pick which ones I want to play color with, and if I still have my final count of 260 pics from my garden adventure I'll post more of those for you guys so I can show off more. I also did a few self portrait pics. I don't know if I'm bold enough to post pictures of myself on line yet. I'm not really all that pretty and my hair is a literal mess. Yeah I can be a girl at times so what. I'm usually a huge tomboy though, ok I'll post one of my self portrait  photos so don't laugh at me, I was wearing one of my lolita dresses. Needless to say that little photo op went kaput cause I didn't have much light to work with because it was like five-six in the evening and town point park was pretty much closing down. Yeah I just looked at the photos....not getting my self portraits they are terrible. Wait till I complete the outfit I was wearing and then I'll do another set when the sun ISN'T going down.

But I will however give my readers and viewers this.

 and this

 annnnnd these last two

 Ok that's enough pictuure posting for now I'll get around to giving my self critique sometime in the week looking through rally photos now See you guys next time

Next set/Photoshop edits

So two weeks ago I went to my college's call to arms rally, and had blast and took a few photos as soon as I find the memory card and pick which ones I need I'll be doing a little color accent and some other things to the photos. I want to be able to take photos without the use of having to use photoshop but sometimes that option isn't available so look for those photos soon

Class assignment: 150 pictures

Ok New post. I have an assignment/portfolio project. My theme, one of my favorites and what I always return to. Nature. Nature nature nature nature. No I won't post all 150 pics but probably the normal two or three. The goal was to take a far away shot get closer, re meter and get closer still and repeat process. I'm five pics under where I need to be and I haven't even covered the whole park yet wow! but hey that means lots of leftovers for me to post as favorites and where I can improve on. Once again all these are taken in manual which I'm starting to love. So first pic

Ok this is my first what I consider a post card Pic. I have a landscape version of it but I wanted to show off this version. I think it gives the feel of a vacation or someone getting ready to go on a beach date. Its just very summery and reminiscent of summer going into fall when you would go on a beach walk with your significant other and enjoy the last remaining remnants of fall.

This is one of the boats that you can ride on and would have been a perfect subject to take pictures of all the little things on it but I was pressed for time and only had time to get this one. Looking at this picture, it gives me feelings like I'm standing right there in the park looking at that boat thinking hey let's go  on a ride if I had someone with me or hey what an adventure this would be if I were by myself looking at this picture. Its just perfect and looks like something out of a tropical island.

 

Ok I have to admit I snuck this one. He was checking the water, I don't know what for but I couldn't help it that was all but screaming get this shot get this shot. and its kinda one of those rare candid ones that you get and don't realize until after you take it. I had to zoom in using my 55-200 lens because he was to far away at the time. Ok last Photo

  Ok Last pic before bed. I wanted a different look and feel to this pick. more of a sun's rays coming over it but I can dream can't I?"I think it still looks good makes you wanna hang out on  it on a hot day and such.

So that's about it for me See you guys next time