Stern Views

As I reflect back on another week of photos I feel more growth in understanding the concepts of composing and framing images. I’m getting much faster at recognizing ways to make a photograph more interesting, and also even more about producing photographs that I like. I hope you enjoy this week’s photos. Come back again next Sunday for more.

9/14: KU Campus. The University of Kansas campus is absolutely beautiful and I’d love to have a few days to walk through it and take photos. From the parking lot outside the Education building (Joseph R. Pearson Hall), I was able to capture this view.

9/14/09 | Nikon D50 | 50mm | f/8 | ISO 400 | 1/250 exp.

9/15: Tea. If you get a chance to check out Teavana tea (there’s one in Kansas City) I highly recommend the Samurai Chai Mate. Here’s photo of the container I got when I purchased some tea earlier this year.

9/15/09 | Nikon D50 | 50mm | f/1.8 | ISO 400 | 1/50 exp | Flash Used

9/16: Keyboard. My mind needed a break while I was writing a paper on Wednesday, so I grabbed this shot of my computer’s keyboard.

9/16/09 | Nikon D50 | 50mm | f/1.8 | ISO 200 | 1/30 exp.

9/17: Chico. Last week I featured Maya in my 365 so I figured it would be nice to feature my other dog, Chico as well. This is in my top 10 favorite pictures of Chico, perhaps in the top 5 even.

9/17 | Nikon D50 | 50mm | f/1.8 | ISO 200 | 1/40 exp.

9/18: Sunrise: On my walk from the parking lot to my work the sunrise was too good not to capture. I just had my iPhone with me so it will have to suffice for this day’s photo. Note to self: always bring camera.

9/18/09 | Apple iPhone | f/2.8

9/19: New Lawnmower. I bought a new lawnmower this weekend at Home Depot. It is a Homelite cordless, electric lawnmower with a 24-volt battery. I cut the grass on Saturday but before I got started I decided that I needed to immortalize this inanimate object first.

9/19/09 | Nikon D50 | 50mm | f/3.2 | ISO 200 | 1/100 exp.

9/20: Azalea. I have a couple azalea bushes growing out in my backyard. The flowers of this bush are only going to be around for a few more days so I captured this one before it was too late. I took lots of pictures of this flower but this one is my favorite of the set.

9/20/09 | Nikon D50 | 50mm | f/1.8 | ISO 200 | 1/1250 exp.

See you next Sunday.