tlynette

June 18, 2016

This one looked like a pearl pendant, set in onyx or marcasite: hint to my jewelry making friends! Our courtyard was lit up nicely by this Summer full moon....
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This one looked like a pearl pendant, set in onyx or marcasite: hint to my jewelry making friends! Our courtyard was lit up nicely by this Summer full moon.
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Aperture 650/100 ISO 800 Shutter 10/1050 Focal Length 21520/100

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Carbondale, Illinois, US

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Sep, 2016

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Those little tiny suction cup toes can keep a guy stuck to any window or door for as long as they'd like!

Pint-size visitor to our library flowerbed

Returning home after Thanksgiving at my parents house, stopping to admire a cloudy night, lit up by a full moon.

Well, of course, I think it's beautiful! ;-) When Autumn comes and the leaves are all gone, you'd never guess this spooky full moon shot was

(with apologies to Tupac!) ;-) No matter what you try or how hard, dandies will bloom anywhere.

This little guy was one of about 4 that took to the back door one afternoon.

This guy stood still for a few minutes -- until I made a 30 second film -- then he was nice enough to help in my "action movie!" ;-)

No matter how many times I went in and out of the back door, "Peeps" hung on. Funny thing, shortly after I took this, he left! LOL

Same day at the community garden opening, the pollination continues, oblivious to all the other busy bees.

It all started when a peeper found its way into my apartment a few years ago .. since then, a frog sighting is almost a regular occurrence! This one h

Cleaning out the car one afternoon, this little visitor took his-her time getting out before I finally closed the doors. Nice of him-her to pose, I th

These cute "intruders" waited, somewhat impatiently, for Momma Bird to bring dinner home! About a week later, they were old enough to leave

A leafy green intruder I thought was an actual leaf!

The lawn guys came by, and the grasshoppers needed to get outta their way!

A local community garden held a drive-thru, social distanced pickup event one Saturday (free fruits & veggies, seeds, plants, etc) and the butterf

Just a little mist on the petals of the blooms in the library's garden.

The only time I like sweetgum balls is when they're hanging from their tree in silhouette!

Behind The Lens

Location

This is outside my apartment building. I get a kick out of full moons, and there are so many trees that help frame, so, as I saw it on the way home, this was a no-brainer. When I got home, I pulled out the big camera, and started shooting. Every so often, I came back outside to see "how high the moon." ;-)

Time

I can't remember actually. Since it was June, I'm guessing it was probably late evening -- 9 - 10 pm-ish. The moon rises kinda slow in the summer months so, it had to be late, before it got up really high.

Lighting

The main lighting is the street lights between our buildings, and most times, night shots (for me anyway) are best without a flash.

Equipment

Just my trusty Fuji SL, without the flash.

Inspiration

I had seen some vintage jewelry online, and there was a pearl/moonstone necklace in one of them, that had a marcasite pendant. I really was NOT necessarily thinking jewelry at the time, until I actually looked at the picture afterwards, and thought "moonstone pendant necklace" the way the leaves framed the moon.

Editing

Lots of times, I use the continuous shot setting, and go for the best pic when I browse through shots to use, post, send, whatever. This one won the day.

In my camera bag

It's almost like I collect cameras! I have a little "spycam" -- a Kodak Pixpro, and my Samsung Galaxy cell. When full moons or special kinda moons (blood moons, eclipses, etc) are on the calendar, that's when I pull out my "big gun," the Fuji SL.

Feedback

A good weather night is a big one! If you're outside on a nice night, just keep the shutter on continuous shot and wait. I REAAAAAALLLLLLY want a big-long-fat-powerful lens, at some point! At present, since I don't have that, experiment with flash/no flash, and see what you get. Depending on how much light is already available to you, use what's already there.

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June 18, 2016

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