Reflected Lake

July 18th, 2010


Reflected Lake, originally uploaded by Calpurnius.

It’s odd. I don’t remember this as being shot in March (three years ago). The memory felt more like fall (and older).

I remember it being cool. I remember there being a fire nearby and the scent of smoke in the air. I remember coyotes howling and dogs barking at them. I remember the calmness of the lake.

I shot this my old little Olypmus point and shoot and a tripod. It seems that little camera and I traveled more than my Nikon and I have. I used to drive all over southern Illinois and into western Kentucky and southeast Missouri.

Roses

July 14th, 2010

Roses, originally uploaded by Calpurnius.

This is one of my most popular pictures on Flickr. I think the Goth kids like to download it as a wallpaper.

I was young and impressed by selective color then.

Miss Morgan

July 12th, 2010

Miss Morgan, originally uploaded by Calpurnius.

Nice environmental portrait of Miss Morgan.

Began by having her stand on the bench of a picnic table so that I’d get good eye contact, then posed her in 3/4 pose.

Opened the aperture to f5.3 so that there would be nice bokeh from the campground setting.

Shot with the on-board flash for fill and eye-light in the shady setting. I am all but sure the hair-lights are from sun filtering through the trees.