Calpurnius

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, 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, 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.