2014 Point Shoe Series V
ss 1/60 f4.5 ISO 1250
Manual focus, manual settings, diffused light, black and white conversion in Topaz Labs
“When life takes me on a new journey, I simply remember the smile my first ballet recital put on my face and I move forward.” – Andrea Thompson
The Uphill Climb
Hide and Seek
The Contrast in Motion
The End of the Line
This evening when I went out to get parsley from the herb garden I found these interesting, beautiful creatures. I was not sure if they were caterpillars or some type of pest similar to a tomato worm just visiting to take what remains of the summer herbs. I ran inside to research my find and found that the Swallowtail Caterpillar apparently loves to eat Parsley. The Swallowtail Butterfly drops her eggs on the Parsley plant in July and by mid- September the caterpillars have grown and live off of the plant until time for their transformation. Nature is so amazing. Little miracles exist all around us and are just waiting to be discovered. Keep your eyes open, they are often in disguise.
Just a side note about the photographs. This afternoon was rainy, and cloudy, and very, very windy. With that said I wanted to keep the shutter speed as high as possible, wanted to avoid additional noise so kept the ISO at 400, and therefore had to have the aperture pretty open at 5. As a result, the shallow depth of field and some motion blur give way to images that are not quite crisp, but I don’t think this fact takes away from the overall capture.
Another image from my time spent in the airport last Friday.
People watching has to be the best free entertainment in the world. It is captivating and the hours pass by so quickly when there are people to observe. This image may not be the best technically, but I love it. It speaks volumes and images that tell stories are, to me, the best. I had my shutter speed set to 60 and was actually focusing on the man looking at magazines when the others quickly popped into the frame. The result – significant motion blur. Does it bother me? Not all. To me it defines what air travel is – fast paced and often rushed, at least in my world.
Robyn Graham Photography 