We’ve been getting hammered with rain here in the Bay Area–and, for the record, it’s quite late for such heavy deluges. But, being that it’s Spring, when it clears the big cloud views can be quite nice. This afternoon was no exception. This view is just up the road from my house.
Lens: 15-85mm at 15mm. 1/400 second at f/16, ISO 200.
Canon T2i working between the storms.
Here’s another shot from yesterday’s commute stop. I like the mixed textures of the galvanized metal barn, the ground and the passing storm clouds in the frame–but, oddly enough, it’s the pigeons just doing what pigeons do that makes the shot for me.
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm at 61mm. 1/200 second at f/16, ISO 200.
Black and white conversion: Nik Silver Efex Pro (version 1).
Canon T2i admiring the pigeon-ness of the pigeon.
We got some heavy rain here in the Bay Area over the weekend. Today, fortunately, I had a fairly dry commute home. Towards the end of my long drive I stopped and grabbed this shot of the tail end of the storm as it passed over Sonoma County. The body of water is not a lake, but a large vernal pool swollen by the rain.
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm at 59mm. 1/200 second at f/16, ISO 200.
Canon T2i on the first day of Spring.
Here’s a little rainy day photo play. For phun (photography + fun), I set the G11 on macro and snapped some close-ups of the iron and driftwood piece on our patio. I converted the image to black and white because the idea was about contrast and texture. This shot was the fave.
G11 settings: 15.7mm, f/3.5 for 1/15 second, ISO 100.
Black and white conversion: Nik Silver Efex Pro (version 1).
Canon G11 playing with contrast.
Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig oraibh! In celebration of my Irish roots (on my Mom’s side), here’s a little shot of the shamrocks outside our kitchen door (actually it’s sourgrass [oxalis]–not white clover, but close enough).
Canon G11 celebrating the Irish roots.