10.09.17 .... Insomnia

Had trouble sleeping so I looked out the window and saw that my solar-powered walkway light was making an interesting pattern. So at 2AM wearing my blue and white striped boxers, I crept outside with a tripod and the Panasonic LX3 to make a few pictures.

10.07.20 .... A new camera - pocketable

First pictures with a new camera - Panasonic LX3.



My Canon G3 compact has helped me make lots of great pictures since 2002. A little chunky camera. Really good quality for its time. Won't fit in a pocket, but fits OK in a big belt pouch.

2002 is very old in digital camera terms! The Canon G-series is now up to model G11! So I've been doing some research to find a modestly priced high quality pocketable camera.

Recently I spotted a good deal on Craigslist and snagged a circa 2008 lightly used Panasonic Lumix LX3 compact point and shoot camera. Picture quality and handling are superb - and it is tiny. Only weakness in my view is a very limited zoom range, the equivalent in 35mm terms of 24mm-60mm. Best for wide angle photos and nearby scenes where I am close to the subject.

Panasonic LX3


Flower was next door. The abstract flowers and rainbow scene was at an Erie playground.

10.04.26 .... Water in motion

Long exposure photos of moving water can be very striking.

Wait until daylight is almost gone - you want to be able to use slow shutter speeds at least 1/4 sec or slower.

Nikon D300 with 55mm micro lens. 8 seconds at f16 ISO 200.

10.02.16 .... Sun patterns on snow

The shadows created by fence slats curve to reveal the profile of the snowbank.

Nikon D300 with 24-85mm lens at 34mm. F7.1 at 1/800s ISO 400.

10.02.06 .... Leaf melt outline

On our walk today, we found a leaf that had melted its outline quite neatly into some ice.

Nikon D300 with 105mm f4 micro lens at f8 1/500s ISO 800.

10.01.08 .... Cold as ice

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This icicle was on a backyard shed. As the sun dropped low in the sky it lit the icicle from behind - making it glow against the dark tree trunks that were in shadow.

D700 with 80-200mm f4 manual focus lens at 150mm 1/1000 sec. f5.6 ISO 200. Photoshop used to increase contrast and blue saturation.

10.01.02 .... Outdoor Christmas Ornament

Around sunset, I saw this ornament on a lonely public Christmas tree in old town Erie.

Nikon D700, 55mm f3.5 micro lens (manual focus) 1/250 sec. f5.6 ISO 800.