Sunday Trees – 382

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Becca Givens for hosting Sunday Trees

I love the fungus that grows on tree bark.

Spiky Teasel

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Mama Cormier

….another spiky square for Becky B’s Month of Squares

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Texture

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Mama Cormier

…I love texture in all kinds of things – art, nature, food

Thanks to Cee for hosting the Fun Foto Challenge

A Photo a Week Challenge – Depth of Field

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Nancy Merrill for hosting the Photo a Week Challenge

Nancy describes depth of field like this:

Depth of field in photography (and light in general) is how narrow a strip of what you are looking at is in focus. In photography, the depth of field is controlled by two things: your f-stop (aperture) and the length of your lens (mm). To narrow your depth of field using aperture, use a smaller f-stop number. This will open your shutter wider and let more light in.

So if you want to shoot something up-close and personal with great bokeh (blurring) in the background, use a smaller f-stop and a longer lens.

Most of my photography is hit and miss, especially with my Panasonic Lumix camera. When I use the iPhone I’ve figured out how to get bokeh or blurring when I want it. The first two shots were with my Panasonic.

The next two were taken with my iPhone.

A Photo a Week Challenge – Contrasting Colours

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Nancy Merrill for hosting A Photo a Week Challenge

Contrasting colours or complementary colours are opposite each other on the colour wheel. They are often used in costumes and uniforms because together the colours really stand out. The following are examples of complementary colours: purple and yellow, red and green and orange and blue.