Playing With the Zoom Lens for an iPhone

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Mama Cormier

…..it’s a bit tricky holding the iPhone with this long lens attached

I was very excited when I received all those wonderful lenses for my iPhone at Christmas. I used the fish-eye lens first (which I promptly lost) and posted a few of my experiments soon after I received them.

A couple of days ago I headed out for a walk with my trusty iPhone in hand and the zoom lens in place. I came across a group of birds, flying back and forth and hopping from one branch to another. This is the best I could do.

As I got closer to the park the wind picked up and the temperature fell. I came across some ducks, some in the lake and others in the pond.

I tried using the zoom lens for some landscape shots, sometime focusing on the branches in the foreground and other times on the background.

I’m not sure why it’s happening but can you see how the horizon line in the second set of photos is bowed?

Here are a few more photos taken of objects and scenery in the distance.

The only disadvantage of taking photos in January, even on a relatively mild day, is that your fingers freeze very quickly. Did I mention that the winds picked up and the temperature dropped? If I didn’t feel frostbite coming on I would probably have stayed out longer. As you can see from the last shot I was losing the light anyway. If you have any suggestions about using the lenses for an iPhone I’d be very appreciative.

Cheers!

Feathers on Friday

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Mama Cormier

….the zoo has wonderful birds

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A ‘Commingling’ of Swans, Gulls, Ducks and Geese

Posted on September 22, 2017 by Mama Cormier

….after discovering some unfamiliar words in the latest book I’m reading

I thought it might be fun to take new words and find photos to illustrate their meaning.

com·min·gle

[kəˈmiNGɡ(ə)l, käˈmiNGɡ(ə)l]

VERB

commingles (third person present) · commingled (past tense) · commingled (past participle) · commingling (present participle)

mix; blend:

“the dust had commingled with the rain” · “publicly reproved for commingling funds”

ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from com- ‘together’ + mingle.

Lesson 200 – 100 Photographs

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Mama Cormier

…..Carla Sonheim gave us as assignment to go out and shoot 100 photos in the neighbourhood

I love this type of assignment. It gets me out walking and it makes me really look at a my surroundings. Once we took the photos we were to share our favourites. Here are 68 of mine.

Sure Signs of Spring

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Mama Cormier

….as recorded by my camera

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WPC – H2O

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Mama Cormier

….next to trees I love photos of water

Spring Has Sprung

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Mama Cormier

….despite coolish temperatures Spring has officially arrived

I mentioned in an earlier post that there were signs of spring here in Toronto if you take the time to look. On my walk today I purposely photographed as many signs of spring as I could. Enjoy!

Back to Basics-Part II

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Mama Cormier

…..owls, ferns, cacti, fish, fungi, tulips and bikinis

I’m almost at the end of my 31 day challenge for drawing simple objects with Lisa Congden on Creative Bug. Here are a few more of my drawings:

Birds of a Feather

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Mama Cormier

…..just add a beak to a scrap piece of paper and voila you have a bird

I got this idea from Carla Sonheim and I find that it works with all age groups. I’ve used it with kindergarten children and children in grades 1 to 5.

This year I had the children create a tree by printing the shape with the edge of a piece of thick cardboard dipped in brown paint. While we waited for it to dry I had the students practise drawing a variety of leaf shapes and then deciding which one they would use on their tree.

Once the paint dried I instructed the students to tear small pieces of coloured and patterned papers and then glue them to the tree branches. With a pencil or a black Sharpie they started creating their birds by adding a beak and then an eye. After that they could add as much or as little detail as they wanted. Once the birds were done they were instructed to draw the leaves in the open spaces and colour them in.

I love how these turned out. The following are examples from my grade two class.

Put a Beak on it!

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Mama Cormier

…..another great art idea from Carla Sonheim that I introduced to my kindergarten art class

You may recall a post where I shared some art that I did with scraps of paper. By simply adding a beak, eyes and feet you can make fun bird shapes. I turned them into cards and small framed gifts that I gave to friends and family.

A couple of weeks ago I introduced this concept to my kindergarten art class. They made a very simple tree shape with 5 to 6 branches and then on each branch they glued a scrap piece of paper and then drew on the details to create their birds. Here are some of their creations.

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