this is what i'm talkin about. tastey yummy goodness from a pizza restaurant i've never been to. fantastic food and atmosphere. soup and salad was my thing that afternoon, i got real sicky. these were also shot with the canon happysnap in wide angle format at f2.8. the colors are pretty acurate and sharp. minimal editing was needed. nice capture!
me, leia, kermit and gagamomo. (clockwise) visiting my great uncle on my dad's side of the family. 90 years young with a huge heart and a sharp mind. served in the army at 19 and is a true patriot. the stories from a wise man are indeed humbling. with his bible by his side on a tv tray from 1970, he is never alone. what a sweet guy.
ikea is one of the retail stores i love to check out every year for new ideas and inspirations. in this case, we all went to visit it in phoenix on a monday night. nobody around and when we arrived, i was feeling the sickness coming on real bad and knew that if i had some of their tastey swedish dinners, i would feel just a wee bit better if only for a minute. but nooo, they had to close by 6pm!!! i was frigggin upset,but kept my cool. it's beyond my control. so the images were taken with my mom's happysnap canon in low light conditions. if i were in a better mood i would've gone nuts and taken a gob of different shots. i love ikea. tons of fantastic designs and inventions. we were in and out and i bought a blankie and leia got some sweet string star lights. with this camera though, it was shot at f2.8, but not fast enough-as you can tell by the blurryness. it captured the happy mood of leia and her dear friend though. oh, got some skorpers to munch on. mmmm goodness. i think.
these were shot at the desert museum in tuscon arizona. with my 40-150mm lens it was still a challenge. not only is it pretty dark in this little sanctuary but these critters move so ridiculously fast that my lens just can't keep up with them. the image that is cropped square is the one that became somewhat sharp. keep in mind i did'nt take too many shots-only about a dozon or so and without a tripod and a super dooper telephoto lens. they are descent though.
on this day we chose to travel from phoenix to tuscon to visit the desert museum. it was a fantastic journey through cacti and rocks. my trusty 40-150mm lens worked pretty well for me although i still find that it's constantly hunting for light and not as lickety split fast or as sharp as i would want. i seriously am not a complainer but this is just maddening to me. i need fast and sharp results and this lens is adequete. i tollerate it but i can't accept it. it is the reason i sometimes lose my interest in photography and this pains me. it can be fixed. this i know. the following images are ok. they are good. but they could've been better.
