Hummers

We've got a hummingbird feeder that sits right outside my office window.  It makes for a good distraction through endless conference calls.  Over the last week or so, I've taken a few opportunities to set up a camera on my front porch so that I can grab some images.  Because I don't have the time to just sit with the camera and watch, I connected the camera via WiFi to my computer and then was able to watch an fire the camera while working.  After the first round of images, I added a couple of speedlites to the mix to better highlight the birds.  I've got the setup pretty dialed in at this point, and I like the results I'm getting.  Here's some of my favorites.  Enjoy! 

Bottles

The current assignment for my team is to shoot a still life, using a seamless background. Here's my attempt.

 

Canon EOS 70D - EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

1/200 Sec - f/8 - ISO 400 - 39 mm

Colored Paper

This is the second round of images from my single piece of paper shoot the other day.  For these, I added gels to the speedlights to add color to the mix.  

Paper

Several years ago, I did a photo assignment that required taking a picture of a single piece of paper.  As I worked through the assignment, it became more of a study of light, texture, and shape.  Well, it's been a few years, so I figured it was time to repeat the project.  Again, this became an exercise of controlling the light and shadows to create textures, shapes, and patterns.  In a continued effort to get to know more of my cameras a little better, I shot these using the Canon EOS SL1 and the EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS lens.  I used a pair of EX600-RTs to light things up.

Buttons

One of the groups I follow on Facebook posts a weekly macro challenge.  This week's was "Buttons".  Here's what I came up with.

Tis The Season

Well, Halloween is right around the corner.  Time to get in the mood.