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Against the Grain - Playing with Early Morning Sunlight
Lens: DA 35 Limited Camera: K-5 Photo Location: Our House 
Posted By: Sailor, 08-25-2011, 11:59 AM

We are - at last - having a rainy day which began with some watery morning sunlight oozing through a back window to illuminate our breakfast table and chairs. I decided to shoot some close-ups and followed my usual lazy pattern of hand holding the camera rather than doing the job properly by setting up my tripod. Because of the constantly changing intensity of the available light, ISOs varied considerably, but I applied no noise reduction to any of the pics. Initially, I intended to convert these to B&W but ultimately decided to leave them in color.

Jer

ISO 3200, 1/60 @ f/8:



ISO 400, 1/60 @ f/8:



ISO 800, 1/60 @ f/8:



ISO 1600, 1/60 @ f/11:


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08-25-2011, 12:13 PM   #2
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Oh nice, Jer! There is something special about that light on wood isn't there?
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Beautiful textures. The K-5 is amazing at high ISO. I never fail to be impressed!
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Indeed early morning light on fine lumber looks sweet. Congrats on the rain !

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I love seeing your artistic side Jer and I really like your "woodie"collection.--charliezap
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Just goes to show that there are photos all around us if you look hard enough.
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First, great to hear you finally had some rain. Love the textures on the wood Jer. The light really shows the beauty of the wood. JIM

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Just goes to show that there are photos all around us if you look hard enough.
I think Ray said it best and you always find the unusual to photograph, interesting shots. Bob
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I like them! Otis says they not only shoot well, they have great flavor as a snack and teeth sharpener. Good you got some rain....we had clouds yesterday morning, dark and heavy, lightning and lots of thunder......and not a drop.
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Shots are exceptional. K5 in right hands...
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Oh nice, Jer! There is something special about that light on wood isn't there?
Thanks much, Dave. Yeah, I love the texture of wood grain illuminated by a low sun.

Jer

QuoteOriginally posted by loco Quote
Beautiful textures. The K-5 is amazing at high ISO. I never fail to be impressed!
Thank you. And, yeah, the K-5 can certainly deliver at high ISO. Frankly, I should use that capability more than I do - it just that I'm a geezer and the old habit of keeping ISO low is hard to shake.

Jer

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Indeed early morning light on fine lumber looks sweet. Congrats on the rain !
Thanks, Dave, for the compliments on the shots and the rain.

Jer

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I love seeing your artistic side Jer and I really like your "woodie"collection.--charliezap
Hey Capn - I appreciate your looking. I knew you'd appreciate my wood shots .

Jer
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Just goes to show that there are photos all around us if you look hard enough.
Thanks much for the kind words, Ray.

Jer

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First, great to hear you finally had some rain. Love the textures on the wood Jer. The light really shows the beauty of the wood. JIM
Hey buddy - I sure appreciate your comments, as always and, boy, did we enjoy the rain.

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I think Ray said it best and you always find the unusual to photograph, interesting shots. Bob
Thanks very much, Bob - trying stuff like this is what makes photography fun for me.

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I like them! Otis says they not only shoot well, they have great flavor as a snack and teeth sharpener. Good you got some rain....we had clouds yesterday morning, dark and heavy, lightning and lots of thunder......and not a drop.
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Thanks, Rupert - and it appears Otis knows what he likes! We got about 2 inches (!) and I actually saw some mud (believe it or not) on my morning walk!

Jer
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Shots are exceptional. K5 in right hands...
Thanks very much for your kind thoughts! I really appreciate them.

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Love the capture around the bends, sets the grain off, especially the last it just gives it life TFS Jer

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Love the capture around the bends, sets the grain off, especially the last it just gives it life TFS Jer

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I sure appreciate the kind words, Ivan.

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