With a week of rain and wind I am feeling pent up photographically speaking. So, with nothing better to do with my camera off I went today with my dogs, umbrella and the limitations of the 50mm lens and an aperture set at f/22. This shoot was not intuitive for me... not like the f/1.7 experiment was... no keepers but fun to share anyway. Thanks for having a look!

p.s. I hope everyone in the path of Sandy is safe and doing okay...


At a tiny stream, a tiny falls

ISO 400 f/22 5.0s





underwater log and leaves

ISO 400 f/22 0.5s







Tripper

ISO 1600 f/22 1/4






Machinery

ISO 400 F/22 1/6






a small pond

IS0 400 f/22 1/8

[wtlwdwgn]

I thought you said there were no keepers? What are these then? Chopped liver? I think you did quite well given your self imposed limitations. We learn a lot more about our gear shooting that way.

[Bob Harris]

you can throw all of your no keepers my way, I like these Tess. Why did you decide on f/22 and did you shoot these all on manual with you selecting the SS?

[GeoJerry]

#2 is awesome! Great composition and color. Should be hanging in a studio somewhere.

[Heinrich Lohmann]

No keepers eh, Tess, there are some really nice images here, especially the second and the last one. I haven't done this self imposed thing in a long time maybe it's time to do it again.

[riff]

Yes, really nice images, especially the second and the last. The colours in the last image are great.

[tessfully]

I thought you said there were no keepers? What are these then? Chopped liver? I think you did quite well given your self imposed limitations. We learn a lot more about our gear shooting that way.

Thanks for having a look and for the comments! I should have said, I have nothing here I would want to print. Limitations give me something to shoot for and I learn a lot.

you can throw all of your no keepers my way, I like these Tess. Why did you decide on f/22 and did you shoot these all on manual with you selecting the SS?

Hi Bob, setting the aperture and forcing myself to shoot inside that depth of field is just a field exercise. I did the same with F/1.7. Here I adjusted the ISO and ev and used a tripod. I will go back and add in the SS which was very slow given the day. I am lucky any turned out. Thanks for the nice comments!

#2 is awesome! Great composition and color. Should be hanging in a studio somewhere.

Thanks Jerry! We have a similar way of seeing

No keepers eh, Tess, there are some really nice images here, especially the second and the last one. I haven't done this self imposed thing in a long time maybe it's time to do it again.

Thank you very much Heinrich. I encourage you to give it a shot. Changes up the minds eye which is not a bad thing.

Yes, really nice images, especially the second and the last. The colours in the last image are great.

haha... Thank you riff!

I accidentally selected the f/18 image for the first shot, so I am going to change it to the f/22 version as well as add in the particulars with each shot. Thanks for the encouragement everyone!

[charliezap]

Nice shooting Tess.Now that the storm is mostly over for the Boston area I can relax here in Florida and enjoy the rest of my vacation.--charliezap

[Bob Harris]

thank you Tess for adding the SS, now I see what you were doing, turned out really great.

[loco]

I really love the shot of Tripper and the final shot!! I rarely shoot at very small apertures and I think it would be fun to go out and give it a try some time. Thank you for the inspiration and for sharing these wonderful photos, Tess!!

[tessfully]

Nice shooting Tess.Now that the storm is mostly over for the Boston area I can relax here in Florida and enjoy the rest of my vacation.--charliezap

That is great Charlie. I have been enjoying your vacation pics! Could you anticipate retirement being this much fun??

thank you Tess for adding the SS, now I see what you were doing, turned out really great.

Thank you Bob. I have some P.S. abstracts for you...coming soon

I really love the shot of Tripper and the final shot!! I rarely shoot at very small apertures and I think it would be fun to go out and give it a try some time. Thank you for the inspiration and for sharing these wonderful photos, Tess!!

Thanks for having a look Lori... it really was counter intuitive for me and I had to really think hard about foreground and composition. I sure look forward to some sunshine though. It has been two weeks of rainy grey days.