Reverse 365: Catch Up

Report card time = falling behind on Reverse 365. 

Finishing report cards = rewarding myself with shooting and editing time.

Enjoy some photos from Fall and Winter of last year!

Settings: ISO 800, 50mm, ss1/1600, f/14

Date: November 25th, 2012

Location: Astoria, Oregon at the Astoria Column

152/365 - June 1st, 2013

Settings: ISO 800, 50mm, ss1/1000, f/14

Date: November 25th, 2012

Location: Off Highway 101 on the way back to Washington

153/365 - June 2nd, 2013

Settings: ISO 800, 50mm, ss1/800, f/14

Date: November 25th, 2012

Location: Nisqually Wildlife Refuge on the way home from Oregon

154/365 - June 3rd, 2013

Settings: ISO 800, 50mm, ss1/1600, f/14

Date: November 25th, 2012

Location: Nisqually Wildlife Refuge on the way home from Oregon

155/365 - June 4th, 2013

Settings: ISO 1600, 100mm, ss1/400, f/10

Date: November 25th, 2012

Location: Nisqually Wildlife Refuge on the way home from Oregon

156/365 - June 5th, 2013

Settings: ISO 1600, 50mm, ss1/500, f/10

Date: November 25th, 2012

Location: Nisqually Wildlife Refuge on the way home from Oregon

157/365 - June 6th, 2013

Settings: ISO 1600, 50mm, ss1/160, f/6.3

Date: December 2nd, 2012

Location: My brother adding life to photos of our Christmas tree

158/365 - June 7th, 2013

Settings: ISO 1600, 100mm, ss1/8000, f/2.8

Date: December 2nd, 2012

Location: Snoqualmie Pass after the Christmas Tree Adventure

159/365 - June 8th, 2013

Settings: ISO 1600, 100mm, ss1/1250, f/2.8

Date: December 2nd, 2012

Location: Snoqualmie Pass after the Christmas Tree Adventure

160/365 - June 9th, 2013

“Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.” - Louisa May Alcott

Reverse 365: May Wrap-Up

Settings: ISO 800, 100mm, ss1/2000, f/16

Date: November 25th, 2012

Location: Astoria, Oregon the Astoria Column Parking Lot

Day 151/365 - May 31st, 2013

"Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope." - Epictetus

Reverse 365 - May 2013 Wrap-Up

Number of Photos: 31

Locations: Seattle, WA / Volunteer Park Conservatory, Seattle, WA / Lousia Boren Park, Seattle, WA / Kerry Park, Seattle, WA / Mount Rainer National Park / Enumclaw, WA / Around my house / Gene Coulon Park, Renton, WA / Squakl Mountain Park / Redmond, WA / Yarrow Point Park / Astoria, Oregon / Astoria Column

Editing Techniques Used: Lightroom Tips

Tutorials Used: 10 Quick and Easy Lightroom Tips

What I Learned: May has been a difficult month in terms of sticking to my goals with all the other things I have going on. I have faltered and felt guilty about that, but I have also felt proud that I start again. In terms of editing I focused on zeroing out my photos before editing. I shoot in RAW and until now I really didn't understand the difference when it comes to editing. I started out with applying the "Zeroed" Lightroom preset to each photo before editing and found that editing was just easier and I had more control over my images. I then found that you can apply that preset when you import your images by choosing it on the left hand side of the import window. I feel like this has truly changed my editing!

Reverse 365: Never - Day 148/365 5.28.13

Settings: ISO 400, 50mm, ss1/400, f/16

Date: November 24th, 2012

Location: Astoria, Oregon atop the Astoria Column

148/365 - May 28th, 2013

"May I never miss a sunset or rainbow because I am looking down." - Sarah June Parker

Favorite Photo of the Week: Lake and a Sunset 2.11.12

An extremely busy and stressful week ends. It was a week filled with disappointments, but also with moments of blessings that filled me with hope. While I may not have captured those moments with my camera, I love that I am able to capture the same feelings in my photos. The two photos below do just that, the first seems like a physical manifestation of radiant hope and the second is just one of those blessed moments. 

Settings: ISO 200, 50mm, ss1/100, f/7.1 

(full manual, spot removal and a bit of a creative edit in Lightroom)

    

Settings: ISO 200, 50mm, ss1/100, f/7.1 

(full manual, cloudy wb, preset applied in Lightroom)

  

"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all." - Emily Dickinson

Poetic Winter: Warmth 2.11.12

One of my favorite views in Astoria where my dad lives is at the top of Coxcomb Hill where the Astoria Column sits. I love to go up there and look over the Columbia River, Youngs Bay and the Pacific Ocean. This weekend while visiting my dad to celebrate his birthday I headed up the hill to see the sunset. It was bitterly cold with a slight wind, but I could not help but be filled with warmth at the sight of the sun's rays breaking through the clouds that had filled the sky the entire day. I can't help but be awed by such a sight. I can't help but feel privileged to get to witness and photograph it. I can't help but drink it in.

Settings: ISO 200, 50mm, ss1/100, f/7.1 

(full manual, spot removal and a bit of a creative edit in Lightroom)

Settings: ISO 200, 50mm, ss1/80, f/7.1 

(full manual, spot removal and clean edit in Lightroom)

"Such lovely warmth of thought and delicacy of colour are beyond all praise, and equally beyond all thanks!" - Marie Corelli

     

Astoria Column Sunset 08.06.11

After waiting for the sky to clear for most of the day, there was finally a break in the clouds just in time for sunset. I headed up to the Astoria Column, which overlooks the city of Astoria Oregon. I did not climb the 166 steps to the top this time but stayed in the parking area to view the sunset. This picture was taken toward the end of sunset and involved a long exposure time and a high aperture. In post processing, I played around with the color levels to pull out the pinks, oranges and purples. There is something I love about the composition as it looks like a painting. The blurry appearance was unintended, but in some ways I feel it adds to the overall painting feel. My goal was to capture the contrast of colors with the sky and the landscape while conveying this magical time of day. 

While I feel that this photo has a ways to go to be what I want it to, I did have a moment during this shoot that made me feel like I at least look like I know what I am doing. A fellow photographer asked if my name was Kim. When I told him it wasn't he said that she was a local woman who took a lot of beautiful pictures around the area. I was happy to look like a local photographer :o).

Settings: ISO 100, 1"3, f/16

"The sacred lamp of day
Now dipt in western clouds his parting day." 

- William Falconer, The Shipwreck