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: Second Spring - Day 134/365 5.14.13

A little fall color in the middle of Spring!

Settings: ISO 400, 100mm, ss1/250, f/2.8

Date: October 28th, 2012

Location: My Front Yard

134/365 - May 14th, 2013

"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." - Albert Camus

Reverse 365: Catch Up

I have been in an editing rut lately. I haven't found any new tutorials to inspire me and the point I am at in looking back through last year's photos was a time when I was not inspired by what I was shooting. That coupled with a lack of time has me behind once again. Oh well, there is nothing to do but move forward!

Settings: ISO 800, 100mm, ss1/250, f/3.5

Date: September 29th, 2012

Location: Volunteer Park Conservatory

Macro Fun with the Clickin Walk Ladies

128/365 - May 8th, 2013

Settings: ISO 100, 100mm, ss1/500, f/8.0

Date: September 29th, 2012

Location: Louisa Boren Park, Seattle, WA

After the Clickin Walk

129/365 - May 9th, 2013

Settings: ISO 100, 50mm, ss1.3sec, f/9.0 (on tripod)

Date: October 7th, 2012

Location: Kerry Park, Seattle, WA at Sunrise

130/365 - May 10th, 2013

Settings: ISO 400, 50mm, ss1/250, f/11

Date: October 14th, 2012

Location: Mount Rainier National Park, Before the Storm

131/365 - May 11th, 2013

 Settings: ISO 400, 50mm, ss1/160, f/11

Date: October 14th, 2012

Location: Mount Rainier National Park, Before the Storm

132/365 - May 12th, 2013

Settings: ISO 400, 50mm, ss1/100, f/11

Date: October 14th, 2012

Location: Enumclaw, WA

133/365 - May 13th, 2013

"Where there is no struggle, there is no strength." - Oprah Winfrey

Reverse 365: Second Look - Day 127/365 5.7.13

I thought I was done with my photos from the Clickin Walk in September, but I found another one I wanted to try and edit. Enjoy!

Settings: ISO 800, 100mm, ss1/500, f/5.0

Date: September 29th, 2012

Location: Seattle, WA

127/365 - May 7th, 2013

"Love at first sight is possible, but it pays to take a second look." - Unknown

Reverse 365: Abstract - Day 126/365 5.6.13

It was my birthday yesterday and I had the most amazing adventure! Come back on Thursday to hear more about it.

Settings: ISO 800, 100mm, ss1/500, f/5.0

Date: September 29th, 2012

Location: Seattle, WA

126/365 - May 6th, 2013

"The longer you look at an object, the more abstract it becomes, and, ironically, the more real." - Lucian Freud

Reverse 365: Bicycling - Day 125/365 5.5.13

Settings: ISO 800, 100mm, ss1/1250, f/5.0

Date: September 29th, 2012

Location: Seattle, WA

125/365 - May 5th, 2013

"Melancholy is incompatible with bicycling." - James E. Starrs

Reverse 365: Vibrant - Day 124/365 5.4.13

Settings: ISO 800, 100mm, ss1/2000, f/5.0

Date: September 29th, 2012

Location: Seattle, WA

124/365 - May 4th, 2013

"I like light, color, luminosity. I like things full of color and vibrant." - Oscar de la Renta

Reverse 365: Process of Elimination - Day 123/365 5.3.13

Settings: ISO 400, 50mm, ss1/250, f/6.3

Date: September 29th, 2012

Location: Seattle, WA

123/365 - May 3rd, 2013

"The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process of elimination." - Elbert Hubbard

Reverse 365: Buildings Shape Us - Day 122/365 5.2.13

The next few days I will be sharing images form The Clickin Walk, an annual photography walk put on my Clickin Moms. I love the chance to meet with other photographers and learn from them!

Settings: ISO 400, 50mm, ss1/320, f/14

Date: September 29th, 2012

Location: Seattle, WA

122/365 - May 2nd, 2013

"We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us." - Winston Churchill

Reverse 365: Hidden Future - Day 121/365 5.1.13

I cannot believe it is May already! This Reverse 365 Project has been a challenging and yet rewarding experience. I am finding that I am going through my photos faster than I anticipated and I am to September and the Clickin Walk already. I plan on going back through my files once I get to year's end, but I didn't shoot as much last year as I am this year and that is making it difficult. This project is about making it work though and I will do just that!

Settings: ISO 400, 50mm, ss1/80, f/5.0

Date: September 29th, 2012

Location: Seattle, WA

121/365 - May 1st, 2013

"The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine." - Mike Murdock

Reverse 365: April 2013 Wrap-Up

Number of Photos: 30
Locations: Illwaco, WA / Pacific Science Center / Seattle, WA / Commencement Bay, Tacoma, WA / Point Defiance Gardens / Oregon Coast / Sunset Lake / The Cove Normandy Park, WA / Wenatchee, WA / Lake Chelan, WA / Vancouver, WA / Washington Coast / Puyallup Fair / Louisa Boren Park, Seattle, WA / Issaquah, WA
Editing Techniques Used: Lightroom Tips
Tutorials Used: 10 Quick and Easy Lightroom Tricks

What I Learned: Lightroom is even more amazing than I knew it was! The tutorial I used above was filled with a bunch of tricks with features I hadn't used in Lightroom before. My favorites were stacking brushes and the luminance sliders. It opened my eyes to the potential that exists in the program. I can't wait to learn more uses for it as the year continues. I also discovered this month the power of RAW I was not taping into. I have shot RAW for a long time, but when I open them in Lightroom I usually leave the default settings the program puts on the photo. This month I started "zeroing" out the photos and it has allowed me so much more flexibility with my photos. I have been able to save some that I thought were not savable. It has really helped me in my present day editing as well.

Reverse 365: Gratitude - Day 120/365 4.30.13

Settings: ISO 100, 50mm, ss1/125, f/22

Date: September 23rd, 2012

Location: Off of I-90 near Issaquah, WA

120/365 - April 30th, 2012

“One grateful thought is a ray of sunshine.  A hundred such thoughts paint a sunrise.  A thousand will rival the glaring sky at noonday - for gratitude is light against the darkness.”  ― Richelle E. Goodrich

Reverse 365: Spilling Out Light - Day 119/365 4.29.13

Settings: ISO 100, 50mm, ss1/200, f/16

Date: September 23rd, 2012

Location: Off of I-90 near Issaquah, WA

119/365 - April 29th, 2013

“What breaks in daybreak? Is it the night? Is it the sun, cracked in two by the horizon like an egg, spilling out light?”  ― Margaret Atwood

Reverse 365: Flamingo Feather - Day 118/365 4.28.13

Settings: ISO 100, 50mm, ss1/160, f/7.1

Date: September 23rd, 2012

Location: An exit off of I-90 near Issaquah, WA

118/365 - April 28th, 2013

“How sweet the morning air is! See how that one little cloud floats like a pink feather from some gigantic flamingo.”  ― Arthur Conan Doyle

Reverse 365: Universe - Day 117/365 4.27.13

I am much more of a night person, hence my love affair with sunsets. Sometimes, however, I make it up in time for the sunrise. 

Settings: ISO 100, 50mm, ss0.5secs, f/7.1 (on tripod)

Date: September 23rd, 2012

Location: Louisa Boren Park, Seattle, Washington

117/365 - April 27th, 2013

"For most people, we often marvel at the beauty of a sunrise or the magnificence of a full moon, but it is impossible to fathom the magnitude of the universe that surrounds us." - Richard H. Baker

Reverse 365: Enthusiastic - Day 116/365 4.26.13

Settings: ISO 100, 50mm, ss1/80, f/11

Date: September 22nd, 2012

Location: Puyallup Fair, Washington

116/365 - April 26th, 2013

"Enthusiasm is not the same as just being excited. One gets excited about going on a roller coaster. One becomes enthusiastic about creating and building a roller coaster." - Bo Bennett 

Reverse 365: Ferris Wheel - Day 115/365 4.25.13

Going to the Puyallup Fair each year is a must here in Western Washington, people take the day off of work and kids miss a day of school. It is a wonderful yearly experience. When I look back at the photos it is very evident how far I have come. I look forward to this September!

Settings: ISO 100, 50mm, ss1/50, f/6.3

Date: September 22nd, 2012

Location: Puyallup Fair, Washington

115/365 - April 25th, 2013

“I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.”  ― E.B. White

Reverse 365: Ocean - Day 114/365 4.24.13

Settings: ISO 100, 50mm, ss1/160, f/11

Date: September 16th, 2012

Location: Central Washington Coast

114/365 - April 24th, 2013

"How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean." - Arthur C. Clarke

Reverse 365: Full of Beauty, Charm and Adventure - Day 113/365 4.23.13

Settings: ISO 100, 50mm, ss1/320, f/11

Date: September 16th, 2012

Location: Central Washington Coast

113/365 - April 23rd, 2013

"We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open." - Jawaharlal Nehru

Reverse 365: Open - Day 112/365 4.22.13

If I have to pick one, I must say that I prefer the Oregon Coast. There is something about the fact that the beaches are all public and maybe the fact that I was born in the state that has me going to the Oregon Coast whenever I can. With that being said, the Washington Coast is not a bad place to be either!

Settings: ISO 100, 250mm, ss1/320, f/11

Date: September 16th, 2012

Location: Central Washington Coast

112/365 - April 22nd, 2013

"Look at situations from all angles, and you will become more open." - Dalai Lama