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This weekend was the Skeese Greets Triathlon that I had planned on participating in. However, being the slacker that I am, I wasn't prepared so I decided not to race and just be one of the team photographers for the day. I got about 250 photos, and a lot of them didn't come out very well because it was morning in full on sunlight. Here are a couple of my favorites that I'd like to share:
This is Shannon. An stunning 21-year old who finished 3rd in her age group. Today she did a triathlon with her mom and her grandmother. Grandma finished 1st in her age group!
This is my coach, holding up her finisher's medal:
Maybe I'll have more pictures later ...
Celebrated Mother's Day with the in-laws on Saturday instead of Sunday this year. It was a beautiful day outside and the kids had fun keeping cool in the sprinkler. I didn't get many pictures that day because the light inside just wasn't bright enough to catch a clear picture and the kids were running around like crazies outside playing in the water and I couldn't get close enough with my 50mm lens. I did get to capture one picture of my niece, Baby A.
She is such a good baby.
During last week's photography class, we took a small field trip to the new park in downtown Austin. We were practicing our metering and exposures. Here are a couple of my favorite photos from that day. I took a whole bunch, but a lot of them were bad because we were practicing what to do correctly and what not to do.
Downtown Austin:
Park rules:
And so it begins ... my journey into photography.
Halfway through my 6 week Beginner Digital Photography course that I'm currently enrolled in at the Dougherty Arts Center, I've found that it was worth the investment. We've learned about aperatures, shutter speeds, ISO, metering, white balance and little bit on composition. I knew most of the info about aperatures and shutter speeds, but I was finally able to correlate how they work with ISO. White balance has always been a mystery to me, but now I feel like I have a decent understanding of what white balance is, even though I might not have a complete grasp of how to make it work within the camera.
Composition isn't really something that can be taught. I've been reading a lot of photography blogs and forums and checking out styles of other photographers. I think composition is going to be the hardest part for me. The creative part of my brain doesn't work as well as I'd like. In class last week, we touched a little bit on composition and the idea of 'leading lines'. Here is my attempt at leading lines:
This is my coach, holding up her finisher's medal:
