Results tagged “Nature” from Wallbridge Photography

This week the highlight photo of the week will be of my nephew Cody, who I was able to convince to sit still for a few shots when I first got into DSLR level photography. I guess you could say he was my first ever model, in the summer of 2006. I wanted to thank him for being so... cooperative with my very new and raw skills with my Canon Rebel. More photo I have taken of people can be found in the People gallery, like some snowboarders, and my second model.


Cody

In deciding this weeks Highlight photo, I went back to look at what I have covered. I have covered cars, skylines, and people, but overall what gets the most comment on the sites I see, is the animals. I first did a photo of an Amur Leopard from the Assiniboine Zoo, then I moved on to my sister's Cocker Spaniel named Misty. Both got me kind and generous comments. This time I decided to go back to the fall of 2006, when I took a trip to a place called Lester Beach, jsut outside of Winnipeg. The visit was to see some friends, but was worthwhile in so many other ways. I got some awesome nature shots, like this weeks highlight, and some great sunset over water photos.

This weeks shot is even more spectacular because it was hand held with no flash, only the sunlight shining in through the tree tops. The dragonfly was just sitting there, on this stalk of grass, and thankfully did not flee as I moved in close enough to get a shot of him with my 55-200 at full zoom. To this day, it's one of my early shots I am most proud of for the skill it took. More can be seen in the Best of the Best Gallery, but below you will find one of the highlights of the group.



No, he's not pinned there, he's just being really cooperative with my needs as a photographer. If only all models had it's capacity for patience!

I took a bit of time since I got my Canon 350D and tried to learn the ins and outs of using a full feature DSLR. You see, my last DSLR, a Canon 300D, has been half a camera for over a year because of an unfortunate but educational meeting it had with some cement. It feels nice, but just as overwhelming as it was last time to have so much at my control. I am slowly acclimating to it, and figuring out where to go next with my photography. I have posted a few pics over on the Gallery, mostly in the Nature in Spring section.

I have also begun posting photos, in smaller numbers, over at Flickr, though only those I allow to be friends can see them. I was originally going to allow everyone to see them, but I didn't like the stories I read about local businesses taking photos from there and using them without the authority or compensation. If you want to take a look, feel free to add me, but understand that by doing so you are agreeing to my copyright terms.
 
Well, off to look through photos from the Ten Thousand Frames get together, trying to learn from my mistakes and salvage what I can from my misguided attempts.