Last Shot of the Night

After the official show was over, and as I was breaking down my gear, some kids lit off some small fireworks close by. I watched with some amusement before I realized they were quite pretty, so I quickly uncapped my camera and handheld this shot. I didn't review it until I got home, figuring it was going to be a throwaway shot and much to my surprise, it turned out well.

So there you have it for the day, possibly more to come tomorrow, assuming it doesn't rain.

Still feeling lucky

I totally didn't expect this shot to turn out at all, it was handheld from on half second. Amazingly, it's sharp.

How not to take pictures

So I haven't updated things in a bit, I've been busy with work (boo!) but I did get a chance to get to an Indian (are there any other kind?) pow wow this weekend.

Got there just as the ceremony was getting underway. Got a great spot to shoot from, got my camera out and started taking pics.

Only to realize I'd brought a semi-dead battery and that all my settings in the camera were wrong for outdoors work.

Way to go e! Nonetheless I managed to rescue some of the pics with Lightroom and PhotoShop and are posting them here for your approval.

Lucky

Managed to capture a seagull in flight. A LOT harder, for me, than it looks. My lenses don't autofocus fast enough for their erratic movements, but this one was holding against the wind, posing almost.