P52 ~ 12 - Hunger

This year I have given up chocolate for lent. Now I like chocolate nearly as much as I like my coffee so this has been hard. The other day my son had a box of Cadbury's Chocolate fingers which are one of my favourites. I was going to use these as my hungar picture , the box half open revealing the tasty treats waiting for the end of lent.... My son had a different idea though and they were all gone before I had the chance to take the picture.

Canon 600d 50mm, ISO-200 F1.8 1/32 sec.

Later that evening when washing up I dropped one of our plates.  The plate looked like there had been a bite taken out of it - there's your hunger - so hungry that you eat the plate!

This is probably not the strongest picture I have used in this series, so onto next week and hopefully something better.

P52 ~ 11 - The Eyes of March

Each week seems to be more difficult than the last.  Generally I have a scientific mid to this project being more arty is a challenge for me.

I am glad that I managed to get a picture for this week as I was struggling.  I had to wait for the skies to clear - night after night was cloudy!

The Eyes of March is a throw back to "The Ides of March". The Ides in Roman terms was the middle of the month. More famously Julias Caesar was assassinated on the Ides of March (15th) The Ides of March was one of many holidays which was sacred to Jupiter, the Roman god of Sky and Thunder.

Canon 600d 18-135mm 30 Second Exposure F6.3 (With Custom White balance)

This weeks picture is the Planet Jupiter which is very bright in the night sky at the moment.  Jupiter i high and bright in the night sky behind my house in Wiltshire.

This was my first attempt at night shooting, I really enjoyed it. The first couple of pictures came out very orange  - due to all the street lighting.  There is a local house that is white so I took a picture of it to get a custom white balance.  The pictures came out  a lot better and the colours seemed more night like.

I really enjoyed experimenting with the night shooting.  This project is really pushing me out of my comfort zone, which is a good thing.  I think I will be taking some more pictures of the night sky!

Anyway, onto next week......

P52 ~ 10 - Be Still

This week I had it all planned and was hoping to be one of the first to post my picture.

My plan was a picture of the sunrise coming up over the park, showing the world all still and sleepy before it wakes up.

Sadly the british weather decided not to play ball.  Every morning was either cloudy or foggy.  Not a sunrise in sight.

So I've had to bite the bullet and change my plans a little.  We still have the world waking pu over the park, but instead of a glorious sunrise we have a misty morning.  Still the world is still and starting to wake up...

Canon 600d - 50mm Lens ISO 100 - F/14 - 1 Second Exposure

On to next week, the eyes of march..  Well I currently have no idea at all.

P52 ~ 9 - A Great Leap

This week for my picture I chose my daughter. A few years ago she was playing on the swings and she managed to break her arm.

Taken on Canon 600d - 50mm f1/8 - ISO 100 f/4 1/200

Initially there was fear, she was scared to go back on the swings.  Slowly though she regained her confidence.  As you can see here confidence seems to have returned - although she does not go on the swing that she fell from, never again!

Unusually for me I'm adding a second picture this week.  

This one is a similar one from the first one but from behind.  I was a little disappointed with the first picture as the sky was totally washed out.  I don't like editing pictures for P52 after they are taken as one of the purposes for taking part in this is to improve my photo taking.  The most I will do is a little cropping!

In this second picture the sky looks much better. 

Taken on Canon 600d - 50mm f1/8 - ISO 100 f/4 1/1000