Canon 300D , EF 100/2.8 Macro USM , f/8.0 , 1/40s , ISO 400 , EC -1, RAW

Merlin, our budgie, admiring himself in a shiny silver bowl. A cute shot of our favorite pet, and an entry for the birds challenge on DPChallenge.

Canon 300D , EF 17-40/4.0L USM @ 17mm , f/4.0 , 1/500s , ISO 100 , RAW

I like how happy this shot is, even though it’s of an abandoned building. Another for DPChallenge, abandoned buildings.

Canon 300D , EF 70-200/2.8L IS USM @70mm , f/8.0 , 1/30s , ISO 100 , RAW

An advertising style photo for the DPChallenge theme billboard.

Canon 300D , EF 50/1.4 USM , f/18 , 2/3s , ISO 100 , RAW

A study in white-on-white.

This served as a light on white entry for DPChallenge.

Canon 300D , EF 100/2.8 Macro USM , f/4.0 , 1/8s , ISO 100 , RAW

Took a pretty high-key photo to start. Wasn’t easy to get the camera pointed at myself, so I used a bigger frame, this crop is only about a quarter of the original.

Using curves, and dodging/burning, I increased the contrast, separated the parts of the face. Using a hue/saturation layer, I colorized it slightly to a blue, dropped the saturation way down. A quick stroke for the border, and that’s all.

This was an entry for the DPChallenge theme Self Portrait III.

Canon 300D , EF 100/2.8 Macro USM , f/22 , 1s , ISO 100 , RAW

This is a shot of the inside of one of my hot lights. The light had just been switched off, and was fading during this one second exposure. A second hot light lit the scene from behind to give more exposure to the area surrounding the fading filament.

This was a (rather weak) entry in the DPChallenge theme Breaking New Ground.

Canon 300D , EF 50/1.4 USM , f/16 , 2.5s , ISO 100 , RAW

Set up the book near a candle on a black backdrop. Using a flashlight, I painted the book to bring it into proper exposure against the bright candle. Cloned out one dust spot, curves to bring the book into balance and warm it up after the harsh flashlight light, a little dodge’n'burn on the glasses, minor USM, and the border.

This was an entry for the DPChallenge theme Low-Tech

Canon 300D , EF 100/2.8 Macro USM , f/3.5 , 1/60s , ISO 100 , RAW , Flash

A cute shot for the Humor II challenge at DPChallenge, just hunted around the house for something I could anthropomorphize, like this piglet stuffed-animal. And no, this is not a real Smuckers flavor!