Not to be left out...

Roxy must be in the kitchen if there's any activity going on...but sometimes it's just so hard to stay upright.

Deets: f/1.4, 1/200, 50mm, ISO400

Uncooperative

The minute I pointed the camera at Lola tonight, she turned and ran away! It was all a bit reminiscent of her escape out the front door a couple days ago, when I called her name and she turned around, looked at me and then ran the other way. Managed to get a few shots in the end, though...

Deets: f/1.4, 1/125, 50mm, ISO800

Full Moon!

Well, technically the full moon was last night...but I missed that opportunity! This was the first time I've ever attempted moon shots. I probably should've reviewed/planned a bit more before heading out because my first group of shots involved the tripod and long shutter speeds, which proved wholly inappropriate! Thankfully, I just headed down the street to shoot, so it wasn't too much effort to head out again. Unfortunately, though, the hazards of shooting a night in Bermuda meant I saw no less than two nasty, huge flying cockroaches...and those were only the ones I could see in the blackness! Blech!

Deets: f/8, 1/160, 300mm, ISO200

All Me Monsters

Dave and Lola watching US v. Ghana. Roxy watching Dave and Lola.

Deets: f/1.4, 1/160, 50mm, ISO200

Summertime in Bermuda

Although the term "Bermuda shorts" seems to be bandied about in connection with any knee length shorts, the true version of Bermuda shorts are actually a form of mens formal wear. Properly worn with knee high socks and a collared shirt, they can be made more formal with the addition of a tie and even more formal by throwing a blazer in the mix. A large proportion of men with white-collar jobs sport these shorts to the office regularly during the summer months, although with varying degrees of formality - ranging from a no socks, boat shoes and a golf shirt combo all the way up to blazer-level. It takes a while for a newcomer to the island to stop smirking at the sight of these outfits about town...but after a while, you hardly notice it.

Here's Dave's Friday-casual look (no tie). (Those wild & crazy British blokes are much more apt to sport pink than their North American contemporaries.)

(When you look at this shot, imagine a lot of accent-riddled moaning about having to take posing direction and the pain endured in holding a smile for such a long period!)

Deets: f/3.2, 1/100, 50mm, ISO200

Pink Flowers - Part I

Since I am often lacking inspiration/subject matter, I'm planning to take photos of this bush using a few different lenses with their wide open aperture. First up is the 50mm f/1.4. I love the bokeh this lens allows but I find the focus point hard to get just right (which is a combo, I believe, of the large aperture and the small screen on my Rebel that doesn't really give me a good idea of how my shots are coming out). I wasn't particularly taken by any of the shots I took today...the flowers aren't as pink in the photos as they are in real life, which must be a function of my metering setting, but I do like the blur of the brick wall behind the shot. I also like that I was able to use ISO 200 with such a fast shutter speed at this time of day.

Deets: f/1.4, 1/1000, 50mm, ISO 200

"Bermy Donuts" at Harbor Nights

Deets: f/2.8, 1/200, 34mm, ISO800