Soft Petals

Fujifilm FinePix S602 Zoom, ISO 200, Aperture priority set at F2.8, 1/1000 sec, macro setting, handheld.

 

I took this shot in August 2010, i love the textures that flowers produce and can't wait to start shooting some more shots like this in 2011. I took this handheld but i would recommend using a tripod.

 

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has taken the time to look at my work during 2010 both on here and on my flickr site (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevies_snaps/). My enthusiasm for photography came back to me when i started to take an interest in HDR photography which i plan to concentrate on in 2011. It was one of my ambitions to get one of my photographs published in a magazine in 2010 but i never thought i would end up getting the opportunity of a four page feature in a UK magazine called Digital Photography Enthusiast issue 3 (thanks to Rob Clymo), i also had three of my photographs published in the Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser. 2010 has been a good photographic year for me and hopefully next year i can produce better photographs.

I wish everyone a fantastic 2011 and please pop by every now and then and view my work.

kind regards

Stevie

   

Bren & Stevie

Canon EOS 550D, 18-55mm lens, ISO 100, Program mode, flash.

I proposed to my girlfriend on Christmas morning 2010 and in the process i bubbled like a baby but she joined in lol and she accepted my proposal aww. I took a close up shot of the Christmas card that Bren had given me and using Picassa i added our names.

Frost On Wire

Canon EOS 550D 18-55mm lens, ISO 100, F22, 1/13sec, + 2 stops.

I was out for a walk on the 8th December 2010 and liked the look of the frost that had attached itself on to the barbed wire so i grabbed this shot, as always i used my tripod, i edited my shot using Picasa.
One of my Flickr friends left me a comment to say that he thought this looks like a Poodle with a nice collar around it's neck. My Flickr account can be found at www.flickr.com/photos/stevies_snaps/

Airdrie Central Park, Airdrie, Scotland 2010

Canon EOS 550D, 18-55mm lens, ISO 100, Aperture priority set at F22, 3 exposures.

Airdrie Central Park in Airdrie Scotland is virtually out my back door, i took these photographs today the 2nd December 2010 due to the early snow fall. I took 3 exposures at +/- 2 stops set at +2 stops to start with. I generated an hdr using Photomatix and edited some more using Picasa. Set your camera at +2 stops or your snow will turn out either blue or grey in day light, give it a go and let me know how you get on.

Cool Night

Canon EOS 550D, 18-55mm lens, ISO 100, Aperture priority set at F22, 3 exposures.

I got a text from my girlfriend yesterday the 30th November 2010, she was at work and told me to check out the light in the sky and that it might be worth photographing, i went into my lounge and this is the view i had from my window, i opened my window and rested my camera on the window frame and took 3 bracketed shots. I generated an HDR using Photomatix and edited some more using Picasa.