Best of 2011

I came across this blog post that inspired me to go through my pictures and decide which I felt were my best for 2011. So here I go!

This first one is from the Digital Photography Bootcamp class that I took with Leigh-Ann in July. It was tough to choose which water picture I liked best. I was able to "freeze" the water by using an exposure setting of 1/1600. I am still learning all of the correct settings and what aperture and shutter speed will do to my pictures, but this was a fun day to play at a fountain in Burien.

Here is another one that shows something learned at Bootcamp. This time I slowed the shutter speed way down to blur the movement of the water.

This shot shows how to use something to frame your shot. Granted the tree on the other side isn't super exciting, but getting the tree to be in focus helps me to remember to look for this type of shots in other locations.

There is something I really like about this picture. Maybe it is the tractor in the background. I really think that it is the way that he is holding the pumpkin. It really captures the reason we were there...to find that perfect pumpkin.

This one is a little different perspective of Mt. Rainier. I guess this is the view you can get when you go up to Chinook Pass to take pictures.

These are just a few. I would guess if others looked through my pics they would pick different favorites. As always I am my own worst critic. What I learned from looking through these is that I want to be more aware of lighting and white balance. At times I was shooting in the middle of the day which is harshest light. I also need to learn how to brighten things up for all of these cloudy days we hide under around here.