I wanted to try and capture a bit of the autumn look around my neighbourhood. This is the sidewalk on the south side of my house in Calgary. Leaves were scattered around. I used my 18-200mm Nikon VR lens and set it on the ground. The zoom was most of the way out and the aperture as wide open as it could be.
I have been into the "low to the ground" shots lately. Gives a different perspective for a lot of shots. Anyhow, this was in the Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Quebec as we waited for our flight. I set the camera on the ground and zoomed in as far down the hall as I could.
I used the Nikon 18-200mm VR lens again.
This fellow comes almost every day around lunch and has a nap for the afternoon in a shrub outside my office window. His fur is almost completely white now, but this show was taken a few weeks ago. He was scratching his face or something, but it gave an excellent side profile.
I was using my 18-200mm Nikon VR lens zoomed most of the way in. I was laying down on my office floor on the other side of the window, but he could not see me because of the reflection off the glass.
In case you didn't know, I was gone for most of this week. That is why I was not posting consistently. I was attending the Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition put on by the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
It was fairly interesting. It took place in Anaheim, California at the Anaheim Convention Center. Beautiful facility to have it in. Lots of space and amenities nearby (including Disneyland, which I did not have time to go see unfortunately).
The conference consisted of a variety of presentations both technical and from a business standpoint. They all revolved around the oil & gas industry. On the first floor was the exhibition where there were many different companies with booths erected and lots of swag to give away.
The weather was great and it was a great time, but it is back to the usual for me now.
In May of 2007 I was in Montreal doing the tourist thing. Just before the Notre Dame was being closed for a service I was able to get in and take this photo. The lighting was dim so I set my camera on the floor since I did not have a tripod.
I was hanging out in Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia back in October. A cold, rainy day. Pulling out of this harbor was a massive cruise ship on its way up to Alaska most likely.
My wife and I recently helped redecorate my parents' main bathroom. It involved repainting and new everything basically. I thought this was a cool photo. Take from the corner it shows the new curtain hooks and looks down into the bathroom.
I have been doing some research lately for what other features might be nice for my blog. There are a lot of different sites out there and information to look at. Probably the best I have found so far is the Blogging Resources page at Daily Blog Tips.
This page is seriously awesome. There are over a hundred good quality links that the author has maintained into a collection of various categories. Here is the list from Daily Blog Tips
A beautiful day on Tie Lake in British Columbia. I laid down on the back of the boat and caught a picture of some wake surfing. While one guy is wake surfing, there is always a spotter that is ready to catch or toss back the tow rope.
I have always wondered if I could earn a little bit of money in photography. I am a software developer at heart and that is my job, but I do like photography as well. Sometimes if you can earn a few bucks it can help justify that new lens you want or actually spending the time to go shoot something one afternoon.
In regards to earning money as a hobby photographer, there was a recent article that hit some of the social media sites called How To Keep Your Job And Be A Part Time Photographer. A lot of interesting tips and suggestions.
One of the interesting ones is supplying microstock. These are general purpose photos that could be used by anyone wanting to publish them for something. Perhaps a picture of a sewage drain that an environmental article might want. That is just an example, but you get the idea.
I have done a bit of searching and a site with only a couple articles is Earn Microstock. It is basic, but gets the point across.
The author discusses taking some of the photos and a few tips at it. Please take note that all the links he has to microstock sites are affiliate links. If you click on his links and sign up, he is making money off of this.
I signed up for iStockphoto (aff) and I'll see how it works from here. The signup process takes forever. You have to read through their guide book and take a test at the end of it (seriously). Then you need to sign off on some agreements and upload 3 sample photos. It will take you a little while so do it when you have time.
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