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Jul 21

Sharing a few July Submissions

Here we are in the second half of July, already!  Summer is flying by!  Before I head on vacation, I want to share a few submissions with you, our lovely blog readers!

Stephanie Schan, of ON, took this photo, bouncing her external flash off the ceiling:

Taken with Canon Rebel XT, using a Vivitar 285HV external flash, at f/2.8, 1/200 sec., ISO 200

See how the bounced flash provides a softer light and diffuses any harsh shadows that may have occurred from using a powerful flash indoors?  Thanks for sharing, Stephanie!

Kim Gowdy, of AB, took this photo of her friend (and my fellow Canadian Scrapbooker teammate!), Connie Nichol, with her two adorable boys:

Taken with Canon Rebel XSi at f/2.8, 1/200 sec., ISO 100

Kim used her flash to fill in shadows and brighten her subjects’ faces.  Love this pic – and OMG, Connie – your boys are getting big!

For the rest of you who are thinking about submitting, please do!!  I will be away for the rest of the month, so please don’t worry if your photo is not posted until the end of the month, or later – I will try to remember to respond to each submission so you can rest assured that I have received it.  I will post all of the submission goodness upon my return!

Remember that our deadline is extended until midnight on August 2nd, 2010!

Cheers!

Jul 20

Extended deadline!

Due to the Civic Holiday long weekend, I’m extending the deadline for July’s submissions!

The new deadline will be 11:59PM EST on August 2nd, 2010!  So get out there and start snapping for a chance to win this:

Happy Clicking! :)

Jul 01

Happy Canada Day!

Skyline Windsor-Detroit Fireworks. Photo by Ralph Scheer

I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind.

John Diefenbaker (From the Canadian Bill of Rights, July 1, 1960)

Jun 30

June Submissions

My apologies to the talented ladies who submitted photos for this month’s tutorial – I didn’t get a chance this last week to upload your photos, but without further delay, here they are!

Kelsy Propp, of AB, sent me this photo of an adorable little dancer.  Kelsy says, “I love to take photos between our house and the neighbours house…for this photo I used the brick on the side of the neighbours house as my backdrop.  There is the perfect daylight lighting for great natural light photos.” 

Taken with Canon Rebel T1i at f/5, 1/500 sec., ISO 200

Love the result – and look at the gorgeous, flattering lighting!!  Thanks for your submission, Kelsy!

I received this beautiful submission from Kathy Tippe of AB:

Taken with Nikon D90 at f/5.6, 1/100 sec., ISO 160

I love it!  Thanks for playing along, Kathy!

Last, but not least, Michelle Kuijer of ON sent this photo for her June submission:

Taken with Canon EOS XS at f/5.6, 1/60 sec., ISO 100

Lovely!!  Thanks for sharing, Michelle!

Have a wonderful holiday tomorrow – I will be away on Friday (celebrating my birthday!) but will post June winners this weekend!!  Watch for the July tutorial early next week!

Jun 01

Final Submissions to Share

I have a few last-minute submissions to share from last night!

Michelle Kuijer, of ON, sent in two submissions this month:

Taken with Canon EOS XS at f/4.5, 1/125 sec., ISO 100

Taken with Canon EOS XS at f/5.6, 1/125 sec., ISO 100

I love the light filtering through the branches in your first photo.  And the backlighting on the dandelions in the second image is wonderful!  Thanks for sharing!

 Our last submission comes from Teresa McNutt, of NS.  She comments, “We have had such little sun…Had to lay flat on the ground to grab this one.”

Taken with Nikon 40D at f/4.8, 1/2000, ISO 320

 Looks like it was all worth it, Teresa!  Love the delicacy of this!

Thanks to you and everyone who submitted their photos this month.  I will be drawing and posting a winner tomorrow morning – check back to see who our lucky winner is!! Will it be you?? ;)

Cheers,

May 31

Last Day to Submit!!

Have you sent me your photo for our May assignment yet??  Deadline is tonight at 11:59pm EST so you have all day and evening to get out with your camera and take some backlit shots!

Lorie Pollock, of AB, sent me this photo, saying, “…In this picture, I sprayed my son’s grade one spruce tree and put it in the direct sunlight and as you suggested, took the picture from down low, directing my camera to the sun.  I love it!!!”:

Taken with Canon Rebel XSi at f/11, 1/1600 sec., ISO 1600

I love it, too!  The sunlight glistening off the water droplets is fantastic!

Next, I want to share two submissions from Lori North, of ON:

Taken with Canon Rebel EOS XT at f/4.5, 1/2000 sec., ISO 100

Taken with Canon EOS XT at f/7.1, 1/1000 sec., ISO 100

These are wonderful, Lori!  Thanks to both of you for sharing!

And to everyone else, I’ll be watching my inbox for YOUR submissions… :)

Cheers,

May 30

Feeling Patriotic

Mindy Smith-Bernard, of ON, sent me this photo that makes me feel patriotic:

Taken with Canon Rebel XTi at f/10, 1/800 sec., ISO 400

Thanks for your submission, Mindy!  More submissions to follow later…

Cheers,

May 30

Submission from Down Under

What a happy surprise to see this submission in my inbox!  It’s nice to see our little blog crossing the oceans to meet fellow photographers from abroad! 

Today, I’m sharing this photo that Sarah Lou, of NSW Australia, took on a scrapbooking retreat:

Taken with Olympus E450 at f/5.1, 1/160 sec., ISO 100

 Not only is the backlighting through the trees wonderful, but I love how the sunlight is reflecting off the top of the wheat grass in the background!  Thanks for sharing, Sarah!

So, how about it?  Anyone else want to try their hand at using backlighting in their photos?  Just send me your submission form by May 31st, 2010 to be eligible to win a Nikki Sivils prize pack!

Cheers!

May 29

Another Submission To Share!

Erin Aumack, of AB, sent me this photo for our backlighting assignment:

Taken with Canon Rebel Ti at f/14, 1/800 sec., ISO 100

I love how the clouds diffused the sunlight to a hazy glow – thanks for sharing, Erin!

Only a few more days left – don’t forget to send me YOUR photos!

Cheers,

May 28

More May Submissions

Tara Vosbourgh, of MB, sent me this stunner a few days ago:

Taken with Nikon 40D at f/5.6, 1/640, ISO 400

I love the rays of sunshine streaming down, and the way it backlights your subject’s hair!  Wonderful!  Thanks for sharing!

I also received this lovely shot from Patricia Delorme, of ON:

Taken with Canon Rebel XS at f/5.6, 1/250, ISO 800

See how the backlighting causes the flowers to look slightly transparent?  Thanks for sharing, Patricia! (P.S. I’m glad you are motivated by this blog to take more photos – that’s what we were hoping!) :)

And I have one more to share today – Lisanne Côté, of QC, sent me this cool shot of her son:

Taken with Canon Rebel XT at f/36, 1/250, ISO 200

Great effect, Lisanne!  Thanks for sharing!

There’s still a few days left so get me your submissions!  Take advantage of our sunny days…  I’ll be sharing the rest of our submissions between now and Monday (May 31st) and then our winner will be picked early next week!

Cheers,

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