Photo Project #2

I recently submitted my latest photo project for my course. Again I had to take 3 pictures each with a different technique. I also included the picture shooting info and the Evaluators comments.

I must admit that I almost didn't include the comments because I didn't want it to sound like I am bragging...because I am not. In fact it is quite the opposite. I wish I had looked at the first two pictures better then I might have had 3 perfect pictures. Oh well, I guess I'll have to try harder the next time.

Picture# 1- Rule of thirds- This is of course, Baileigh.
Picture info...
Shutter speed- 1/60 sec
Aperture- f32
ISO speed- 1600
Evaluators comments: The picture and composition are perfect, except that Baileigh is not in total focus. At first I did not see that but now I do. Hind sight is 20/20 as they say.













Picture#2- Framing - This is my friend Eddie at the farm we hunt.
Shutter speed- 1/125 sec
Aperture- f4.5
ISO speed- 100
Evaluators comments: Again, the picture is perfect except I didn't follow the rule of thirds. I did not realize I was supposed to on this picture and she agreed. The lesson was not clear enough.













Picture#3- Leading Lines- This is a picture I took on Rt 287 in North Jersey while Beth was driving.
Shutter Speed - 1/2000 sec
Aperture- f3.5
ISO Speed- 100
Evaluators comments: She said this picture is great and I could not have done any better. I guess because here I followed the rule of thirds AND used leading lines.

My little ballerina

Last night was the first ballet class for Baileigh. She was looking forward to this since we first told her about it last Spring. In fact, she wanted to get dressed in her tutu an hour and a half before we had to leave.

When we first got there she couldn't wait to get into the dance room but when we did, she got very shy. She became very clingy and didn't want me to leave. We can't stay in the room, we have to go to the waiting room in the front and watch the class on a monitor. So I told her I would wait by the door for as long as I could. Her teacher, Ms. Meagan, came over and brought her over to the group. She reluctantly sat on the floor with the other girls. I slowly made my way out of the room and down the hall to the waiting room to watch on the monitor.

At first she didn't even realize I was gone but when she did it seemed as if she didn't even care because she was having so much fun. I may be a little biased here but she did awesome!! In fact, most of the girls already took a ballet class with Ms. Meagan and Baileigh did just as good as all of them and this was her first time out.

We are not allowed to take pictures at the studio so these picture are at my mother-in-laws house right before we left.

September 11th 8 years later

I can't believe that it has been 8 years since the 9-11 tragedy. I am going to make it a point to not only remember those who died trying to save lives such as the fireman, policeman and other rescue personnel, but to also remember those who died just going to work. Not to take anything away from the heroes of the horrible day but I think we all lose sight of the innocence that was lost on that day.


Being a fireman or policeman brings with it a risk every day. Each shift beginning brings the chance of it being the last day and to me that takes guts. But what about the insurance salesmen, real estate agents, janitors and other civilians that perished on that day. There were many heroes among them as well. I, as I am sure most of you, knew someone that died in one of the towers. She was not firemen nor a policemen, but a very peppy, outgoing woman who finally landed her dream job...selling real estate in downtown Manhattan.


So today, when you see flags flown half staff, see tributes or hear songs played on the radio in honor of that day, try to remember ALL the victims of 9-11, both civilians and those in uniforms. God Bless the victims, their families, friends and most of all, GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!