Update: I see that some people are finding this blog entry through google searches for dinosaurs. I have a regular photo blog that I keep here. This one is defunct. I don't figure too many people are really all that interested in what I have to say... Pictures are more interesting than words sometimes.
If you looked at my profile or my Toys section on the right, you probably have the impression I enjoy shooting. I mostly prefer to shoot my .22s as they are cheaper, but I get a great deal of joy out of shooting my .17hmr. It is more accurate at longer distances.
I would enjoy hunting and shooting for food. I plan on getting my sportsman's license this year as well as a shotgun so I can go out with my dad and hopefully put some food in the freezer.
I also enjoy shooting that doesn't destroy the target in one form or another. I have had in the back of my mind the desire to get into photography. So, this weekend, we picked up an inexpensive tripod. I originally intended to use it for the video camera to record Worship Services for the worship team.
Last night, out of boredom, I brought the tripod downstairs and our Olympus Stylus 300 and set out to shoot some dinosaurs. There was one problem though... I didn't have a decent background for them. I tried what I thought was a white bath towel. It turned out to be some sort of cream color. I tried some sheets. We didn't have any, but I found a mattress protector. It was too wrinkled. Searching through the house, I finally settled on a window shade. I had to take it off the window, but it seemed to serve its purpose well. Unfortunately, it wasn't very white. The shopping list for my next trip to Walmart contains a white shade.
Here are the dinosaurs I shot last night in my basement.
If you looked at my profile or my Toys section on the right, you probably have the impression I enjoy shooting. I mostly prefer to shoot my .22s as they are cheaper, but I get a great deal of joy out of shooting my .17hmr. It is more accurate at longer distances.
I would enjoy hunting and shooting for food. I plan on getting my sportsman's license this year as well as a shotgun so I can go out with my dad and hopefully put some food in the freezer.
I also enjoy shooting that doesn't destroy the target in one form or another. I have had in the back of my mind the desire to get into photography. So, this weekend, we picked up an inexpensive tripod. I originally intended to use it for the video camera to record Worship Services for the worship team.
Last night, out of boredom, I brought the tripod downstairs and our Olympus Stylus 300 and set out to shoot some dinosaurs. There was one problem though... I didn't have a decent background for them. I tried what I thought was a white bath towel. It turned out to be some sort of cream color. I tried some sheets. We didn't have any, but I found a mattress protector. It was too wrinkled. Searching through the house, I finally settled on a window shade. I had to take it off the window, but it seemed to serve its purpose well. Unfortunately, it wasn't very white. The shopping list for my next trip to Walmart contains a white shade.
Here are the dinosaurs I shot last night in my basement.
They didn't turn out too bad, I don't think, but with better lighting, background and perhaps a better photographer, they could have came out much better. I tried different methods. I turned the flash off, I set the timer so my hands would be off the camera when it took the picture, I tried portrait mode, night scene mode and whatever else I could think of. The above is what I was able to come up with.
My next shooting iron will be a Canon. A Canon EOS Rebel XTi to be precise.
My next shooting iron will be a Canon. A Canon EOS Rebel XTi to be precise.
16 comments:
I bet the mrs. likes this kind of shooting better than the other! :)
Only because she knows more about it and can participate. When I get her into the other kind of shooting, there's no telling what she'll like better. She experienced a little bit of thrill when she shot my .17hmr though.
You really need to create a diorama. You can do it in a shoebox. They're quite fun to make.
http://www.ehow.com/how_12761_make-diorama.html
I watched a bunch of Wallace & Grommit videos with Mrs. Dorky Musician and thought how much fun it would be to build the sets they use.
The one section of Art class I liked in High School was working with clay. It got me excited, but I never did anything. I won't ever. I have too many other hobbies and interests that will outweigh that kind of thing. I like shooting and music. That's why I want a Canon. :D
I actually like the dinos against that golden look sitting on your black blog page. White (even with a border) may have been too stark.
I dunno.
Question about your self-portrait;
Are you standing in front of a corner?
No. I was standing next to pole lamps. The kind that have three lights on it. I had them all pointing to where my head was going to be. It's just a flat wall behind me. And I had no help taking the picture!
Lynn took another picture of me with my guitar a long time ago for a photography class she had. That is still my favorite picture of me, but I don't have a digital copy of it.
I thought the dinosaurs could have looked a little better. I think I'll keep trying and blog about them as I get better at shooting them. When I feel I have sufficiently shot them with a camera, I'll shoot 'em with my .17hmr and then again with the camera. :D
And now we may have solved the mystery of how the real ones became extinct.
You shouldn't tell people. It was a secret I had intended to keep.
Actually, the dinosaurs became extinct during the flood, if I remember correctly.
Couldn't have been "during". Would have had to have been either "before" or "after".
Because "during", they'd have been on the ark. ;)
May I suggest looking in the fabric area for backgrounds? Wal-Mart probably has something inexpensive in various colors that you could use for multiple subjects or items that you can photograph.
You may make any suggestions you'd like. Considering that I'm totally new to shooting things without bullets, any tidbits of information you offer will be very appreciated.
I did wonder about using fabrics as backgrounds. I found another tip on the Strobist blog... Using a shiny black tile or similar surface.
http://strobist.blogspot.com/2008/02/one-minute-lighting-tip-lighting-on-two.html
I saw that "tile tip". That made the picture really cool looking!
(If it's the one that reflects a muted mirror image of the object)
It's the one with a green light source on Turkish candies. Take a look at the URL. It's very neat.
I'm getting rather excited about getting into photography. It'll be nice because Mrs. Dorky Musician and I can do it together.
So glad you are thinking of the mrs. She's a keeper!!! even if she eats weird food!!!:)
Hey that's cool! Not the pic I was thinking of, but definitely interesting! Thanks!
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