Year 2 - Day 84

ANOTHER SUNSET

This is the perfect spot for sunsets, and sometimes what comes straight out of the camera is something better than can be created during post-processing.

Year 2 - Day 43

RUSTY

I'm obsessed with with picture.  I don't really know why this off all photos keeps me coming back for more, but there is this rusty nasty frame holding up a nice new pretty picture.  And there is the pretty crisp blue sky. and if you zoom in the billboards are being held together by those little stretchy things we put on our bikes or in our trunks.  Seriously.  Oh and its completely unedited.

Year 2 - Day 34

CAGEY

Silly name for a cat, but he sat in a cage all day before he could be brought home to his mommy, so it kind of stuck.  He's totally an outdoor cat, but he doesn't like the cold, so he's been inside for like 4 days straight.  I feel sorrier for him, than I do for the kids.

Also, straight out of the camera and I'm not venturing out in these temps - I already fell on the ice yesterday, so its inside pics until the ice melts.

Year 2 - Day 20

IN-FLIGHT

H2 & I went to the lake in almost freezing temperatures.  A gentleman & his dog were feeding the ducks (and gulls) and I took advantage of an opportunity to shoot some birds in flight.  This is STRAIGHT OUT OF THE CAMERA.  Yes, I yelled it because I think it's awesome.  Not bad for no editing.  Not even a crop.

Year 2-Day 8

Straight out of the camera.  I love, love, love to post pictures straight from the camera.  It doesn't happen often, but sometimes, it happens right.  The vision of what you see and what you take are one.  I was going to take the sunset, but the sunset well didn't pan out.  But my favorite unbalanced tree was waiting for me as always.  I could watch the sunset from this view every day.

Year 2 - Day 5

Straight out of the camera.  I mean, no one should mess with fire right?  Steak will be here later....

Day 316: Nautical Twilight

The cheapest thing that I cherish - MY VIEW. It doesn't cost me a thing.  Now that is cheap.  Now this is not out my kitchen window, but it is within walking distance of my house.

BY THE WAY - STRAIGHT OUT OF THE CAMERA.  Just sized down to make it easier to load.

Day 246: Unedited Sunset

I was going to cheat today and use a photo from yesterday, and I was out in the front yard trying to feed the cat that won't come inside and I noticed the sky getting more colorful.  I grabbed my camera & my keys and drove to my favorite spot.  By the time I got there the sky was more like a watercolor painting than anything else.  This is straight out of the camera - no editing.  You know how I love an unedited photo.

I should have named it God's Canvas.

Day 209: Pink Explosion

I love the days I can pull a photo directly out of the camera and post it with no editing.  I just think that's the way photos are suppose to be.  Ansel Adams didn't have Photoshop or Lightroom.  Not that I don't appreciate the ability to fix my photos, and not that you can't manipulate negatives.  It just feels good to post an unedited photo to prove you can do it without all the fuss.

Day 173: Blur - unedited

Got up this morning and dropped the kids off at school and enjoyed the peace and quiet of my morning coffee on the back porch when a light bulb went off over my head.  The sun was in the perfect spot for a nice blur through the trees.

Day 172: Chive Flower - Unedited

Nice full flower on my chives plant.  Couldn't resist the light lavender color.

Day 157: Life moves pretty fast.

And it does....today also has to be the day filled with Ferris Bueller quotes.  Everywhere I went someone was quoting Ferris Bueller.  This was shot on the way home from dinner.

Day 67: A December Fire...

...in the sky.  It was such an amazingly clear sky this afternoon.  So I took off to see if I couldn't get some backlit silhouettes.  To my surprise I got some clouds that showed up at the last minute and looked like they were on fire.  You guys know my penchant for unedited photos.  The bottom one is completely untouched.  The top one just a little clarity.  With a little Civil Twilight playing in my ears, waiting for civil twilight to occur I let my mind clear and captured these.  I have 153 more if you need one.

Manual:  Page 56, Focus Point Selection

Images & Inspirations: Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson

Day 53: From the rear...

I've decided that 365 days of photos is hard.  Its hard if you have a job, a family, a life of anykind.  I'm enjoying the heck out of it, but its hard.  Today we went to my husband's uncle's home (that's a mouthful) to watch the football game and then have a Hanukkah dinner - today is the 3rd night.  As I hadn't managed to take a photo yet today, I ran around their house snapping anything that looked good.  The only time I didn't have my camera a hawk flew 20' over my head - talk about luck.  Out of the 100+ photos I took the one of the backside of the pansy with the sun through the petals was what I liked the most.  Surprisingly, so did my husband.  I have added the front for your enjoyment as well.  you tell me if I chose the right photo.

BOTH ARE TOTALLY UNEDITED

Manual & Images:  I'll catch up tomorrow. I promise.

26/365 Praying 5th in a week of unedited photos

25/365 4th in a week of unedited photos

24/365 3rd in a Week of Unedited Photos

What's so special about a rose? Well and unedited rose, or any flower is not easy, or maybe it is depending on your talent. But to make a rose pop, have detail and clarity with out tweaking just a little is hard for me. I think I did a good job with this one - it has definition & clarity and the background is dark enough to pop it out. It might be twice as good edging up the black to somewhere between 5 & 10, but for no edit - I'm quite happy.

23/365 2nd in a week of unedited photos

22/365: 1st in a week of unedited photos.

So in this day and age of Lightroom, Aperture, Photoshop...or whatever you choose, what happened to the photographer who just took a picture and that was it. I'm challenging myself to a week of unedited photos. YES, UNEDITED. I challenge you to do the same, or maybe just one day. I'm not saying give up editing - just try it you might find it a challenge.