Favorite Photo Friday

Favorite Photo Friday (Saturday and Sunday)

2010-09-12T09:30:00.006-04:00

After 20 weeks - I have decided to take a break from this little blog event. Although born out of my desire to learn how to take better photos and edit them more effectively, by posting a photo and sharing that information - and encouraging questions and comments among the participants - after 20 weeks we just never got off the ground. The last two weeks there were no participants.

Canon Rebel xti with the Tamron 18-270mm lens

Focal Length: 238mm ISO: 400

Aperture: f/6.3 Shutter 1/320

Straight out of the Camera (SOOC) except for cropping

I guess the web is just inundated with 'how to be a better photographer' websites.

For me, they are all just so big and I when I participate I don't often get the constructive criticism back that will fill the needs I am looking to fill. I had even received several nasty comments from posting on Flickr a few times. (example: "These are just crappy photos" was one remark! Wouldn't it help the photographer if the commenter explained what they didn't like the photo, what was wrong and how the person could improve?)

Canon Rebel xti with the Tamron 18-270mm lens

Focal Length: 270mm ISO: 400

Aperture: f/6.3 Shutter: 1/1250

Straight out of the Camera (SOOC) except for cropping

Thanks to those who read, participated and commented.

Although I won't be posting here 'right now' (who knows the urge may come upon me again, when I have a bit more time) you can be sure I might be asking you 'How You Got That Shot' when I visit your blogs.

Canon Rebel xti with the Tamron 18-270mm lens

Focal Length: 270mm ISO: 400

Shutter: 100 Aperture: f/6.3

Straight out of the Camera (SOOC) except for cropping

My photos and thoughts can still be found at:

Composition-Life

and

Intelligent Expressions

So until we start again - I'll be seeing you on your blogs (and mine)!!

Canon Rebel xti with the Tamron 18-270mm lens

Focal Length: 270mm ISO: 400

Shutter: 1/80 Aperture: f/6.3

Straight out of the Camera (SOOC) except for cropping

By the way ... all of these shots were SOOC (Straight out of the camera except for some cropping - as noted above) .. for more straight out of the camera shots visit HERE Murietta365

FINAL Favorite Photo Friday (Saturday and Sunday) Week #20

2010-09-10T05:59:00.004-04:00

Welcome to Favorite Photo Friday Week #20

Where you can Link-up your post up on Friday - Saturday - or Sunday

THIS WILL BE OUR LAST POST

Do you have a favorite photo you took or worked on this week?

The purpose of the blog is for us to learn how you got the shot,

so here are some guidelines to give you some ideas!

1. Select your favorite photo of the week (one that you took).

2. Create a blog post about it.

Share with us as many details as you are able using the following questions as a guide. You can share as little or as much info as you can. But PLEASE remember, tell us something about how you got the shot, the purpose of this is so we can learn from one another.

*Camera type:

*Lens (if an SLR)

*Settings (most digital software programs have this info on each picture)

*Was this a posed or random shot?

*Did you use any special lighting or techniques?

*Is this SOOC (straight out of the camera?)

*Did you edit it? If so please share the original shot as well. Then tell us what you did to it! Then tell us what you did and what program you used.

*Why is this your favorite shot of the week.

3. Once you publish your post, come back here and enter the link for that post.McLinky will be open between Friday morning (6am til Monday 3am EST)

4. Visit as many participants as you can. Talk to one another, leave commentsregarding the shot and the content. Ask and answer questions they might have. The goal here is to help us improve our photography, not just receive accolades.

5. If you come back here between Sunday and Wednesday and leave a comment on this post - telling me which one was your favorite, I will post the photo with the most comments on next weeks page.

OKAY - Here is our link for this week

Favorite Photo Friday (Saturday and Sunday) Week #19

2010-09-03T10:54:00.003-04:00

Welcome to Favorite Photo Friday Week #19

Where you can Link-up your post up on Friday - Saturday - or Sunday

Do you have a favorite photo you took or worked on this week?

The purpose of the blog is for us to learn how you got the shot,

so here are some guidelines to give you some ideas!

1. Select your favorite photo of the week (one that you took).

2. Create a blog post about it.

*Camera type:

*Lens (if an SLR)

*Settings (most digital software programs have this info on each picture)

*Was this a posed or random shot?

*Did you use any special lighting or techniques?

*Is this SOOC (straight out of the camera?)

*Did you edit it? If so please share the original shot as well. Then tell us what you did to it! Then tell us what you did and what program you used.

*Why is this your favorite shot of the week.

3. Once you publish your post, come back here and enter the link for that post.McLinky will be open between Friday morning (6am til Sunday 1159pm EST)

5. If you come back here between Sunday and Wednesday and leave a comment on this post - telling me which one was your favorite, I will post the photo with the most comments on next weeks page.

OKAY - Here is our link for this week:

Favorite Photo Friday (Saturday and Sunday) Week #18

2010-08-27T06:48:00.003-04:00

Welcome to Favorite Photo Friday Week #18

Link-up your post up on Friday - Saturday - or Sunday

YOUR PHOTO

COULD BE HERE

NEXT WEEK!

Each week I have been selecting photos from
the previous week to highlight on this page.
Will yours be next?

Link up a favorite photo you took or worked on this week?
Remember we want to learn how you got the shot,
so here are some guidelines to give you some ideas!

1. Select your favorite photo of the week (one that you took).
2. Create a blog post about it.

Share with us as many details as you are able using the following questions as a guide. You can share as little or as much info as you can. But PLEASE remember, tell us something about how you got the shot, the purpose of this is so we can learn from one another.

*Camera type:
*Lens (if an SLR)
*Settings (most digital software programs have this info on each picture)
*Was this a posed or random shot?
*Did you use any special lighting or techniques?
*Is this SOOC (straight out of the camera?)
*Did you edit it?
If so please share the original shot as well. Then tell us what you did to it! Then tell us what you did and what program you used.
*Why is this your favorite shot of the week.

3. Once you publish your post, come back here and enter the link for that post.McLinky will be open between Friday morning (6am til Sunday 1159pm EST)

4. Visit as many participants as you can. Talk to one another, leave commentsregarding the shot and the content. Ask and answer questions they might have. The goal here is to help us improve our photography, not just receive accolades.

5. If you come back here between Sunday and Wednesday and leave a comment on this post - telling me which one was your favorite, I will post the photo with the most comments on next weeks page.

OKAY - Here is our link for this week:

Favorite Photo Friday (Saturday and Sunday) Week #17

2010-08-20T05:16:00.002-04:00

Welcome to Favorite Photo Friday Week #17

Link-up your post up on Friday - Saturday - or Sunday

LDH at A Grateful Prayer and a Thankful Heart

linked up this photo last week:

a candid shot with a tiny bit of editing.

Composition-Life (link) linked up to this:

with quite a bit of editing using the iRemember software program.

So do you have a favorite photo you took or worked on this week?
Remember we want to learn how you got the shot,
so here are some guidelines to give you some ideas!

1. Select your favorite photo of the week (one that you took).
2. Create a blog post about it.

Share with us as many details as you are able using the following questions as a guide. You can share as little or as much info as you can. But PLEASE remember, tell us something about how you got the shot, the purpose of this is so we can learn from one another.

*Camera type:
*Lens (if an SLR)
*Settings (most digital software programs have this info on each picture)
*Was this a posed or random shot?
*Did you use any special lighting or techniques?
*Is this SOOC (straight out of the camera?)
*Did you edit it?
If so please share the original shot as well. Then tell us what you did to it! Then tell us what you did and what program you used.
*Why is this your favorite shot of the week.

3. Once you publish your post, come back here and enter the link for that post.McLinky will be open between Friday morning (6am til Sunday 1159pm EST)

4. Visit as many participants as you can. Talk to one another, leave commentsregarding the shot and the content. Ask and answer questions they might have. The goal here is to help us improve our photography, not just receive accolades.

5. If you come back here between Sunday and Wednesday and leave a comment on this post - telling me which one was your favorite, I will post the photo with the most comments on next weeks page.

OKAY - Here is our link for this weekend:

Favorite Photo Friday (Saturday and Sunday) Week #16

2010-08-13T08:10:00.005-04:00

Welcome to Favorite Photo Friday Week #16

Link-up your post up on Friday - Saturday - or Sunday

Two favorites from last week were:

Briana's @ Reynolds Photography

( click the name above to go to her site and click large - you can see the hair!)

and Gypsyrose @ Around and about
did a nice job of editing her submission:

and a newcomer
trav4adventures
(click name as link to the webpage)
posted this one for the first time but you may have missed it, as the link was not working.

So what is the favorite photo you took this week?
Remember we want to learn how you got the shot,
so here are some guidelines to give you some ideas!

1. Select your favorite photo of the week (one that you took).
2. Create a blog post about it.

Share with us as many details as you are able using the following questions as a guide. You can share as little or as much info as you can. But PLEASE remember, tell us something about how you got the shot, the purpose of this is so we can learn from one another.

*Camera type:
*Lens (if an SLR)
*Settings (most digital software programs have this info on each picture)
*Was this a posed or random shot?
*Did you use any special lighting or techniques?
*Is this SOOC (straight out of the camera?)
*Did you edit it?
If so please share the original shot as well. Then tell us what you did to it! Then tell us what you did and what program you used.
*Why is this your favorite shot of the week.

3. Once you publish your post, come back here and enter the link for that post.McLinky will be open between Friday morning (6am til Sunday 1159pm EST)

4. Visit as many participants as you can. Talk to one another, leave commentsregarding the shot and the content. Ask and answer questions they might have. The goal here is to help us improve our photography, not just receive accolades.

5. If you come back here between Sunday and Wednesday and leave a comment on this post - telling me which one was your favorite, I will post the photo with the most comments on next weeks page.

OKAY - Here is our link

Favorite Photo Friday (Saturday and Sunday) Week #15

2010-08-06T06:24:00.002-04:00

Welcome to Favorite Photo Friday Week #15

Link-up your post up on Friday - Saturday - or Sunday

Zachary's SOOC shot was used on Composition-Life

Sharing how manual settings can make all the difference in a photo.

So what is the favorite photo you took this week?
Remember we want to learn how you got the shot,
so here are some guidelines to give you some ideas!

1. Select your favorite photo of the week (one that you took).
2. Create a blog post about it.

Share with us as many details as you are able using the following questions as a guide. You can share as little or as much info as you can. But PLEASE remember, tell us something about how you got the shot, the purpose of this is so we can learn from one another.

*Camera type:
*Lens (if an SLR)
*Settings (most digital software programs have this info on each picture)
*Was this a posed or random shot?
*Did you use any special lighting or techniques?
*Is this SOOC (straight out of the camera?)
*Did you edit it?
If so please share the original shot as well. Then tell us what you did to it! Then tell us what you did and what program you used.
*Why is this your favorite shot of the week.

3. Once you publish your post, come back here and enter the link for that post. McLinky will be open between Friday morning (6am til Sunday 1159pm EST)

4. Visit as many participants as you can. Talk to one another, leave comments regarding the shot and the content. Ask and answer questions they might have. The goal here is to help us improve our photography, not just receive accolades.

5. If you come back here between Sunday and Wednesday and leave a comment on this post - telling me which one was your favorite, I will post the photo with the most comments on next weeks page.

OKAY - Here is our link for this weekend!

Favorite Photo Friday (Saturday and Sunday) Week #14

2010-07-29T22:16:00.002-04:00

THANK YOU! to those who were able to participate last week,

whether sharing a photo or commenting on a photo.

You are appreciated!

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Welcome to Favorite Photo Friday Week #14

This is where you can link your post up on Friday - Saturday - or Sunday

Thanks to Mary @ Around and About

for this great shot of some blue Agapanthus last weekend.

Click the link to her blog (name) to view it large!

So what is your favorite photo from this week?
Remember we want to learn how you got the shot,
so here are some guidelines - NOT RULES - just to give you some ideas!

1. Select your favorite photo of the week (one that you took).

2. Create a blog post about it.

Share with us as many details as you are able using the following questions as a guide. You can share as little or as much info as you can. But PLEASE remember, tell us something about how you got the shot, the purpose of this is so we can learn from one another.

*Camera type:
*Lens (if an SLR)
*Settings (most digital software programs have this info on each picture)
*Was this a posed or random shot?
*Did you use any special lighting or techniques?
*Is this SOOC (straight out of the camera?)
*Did you edit it?
If so please share the original shot as well.
Then tell us what you did and what program you used.

*Why is this your favorite shot of the week.

3. Once you publish your post, come back here and enter the link for that post. McLinky will be open between Friday morning (5am til Sunday 1159pm EST)

4. Visit as many participants as you can. Talk to one another, leave comments regarding the shot and the content. Ask and answer questions they might have. The goal here is to help us improve our photography, not just receive accolades.

5. Come back here between Sunday and Wednesday and leave a comment on this post telling me of all the posts you visited - which one was your favorite.I will then post that photo on this page - next week.

OKAY - Here is where you link up for this week:

Favorite Photo Friday (Saturday and Sunday) Week #13

2010-07-23T07:27:00.003-04:00

THANK YOU! to those who were able to participate last week,

whether sharing a photo or commenting on a photo.

You are appreciated!

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Welcome to Favorite Photo Friday Week #13

This is where you can link your post up on Friday - Saturday - or Sunday

Thanks to Meri from Playing Along

who submitted this teen portrait last week!

An excellent eye for color in this shot - and what a smile!

So what is your favorite photo from this week?
Remember we want to learn how you got the shot,
so here are some guidelines - NOT RULES - just to give you some ideas!

1. Select your favorite photo of the week (one that you took).

2. Create a blog post about it. Add a link to this page on your post.
You can also copy and paste the badge and add a link on it back to this page.

Share with us as many details as you are able using the following questions as a guide. You can share as little or as much info as you can. But PLEASE remember, tell us something about how you got the shot, the purpose of this is so we can learn from one another.

*Camera type:
*Lens (if an SLR)
*Settings (most digital software programs have this info on each picture)
*Was this a posed or random shot?
*Did you use any special lighting or techniques?
*Is this SOOC (straight out of the camera?)
*Did you edit it?
If so please share the original shot as well.
Then tell us what you did and what program you used.

*Why is this your favorite shot of the week.

3. Once you publish your post, come back here and enter the link for that post. McLinky will be open between Friday morning (5am til Sunday 1159pm EST)

4. Visit as many participants as you can. Talk to one another, leave comments regarding the shot and the content. Ask and answer questions they might have. The goal here is to help us improve our photography, not just receive accolades.

5. Come back here between Sunday and Wednesday and leave a comment on this post telling me of all the posts you visited - which one was your favorite.I will then post that photo on this page - next week.

OKAY - Here is where you link up for this week

Favorite Photo Friday (Saturday and Sunday) Week #12

2010-07-16T06:58:00.005-04:00

THANK YOU! to those who were able to participate last week,

whether sharing a photo or commenting on a photo.

You are appreciated!

I'd love to see more people participate. Not sure how to get the word out ...

ANY IDEAS??

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Welcome to Favorite Photo Friday Week #12

This is where you can link your post up on Friday - Saturday - or Sunday

Thanks to Briana form Reynolds Photography

who submitted this shot of some fireworks last week!

I never have been able to get good fireworks photos.

I loved this one when I clicked on it at her site and viewed it large!

So what is your favorite photo from this week?
Remember we want to learn how you got the shot,
so here are some guidelines - NOT RULES - just to give you some ideas!

1. Select your favorite photo of the week (one that you took).

2. Create a blog post about it. Add a link to this page on your post.
You can also copy and paste the badge and add a link on it back to this page.

Share with us as many details as you are able using the following questions as a guide. You can share as little or as much info as you can. But PLEASE remember, tell us something about how you got the shot, the purpose of this is so we can learn from one another.

*Camera type:
*Lens (if an SLR)
*Settings (most digital software programs have this info on each picture)
*Was this a posed or random shot?
*Did you use any special lighting or techniques?
*Is this SOOC (straight out of the camera?)
*Did you edit it?
If so please share the original shot as well.
Then tell us what you did and what program you used.

*Why is this your favorite shot of the week.

3. Once you publish your post, come back here and enter the link for that post. McLinky will be open between Friday morning (5am til Sunday 1159pm EST)

4. Visit as many participants as you can. Talk to one another, leave comments regarding the shot and the content. Ask and answer questions they might have. The goal here is to help us improve our photography, not just receive accolades.

5. Come back here between Sunday and Wednesday and leave a comment on this post telling me of all the posts you visited - which one was your favorite.I will then post that photo on this page - next week.

OKAY - Here is where you link up for this week

Favorite Photo Friday (Saturday and Sunday) Week #11

2010-07-09T05:36:00.005-04:00

THANK YOU! to everyone who participated last week,

whether sharing a photo or commenting on a photo.

You are appreciated!

Welcome to Favorite Photo Friday Week #11

This is where you can link your post up on Friday - Saturday - or Sunday

So many good shots last week:

Hip Chick did some neat cropping

LDH used a cool zoom effect:
Click HERE for the rest of Week #10's submissions

So what is your favorite photo from this week?
Remember we want to learn how you got the shot,
so here are some guidelines - NOT RULES - just to give you some ideas!

1. Select your favorite photo of the week (one that you took).

2. Create a blog post about it. Add a link to this page on your post.
You can also copy and paste the badge and add a link on it back to this page.

Share with us as many details as you are able using the following questions as a guide. You can share as little or as much info as you can. But PLEASE remember, tell us something about how you got the shot, the purpose of this is so we can learn from one another.

*Camera type:
*Lens (if an SLR)
*Settings (most digital software programs have this info on each picture)
*Was this a posed or random shot?
*Did you use any special lighting or techniques?
*Is this SOOC (straight out of the camera?)
*Did you edit it?
If so please share the original shot as well.
Then tell us what you did and what program you used.

*Why is this your favorite shot of the week.

3. Once you publish your post, come back here and enter the link for that post. McLinky will be open between Friday morning (5am til Sunday 1159pm EST)

4. Visit as many participants as you can. Talk to one another, leave comments regarding the shot and the content. Ask and answer questions they might have. The goal here is to help us improve our photography, not just receive accolades.

5. Come back here between Sunday and Wednesday and leave a comment on this post telling me of all the posts you visited - which one was your favorite.I will then post that photo on this page - next week.

OKAY - Here is where you link up for this week:

Favorite Photo Friday (Saturday and Sunday) Week #10

2010-07-02T06:14:00.003-04:00

THANK YOU! to everyone who participated last week,

whether sharing a photo or commenting on a photo.

You are appreciated!

Welcome to Favorite Photo Friday Week #10

This is where you can link your post up on Friday - Saturday - or Sunday

LDH had a great series of shots this week at her blog

"With a Grateful Prayer and I Thankful Heart"

Click the link to her blog to the whole series.

Here is one of the photos:

So what is your favorite photo from this week? Remember we want to learn how you got the shot, so here are some guidelines - NOT RULES - just to give you some ideas!

1. Select your favorite photo of the week (one that you took).

2. Create a blog post about it. Add a link to this page on your post.

You can also copy and paste the badge and add a link on it back to this page.

Share with us as many details as you are able using the following questions as a guide. You can share as little or as much info as you can. But PLEASE remember, tell us something about how you got the shot, the purpose of this is so we can learn from one another.

*Camera type:

*Lens (if an SLR)

*Settings (most digital software programs have this info on each picture)

*Was this a posed or random shot?

*Did you use any special lighting or techniques?

*Is this SOOC (straight out of the camera?)

*Did you edit it?

If so please share the original shot as well.

Then tell us what you did and what program you used.

*Why is this your favorite shot of the week.

3. Once you publish your post, come back here and enter the link for that post. McLinky will be open between Friday morning (5am til Sunday 1159pm EST)

4. Visit as many participants as you can. Talk to one another, leave comments regarding the shot and the content. Ask and answer questions they might have. The goal here is to help us improve our photography, not just receive accolades.

5. Come back here between Sunday and Wednesday and leave a comment on this post telling me of all the posts you visited - which one was your favorite.I will then post that photo on this page - next week.

OKAY - here is where you can link up

Favorite Photo Friday (Saturday and Sunday) Week #9

2010-06-25T05:32:00.002-04:00

THANK YOU! to everyone who participated last week,

whether sharing a photo or commenting on a photo.

You are appreciated!

Welcome to Favorite Photo Friday Week #9

This is where you can link your post up on Friday - Saturday - or Sunday

One comment came back this week on the photo's contributed in week #8.

So for uniqueness take a look at:

Briana's post at: Reynolds Photography

such a cool photo of a chicken's back!

and let's not forget Mary Lou at M is for Maga

I love those faces!

OKAY so - on to this weekend!

Here are some guidelines - NOT RULES - just to give you some ideas!

1. Select your favorite photo of the week (one that you took).

2. Create a blog post about it. Add a link to this page on your post.

You can also copy and paste the badge and add a link on it back to this page.

*Camera type:

*Lens (if an SLR)

*Settings (most digital software programs have this info on each picture)

*Was this a posed or random shot?

*Did you use any special lighting or techniques?

*Is this SOOC (straight out of the camera?)

*Did you edit it?

If so please share the original shot as well.

Then tell us what you did and what program you used.

*Why is this your favorite shot of the week.

3. Once you publish your post, come back here and enter the link for that post. McLinky will be open between Friday morning (5am til Sunday 1159pm EST)

4. Visit as many participants as you can. Talk to one another, leave comments regarding the shot and the content. Ask and answer questions they might have. The goal here is to help us improve our photography, not just receive accolades.

OKAY - here is where you can link up for this weekend:

Favorite Photo Friday (Saturday and Sunday) Week #8

2010-06-18T04:53:00.004-04:00

THANK YOU! to everyone who participated last week,

whether sharing a photo or commenting on a photo.

You are appreciated!

Welcome to Favorite Photo Friday Week #8

This is where you can link your post up on Friday - Saturday - or Sunday

Two comments came back on the posts for last week, so here are the two that were mentioned:

Check out ldh at: With a Grateful Prayer and a Thankful Heart

and Valerie at Composition-Life

It just so happens both posts were flowers - but this blog is about any subject (as long as it is clean and family friendly please)!

OKAY so - on to this weekend! Here are some guidelines - NOT RULES - just to give you some ideas!

1. Select your favorite photo of the week (one that you took).

2. Create a blog post about it. Add a link to this page on your post.

You can also copy and paste the badge and add a link on it back to this page.

*Camera type:

*Lens (if an SLR)

*Settings (most digital software programs have this info on each picture)

*Was this a posed or random shot?

*Did you use any special lighting or techniques?

*Is this SOOC (straight out of the camera?)

*Did you edit it?

If so please share the original shot as well.

Then tell us what you did and what program you used.

*Why is this your favorite shot of the week.

3. Once you publish your post, come back here and enter the link for that post. McLinky will be open between Friday morning (5am til Sunday 1159pm EST)

4. Visit as many participants as you can. Talk to one another, leave comments regarding the shot and the content. Ask and answer questions they might have. The goal here is to help us improve our photography, not just receive accolades.

OKAY - here is where you can link up:

Favorite Photo Friday (Saturday and Sunday) Week #7

2010-06-11T05:09:00.002-04:00

THANK YOU! to everyone who participated last week,

whether sharing a photo or commenting on a photo.

You are appreciated!

Welcome to Favorite Photo Friday Week #7

This is where you can link your post up on Friday - Saturday - or Sunday

Here are some of the photos from last week:

Reynolds Photography (CLICK HERE) shared this great reflection photo:

And almotaroses shared some great info on Shutter Speed (Click Here)

OKAY so - on to this weekend! Here are some guidelines - NOT RULES - just to give you some ideas!

1. Select your favorite photo of the week (one that you took).

2. Create a blog post about it. Add a link to this page on your post.

You can also copy and paste the badge and add a link on it back to this page.

Share with us as many details as you are able using the following questions as a guide. You can share as little or as much info as you can. But remember, tell us something about how you got the shot, the purpose of this is so we can learn from one another.

*Camera type:

*Lens (if an SLR)

*Settings (most digital software programs have this info on each picture)

*Was this a posed or random shot?

*Did you use any special lighting or techniques?

*Is this SOOC (straight out of the camera?)

*Did you edit it?

If so please share the original shot as well.

Then tell us what you did and what program you used.

*Why is this your favorite shot of the week.

3. Once you publish your post, come back here and enter the link for that post. McLinky will be open between Friday morning (5am til Sunday 1159pm EST)

4. Visit as many participants as you can. Talk to one another, leave comments regarding the shot and the content. Ask and answer questions they might have. The goal here is to help us improve our photography, not just receive accolades.

OKAY - here is where you link up!

Favorite Photo Friday (Saturday and Sunday) Week #6

2010-06-04T05:35:00.002-04:00

Welcome to Favorite Photo Friday Week #6

Feel Free to link your post up Friday - Saturday - or Sunday

Here are some of the photos from last week:

LDH posted this one at: With a Grateful Prayer and a Thankful Heart

And Hip Chick from: Hip Chick Photos posted this one

OKAY on to this weekend! Here are some guidelines - NOT RULES - just to give you some ideas!

1. Select your favorite photo of the week (one that you took).

2. Create a blog post about it. Add a link to this page on your post.

You can also copy and paste the badge and add a link on it back to this page.

*Camera type:

*Lens (if an SLR)

*Settings (most digital software programs have this info on each picture)

*Was this a posed or random shot?

*Did you use any special lighting or techniques?

*Is this SOOC (straight out of the camera?)

*Did you edit it?

If so please share the original shot as well.

Then tell us what you did and what program you used.

*Why is this your favorite shot of the week.

3. Once you publish your post, come back here and enter the link for that post. McLinky will be open between Friday morning (5am til Sunday 1159pm EST)

4. Visit as many participants as you can. Talk to one another, leave comments regarding the shot and the content. Ask and answer questions they might have. The goal here is to help us improve our photography, not just receive accolades.

OKAY - here is where you link up!

Favorite Photo Friday (Saturday and Sunday) Week #5

2010-05-28T05:56:00.005-04:00

It is Favorite Photo Friday Week #5

The only photo entered last week was mine , so here it is ....

I am Valerie over at Composition-Life and Intelligent Expressions

I am guessing perhaps there is not a need for this in the blogging world - as we aren't getting much traffic. But, I will stick with it for a few more weeks.

Let's see if we can get it off the ground and have a few more participants. So let's spread the word. If you visit a site that has great photo's ask them to link up so we can get some ideas and become better at what we love to do, take pictures!

Here are some guidelines - NOT RULES - just to give you some ideas!

1. Select your favorite photo of the week (one that you took).

2. Create a blog post about it on Friday Saturday or Sunday.

Copy and paste the badge and link back to this page.

*Camera type:

*Lens (if an SLR)

*Settings (most digital software programs have this info on each picture)

*Was this a posed or random shot?

*Did you use any special lighting or techniques?

*Is this SOOC (straight out of the camera?)

*Did you edit it?

If so please share the original shot as well.

Then tell us what you did and what program you used.

*Why is this your favorite shot of the week.

3. Once you publish your post, come back here and enter the link for that post. McLinky will be open between Friday morning (5am til Sunday 1159pm EST)

4. Visit as many participants as you can. Talk to one another, leave comments regarding the shot and the content. Ask and answer questions they might have. The goal here is to help us improve our photography, not just receiveaccolades.

OKAY - here is where you link your post:

Favorite Photo Friday #4

2010-05-21T06:15:00.003-04:00

Welcome to Favorite Photo Friday! Week # 4, where you share your Favorite Photo from the past week. Along with it, you share as little / or as much info as you can so that we can learn from one another.

Last week we had 4 participants:

Jeanne joined us from Selep Imaging for the first time -

with some great Botanical Garden shots.

You can find the rest of her post here

We'd love for you to participate with us - all you have to do is this:

Follow these instructions:

1. Select your favorite photo of the week (one that you took).

2. Create a blog post about it on Friday Saturday or Sunday.

Copy and paste the badge and link back to this page.

Share with us as many details as you are able using the following questions as a guide. You can share as little or as much info as you can. But remember, tell us something about how you got the shot, the purpose of this is so we can learn from one another.

*Camera type:

*Lens (if an SLR)

*Settings (most digital software programs have this info on each picture)

*Was this a posed or random shot?

*Did you use any special lighting or techniques?

*Is this SOOC (straight out of the camera?)

*Did you edit it?

If so please share the original shot as well.

Then tell us what you did and what program you used.

*Why is this your favorite shot of the week.

3. Once you publish your post, come back here and enter the link for that post. McLinky will be open between Friday morning (5am til Sunday 1159pm EST)

4. Visit as many participants as you can. Talk to one another, leave comments regarding theshot and the content. The goal here is to help us improve our photography, not just receive accolades.

Here's the place for you to link up:

Favorite Photo Friday: Week #3

2010-05-14T05:44:00.004-04:00

Welcome to Favorite Photo Friday! Week # 3, where you share your Favorite Photo from the past week. Along with it, you share as little / or as much info as you can so that we can learn from one another.

I sure hope you were able to pop over to "With a Grateful Prayer and Thankful Heart" last week. LDH posted some photo's she was working on with texture. that were just great. I know I learned a few things. Click her website name to check them out!

Each week the photo that is most popular gets to be the focus on this post. Since I am the only one who voted this past week, LDH's photo wins! Here it is:

We'd love if you would participate with us - all you have to do is this:

Follow these instructions:

1. Select your favorite photo of the week (one that you took).

2. Create a blog post about it. Copy and paste the badge and link back to this page. Share with us as many details as you are able using the following questions as a guide. You can share as little or as much info as you can.

*Camera type:

*Lens (if an SLR)

*Settings (most digital software programs have this info on each picture)

*Was this a posed or random shot?

*Did you use any special lighting or techniques?

*Is this SOOC (straight out of the camera?)

*Did you edit it?

If so please share the original shot as well.

Then tell us what you did and what program you used.

*Why is this your favorite shot of the week.

3. Once you publish your post, come back here and enter the link for that post. McLinky will be open between Friday morning (5am til Sunday 1159pm EST)

4. Visit as many participants as you can. Talk to one another, leave comments regarding theshot and the content. The goal here is to help us improve our photography, not just receive accolades.

You can link up right here:

Week #2 Favorite Photo Friday

2010-05-07T06:44:00.007-04:00

Our first week saw 3 participants! Let's see if we can get a few more for week #2!

Welcome to Favorite Photo Friday Week #2 - where you share your Favorite Photo from the past week. Along with it, you share as little / or as much info as you can so that we can learn from one another.

Follow these instructions:

1. Select your favorite photo of the week (that you took).

2. Create a blog post about it. Copy and paste the badge and link back to this page. Share with us as many details as you can using the following questions as a guide. You can share as little or as much info as you can.

*Camera type:

*Lens (if an SLR)

*Settings (most digital software programs have this info on each picture)

*Was this a posed or random shot?

*Did you use any special lighting or techniques?

*Is this SOOC (straight out of the camera?)

*Did you edit it?

If so please share the original shot as well.

Then tell us what you did and what program you used.

*Why is this your favorite shot of the week.

3. Once you publish your post, come back here and enter the link for that post.

McLinky will be open between Friday morning (5am til Sunday 1159pm EST)

4. Visit as many participants as you can. Talk to one another, leave comments regarding theshot and the content. The goal here is to help us improve our photography, not just receiveaccolades.

5. Come back here between Sunday and Wednesday and leave a comment on this post telling me of all the posts you visited - which one was your favorite.I will then post that photo on this page - next week. No one voted this week - so I posted our all of our entries.

From LDH @ "With a Grateful Prayer and Thankful Heart"

Click the blog name for the original post.

and from Hip Chick @ Hip Chick Photos

Here is a SAMPLE POST

REMEMBER: If you become a follower I will be happy to add your blog in the blogroll.

BOTH Links work now -

Favorite Photo Friday: Week 1

2010-04-24T12:57:00.013-04:00

It's Time! Favorite Photo Friday McLinky is open.

Create your post around your favorite photo from this week and link up here between Today (Friday) and Sunday May 2.

Please share the link with your friends.

Let's see if we can get this off the ground.

Become a follower and I will list you in the Blog Roll

~ send me an email {click on the tab "Who Am I" for my email}

or just send to: compositionlife (at) gmail (dot) com

Please include a link to your website so I can list it in the blog roll!

(if you already are a follower and you are not listed in the blog roll it is because you do not have a link to your website on your google ID)

Thanks for participating! Directions Below.

Come back on Sunday thru Wednesday to tell me which was your favorite of all those entered. Friday May 7th the winner's picture will be posted here:

What to do:

I Select your favorite photo from this week.

II Create a new post on your blog.

In your post answer as many of the following questions that you are able to. Please Don't be intimidated by the questions.

If you can't answer all the questions, start with what you can.

We will learn together.

1. Camera:

2. Lens:

3. Settings and Specifications:

4. Posed or Random Shot:

5. Special Lighting or Techniques:

6. Editing Software used and how:

7. This is my favorite shot this week because:

III Once you publish your post, come back and enter the link for that post (not your whole blog - please) Enter your link between Friday morning and Sunday at 1159pm PST.

IV. Visit as many participants as you can - leaving comments that interact with the blogger with regards to the photo and or content (idea). The goal here is to help us improve our photography, not just receive accolades. Please keep it clean, No nudity.

V. Come back here between Sunday and Wednesday, and leave a comment on this original post telling me, of all the photo's yo visited, which was your favorite. I will tally them up and the one that receives the most votes will be the featured photo on this blog next week.

I am new at this - so if I am leaving anything out - or if you would like to make a suggestions, please feel free to let me know. Thanks for going out on a limb with me and trying this out!

The link opens Friday April 30th at 6:01am EST, 2:01PST.

(I hope ... I am new at this so hopefully I got these times correct!)

REMEMBER: Everyone is eligible to participate.

Newbies to the Pro's. Let's learn from each other!

Here is a SAMPLE of what a post might look like.

Welcome to Favorite Photo Friday!

2010-04-24T11:30:00.001-04:00

One of the reasons I started blogging, was so I could learn to be a better photographer. I figured the more contacts I made, the more feedback I would get, the more I would learn.

I work full time as an elementary music teacher. I am a full time mom to 3 sons. I am a full time wife to my husband. I think I have too many full time jobs! So, yeah, there isn't a lot of time on the side to develop this passion I have for photography, by going and taking classes.

Many of the blogs I read and follow have amazing photography in them. Many of you really know how to use your camera's and a myriad of the editing software that is out there. You take pictures of things and in ways, I would never come up with on my own. You are an inspiration to me.

I participate in several 'memes.' Mosaic Monday, Camera Critters, Bird Photography Weekly, You Capture and many more. Some of those are great, because the participants actually show an interest in your work. They leave comments that don't just say 'wonderful, wonderful!' That said, there are lots of memes out there that I have participated in the past - where folks don't visit each other. How do some say it ... they post and run!

Not sure about the solution but I thought I would attempt one. And this is it.

Favorite Photo Friday!

Every Friday, I would like to open up a McLinky. It will be open Friday thru Sunday Night.

Here is what I am hoping you might like to do. Pick your favorite photo of the week.

Create a post about it entitled "Favorite Photo Friday." I would love it if you could include the following in your post: (copy and paste the list to your blog and fill in the answers)

1. Camera:

2. Lens:

3. Settings and Specs:

4. Posed or Random:

5. Special Lighting or Techniques:

6. Editing Software used and how:

7. This is my favorite shot this week because:

With regards to #3 if you use flickr *you can set up a free account - when you post a photo there you can get all the specs for it. iPhoto also lists those specs on each picture for mac users. Just copy and paste from the photo info.

DO NOT BE frightened off by the questions. This is for newbies to professionals. Start by answering what you know. We will learn together.

Try and visit as many links as you can up until Wednesday. Talk and share in the comments on the blogs you visit. Give real constructive criticism. Please be kind, but be honest too. I know I would not be offend in the least if someone told me the picture was blurry and I could fix it by doing such and such. I want to learn. It is wonderful to get the compliments, but I would love honest feedback too.

From the sites that you visit (that linked up), please pick your favorite photo. Leave a comment on my original post stating which # and name of the photo link you visited that is your favorite. I suppose you could vote for your own, if it really is your favorite of all those posted.

The photo that I receive the most comments on will then be posted on the Thursday post for the next week.

Depending on the participation level, to start any subject is acceptable with the following criteria: PLEASE no nudity, and nothing that could be contrived as offensive. I am a Christian and I choose to honor God with my life and my thoughts. Please help us all to choose appropriately. My motto is from Philippians 4:8:

Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

If we get too large of a variety that makes going thru the posts it a challenge, I might set up some categories, but we will see how it goes.

So let's plan on starting this Friday April 30th. Spread the word and let's see if this works!

SAMPLE POST

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Here is a sample of what a post might look like:

(I am very amateur, so I picked and chose specs that mean something to me. Hopefully as we go along, I will learn more too!)

Camera: Canon EOS rebel xti

Lens: Tamron AF 18-270 mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VX LD Aspherical (IF) Macro

Settings and Specs: Shutter 1/80

Aperture: f/6.3

Exposure: Aperture Priority (I had my camera set to AV on the dial)

Focal Length: 270mm

No flash

Partial metering

ISO: 400

Photo size: 1.3 mb

Pixel size: 2637 wide x 1658 high

4. This was a random shot, that I took from my car after coming home from grocery shopping. The blur on the bottom edge, is actually part of the window frame.

5. It was overcast and cloudy, so I upped my ISO from my usual 200 to 400. I shot about 6 pictures of the bird on the ground. I liked this best.

6. I loaded the file from my camera right into my iPhoto software. I cropped the photo to

bring the bird closer (and more to the right side). I also wanted to pick up on the water droplets on the grass. I didn't touch the color.

7. This is my favorite photo this week, because I loved the water drops on the grass, the color of the bird and the grass itself. I get excited when I can see a critter close up thru the eye of the camera in a way, because I know if I walked that close to the bird - it would fly away.