366 of 2012 - Day 121

366 of 2012 - Day 121. Freezie-Weeb!

Taken with my iTouch, using the Camera+ App.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: How To Photograph the Color Red.

366 of 2012 - Day 120

366 of 2012 - Day 120. Another Pink Rhododendron shot. Looks a bit rude, doesn't it?  And yes, I've posted about a week ahead.  It's going to be a busy, rainy week.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12, f/3.5, 1/250 sec., ISO-80, no flash, camera hand held. Photoshop edits: Unsharp Mask, High Pass Filter, Brightness/Contrast adjustment, cropping and text.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: How To Photograph the Color Red.

366 of 2012 - Day 119

366 of 2012 - Day 119. Blue Forget Me Nots, with a little hint of purple thrown in there.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12, f/2.8, 1/400 sec., ISO-80, no flash, camera hand held. Photoshop edits: Unsharp Mask, High Pass Filter, cropping and text.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: How To Photograph Flowers.

366 of 2012 - Day 118

366 of 2012 - Day 118. White Forget Me Nots. My folks' front garden sports blue, occasional light purple and white flowers of this variety. I love them! And I love how the middles can be either yellow or white.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12, f/2.8, 1/640 sec., ISO-125, no flash, camera hand held. Photoshop edits: Unsharp Mask, High Pass Filter, cropping and text.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: How To Photograph Flowers.

366 of 2012 - Day 117

366 of 2012 - Day 117. Okay, okay, stop begging, I'll post another Phlox picture!

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12, f/2.8, 1/800 sec., ISO-160, no flash, camera hand held. Photoshop edits: Unsharp Mask, High Pass Filter, Brightness/Contrast adjustment, cropping and text.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: How To Photograph Flowers.

366 of 2012 - Day 116

366 of 2012 - Day 116. Dandelion. I know people think of them as a weed, but I think they're pretty. I'm glad they don't spray to kill them, around here.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12, f/2.8, 1/80 sec., ISO-80, no flash, camera hand held. Photoshop edits: Unsharp Mask, High Pass Filter, cropping and text.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: How To Photograph Flowers.

366 of 2012 - Day 115

366 of 2012 - Day 115. Phlox. I think it's Phlox subulata - 'Purple Beauty', but I'm not 100% certain.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12, f/2.8, 1/500 sec., ISO-100, no flash, camera hand held. Photoshop edits: Unsharp Mask, High Pass Filter, cropping and text.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: How To Photograph Flowers.

366 of 2012 - Day 114

366 of 2012 - Day 114. Pink Rhododendron.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12, f/2.8, 1/80 sec., ISO-80, no flash, camera hand held. Photoshop edits: Unsharp Mask, High Pass Filter, Levels adjustment, Vibrance adjustment cropping and text.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: How To Photograph Flowers.

366 of 2012 - Day 113

366 of 2012 - Day 113. The Lily of the Valley Bush is one of my favorite subjects. There are several throughout the townhouse complex and they have a bit of variation. Also known as Pieris Japonica, I've also heard it called the Flame of the Forest or Forest Flame by a friend in England.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 in AV mode, white balance set to cloudy, f/2.8, 1/320 sec., ISO-125, 6 mm focal length, no flash, camera hand held. Photoshop edits: Cloning out leaf on bottom right, Unsharp Mask, High Pass Filter, Curves balance, cropping and text.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: How To Photograph Flowers.

366 of 2012 - Day 112

366 of 2012 - Day 112. Forget Me Nots continue to be some of my favorite flowers. There will be more to come, this year, and that's a promise!

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 in AV mode, white balance set to sunny, f/4, 1/160 sec., ISO-160, 6 mm focal length, no flash, camera hand held. This is a SOOC (straight out of camera) shot, cropped and text added in Photoshop.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: How To Photograph Flowers.

366 of 2012 - Day 111

366 of 2012 - Day 111. What? You say if I keep posting pictures of flowers, I should know what they are? Fine. After an exhaustive (read: under 10 minutes) search on Google, I think these are Aubrieta Deltoidea, which is also known as Rock Cress or Lilacbush. You're welcome.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12, f/2.8, 1/1000 sec., ISO-320, 6 mm focal length, no flash, camera hand held. This is a SOOC (straight out of camera) shot, cropped and text added in Photoshop.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: How To Create Your Own Bokeh.

366 of 2012 - Day 110

366 of 2012 - Day 110. What? You want MORE Light Pink Hyacinth? Okay then.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12, f/2.8, 1/1000 sec., ISO-320, 6 mm focal length, no flash, camera hand held. This shot edited in Photoshop with Unsharp Mask and High Pass Filter, but only very, very slightly. Cropped a bit.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: How To Create Your Own Bokeh.

366 of 2012 - Day 109

366 of 2012 - Day 109. Light Pink Hyacinth.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12, f/2.8, 1/1000 sec., ISO-320, 6 mm focal length, no flash, camera hand held. This shot edited in Photoshop with Unsharp Mask and High Pass Filter, but only very, very slightly. I also cropped it quite a bit from the original photo.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: How To Create Your Own Bokeh.

366 of 2012 - Day 108

366 of 2012 - Day 108. Blue Hyacinth.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12, f/2.8, 1/200 sec., ISO-250, 6 mm focal length, no flash, camera hand held. This shot edited in Photoshop with Unsharp Mask and High Pass Filter. I also cropped it quite a bit from the original photo.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: How To Create Your Own Bokeh.

366 of 2012 - Day 107

366 of 2012 - Day 107. Ladybug in the Perwinkle.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12, f/3.5, 1/160 sec., ISO-500, 12 mm focal length, no flash, camera hand held. This shot is SOOC (straight out of the camera) except for one spot that I edited because it was distracting. Not my best Photoshop effort, but it'll do. I cropped and added text in Photoshop.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: How To Create Your Own Bokeh.

366 of 2012 - Day 106

366 of 2012 - Day 106. I do love Periwinkle - day 3! Last one. I really liked this shot as I have stopped using the AUTO setting and have been learning to use the TV and AV settings and was impressed with the depth of field in this shot.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12, f/3.5, 1/160 sec., ISO-200, 12 mm focal length, no flash, camera hand held. Edited with Unsharp Mask and High Pass Filter when I cropped and added text in Photoshop.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: How To Create Your Own Bokeh.

366 of 2012 - Day 105

366 of 2012 - Day 105. I do love Periwinkle! It grows right outside my home and I'm in love with it. You can find blooms on it all through the year, but springtime is when it really takes off!

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12, f/2.8, 1/2000 sec., ISO-1250, 6 mm focal length, no flash, camera hand held. This shot was edited with Unsharp Mask and High Pass Filter when I cropped and added text in Photoshop.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: How To Photograph Sun Flares.

Remember the Maple Tree? Well the seeds have opened and it seems the middle pods didn't open at all. It occurred to me that it might be because they were going to become leaves and I think I'm right!

And this is what the seeds did to my car in the rain. My poor car was covered in them! And they stick! I'll keep updating as the tree develops leaves and if it develops helicopter seeds. I don't think this variety will, but we'll see!

366 of 2012 - Day 104

366 of 2012 - Day 104. I do love Periwinkle!

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12, f/2.8, 1/1000 sec., ISO-640, 6 mm focal length, no flash, camera hand held. This shot was edited with Unsharp Mask and High Pass Filter when I cropped and added text in Photoshop.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: How To Photograph Sun Flares.

This shot shows the sea of violet color. It's beautiful!

This shot was taken at night. I thought it looked cool.

366 of 2012 - Day 103

366 of 2012 - Day 103. Sun Flare Weeb, day 4! Last one, I think. This is another shot from Sunday, as the weather and this working for a living thing is not cooperating with my need to get out and take photos.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12, taken on AV, set to Sunny, f/8, 1/800 sec., ISO-160, 6 mm focal length, no flash, camera hand held. This is a SOOC (straight out of the camera) shot, except for cropping and text, which I did in Photoshop.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: How To Photograph Sun Flares.

366 of 2012 - Day 102

366 of 2012 - Day 102. Sun Flare Weeb, day 3! We were hoping to get a sun flare through her crystal (read: glass). This one worked a little bit better than the shot I posted yesterday. This is another shot from Sunday, as I haven't had the opportunity to get out into the brief moments of sun for the past couple of days.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12, taken on AV, set to Sunny, f/8, 1/1250 sec., ISO-100, 6 mm focal length, no flash, camera hand held. This is a SOOC (straight out of the camera) shot, except for cropping and text, which I did in Photoshop.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: How To Photograph Sun Flares.

366 of 2012 - Day 101

366 of 2012 - Day 101. Sun Flare Weeb, day 2! We were hoping to get a sun flare through her crystal (read: glass). It didn't work, but we still really liked the result.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12, taken on AV, set to Sunny, f/8, 1/1250 sec., ISO-100, 6 mm focal length, no flash, camera hand held. This is a SOOC (straight out of the camera) shot, except for cropping and text, which I did in Photoshop. I also did a bit of work in removing part of a tree part of a townhouse and the top of Weeb's head (sorry Weeb). Can't tell though, can ya? Nope, Photoshop is awesome!

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: How To Photograph Sun Flares.

366 of 2012 - Day 100

366 of 2012 - Day 100. Sun Flare Weeb!

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12, taken on AV, set to Sunny, f/8, 1/640 sec., ISO-320, 6 mm focal length, no flash, camera hand held. This is a SOOC (straight out of the camera) shot, except for cropping and text, which I did in Photoshop.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: How To Photograph Sun Flares.

366 of 2012 - Day 99

366 of 2012 - Day 99. Greetings from the Easter Weeb!

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12, f/2.8, 1/400 sec., ISO-160, 6 mm focal length, no flash, camera hand held. I applied Unsharp Mask, High Pass Filter, adjusted Exposure and Curves when I cropped and added text in Photoshop.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: How To Photograph Sun Flares.

366 of 2012 - Day 98

366 of 2012 - Day 98. The Easter Bunny is coming soon!

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12, f/2.8, 1/60 sec., ISO-400, 6 mm focal length, no flash, camera hand held. I applied Unsharp Mask, adjusted Brightness/Contrast and exposure. Cropped for size and added text in Photoshop. It's cropped to a stupid size because I wasn't planning on printing it so I figured I could crop it however I liked.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: How To Photograph Sun Flares.

366 of 2012 - Day 97

366 of 2012 - Day 97. Grape Hyacinth. This is in my folks' front garden. I do love these little peppy flowers!

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12, f/2.8, 1/800 sec., ISO-160, 6 mm focal length, no flash, camera hand held. I was going to post this SOOC, but decided to adjust it just a tiny bit with Unsharp Mask and High Pass Filter. Cropped for size and added text in Photoshop.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: Photography Basics: Reading Histograms.

366 of 2012 - Day 96

366 of 2012 - Day 96. Purple Hyacinth. This is a volunteer (or rather a stray bulb) in our backyard and comes up every year, no matter how much I neglect it.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12, f/3.5, 1/160 sec., ISO-800, 14 mm focal length, no flash, camera hand held. This is a SOOC (straight out of the camera) shot. Cropped for size and added text in Photoshop.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: Photography Basics: Reading Histograms.

366 of 2012 - Day 95

366 of 2012 - Day 95. Grass and rain drops. Not the most amazing shot I've even taken, but I still like it.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12, f/2.8, 1/500 sec., ISO-1250, 6 mm focal length, no flash, camera hand held. I edited this shot slightly by applying Unsharp Mask and adjusted the Levels slightly when I cropped for size and added text in Photoshop.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: Photography Basics: Reading Histograms.

366 of 2012 - Day 94

366 of 2012 - Day 94. More Cherry Blossoms. I was reading somewhere that our Cherry Blossoms are supposed to be at their peak around Metro Vancouver, this week.

And yes, I finally changed my signature. Yasher's Crappy Pictures has been upgraded to Yasher Has a Camera. Thank you to everyone in my FB groups who have given me such positive reinforcement and thanks to those who are helping me push forward to becoming a better photographer!

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12, Auto Setting (I was double parked and in a hurry), f/4, 1/125 sec., ISO-80, Exposure bias 0 step, 6 mm focal length, max aperture 2.96875, no flash, camera hand held. I edited this shot slightly by applying Unsharp Mask and High Pass Filter very, very slightly, when I cropped for size and added text.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: Photography Basics: Reading Histograms.

366 of 2012 - Day 93

366 of 2012 - Day 93. Volunteer Daffodils. These pop up in my back yard every year and we never notice until around now when we take the plastic off the sliding door and go outside for a look around.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12, AV Setting, set to Cloudy (I think), f/3.5, 1/160 sec., ISO-160, Exposure bias 0 step, 14 mm focal length, max aperture 3.6285, no flash, camera hand held. This shot is SOOC (straight out of camera) except for cropping for size and adding text.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: Photography Basics: Reading Histograms (which I have, but hadn't yet when I took these shots).

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12, AV Setting, set to Flourescent (I think, accidentally), f/2.8, 1/60 sec., ISO-100, Exposure bias 0 step, 6 mm focal length, max aperture 2.96875, no flash, camera hand held. This shot is SOOC (straight out of camera) except for cropping for size and adding text.

366 of 2012 - Day 92

366 of 2012 - Day 92. Ladybug on Weeb's shoe.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot SD1000 (that's the cheapy point and shoot!), f/2.8, 1/500 sec., ISO-160, Exposure bias 0 step, 6 mm focal length, max aperture 2.96875, no flash, camera hand held. This shot is SOOC (straight out of camera) except for cropping for size and adding text.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: Photography Basics: Reading Histograms (which I haven't, yet).