The Lady Photographer Thread

Quick question for those of you who set their WB to Cloudy. Do you set it to cloudy outdoors on a sunny day too?

Thanks Maureen! I'm really hoping to capture a spectacular sunrise and sunset. *Fingers crossed*

I typically only set my WB for "cloudy" when it IS cloudy but my photography teacher also said to use it when photographing the leaves in autumn. I haven't had the chance to try it yet though so I can't say how good it does or doesn't look.

Maureen Souza wrote in post #15665913
Quick question for those of you who set their WB to Cloudy. Do you set it to cloudy outdoors on a sunny day too?

I shoot RAW, so I don't believe that WB is affected in the CR2 file information. I do know that it does affect the jpeg file shown on the LCD.

Hi ladies. Firstly, apologies if this reply pops up twice, I thought I posted it once but came back and it had disappeared. Whoops - user error I think.

Gundogs wrote in post #15664682
I hope you all have a great weekend. I'm dog training tomorrow, then lunching with my Mum and MIL on Sunday - it's also my Lola's birthday (my eldest dog), she's 10 and my most special girl of all, so I'll be spending lots of time hugging her I expect

EastBayGirl wrote in post #15665450
And a happy birthday to you dog, Penel. My oldest dog is Bodie, a 14 year old Jack Russell terrier. Love the rascal.

Happy birthday Lola, my eldest hound Digby is in the middle here at 12 years.

Maureen Souza wrote in post #15665913
Quick question for those of you who set their WB to Cloudy. Do you set it to cloudy outdoors on a sunny day too?

Only when it is cloudy - but I am also shooting raw so really only for the previews.

Took the new 70-300L to Richmond Park today, didn't get anything brilliant but I think a couple of the deer came out OK

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Maureen Souza wrote in post #15650201
Yes, she wouldn't smile much but when I made noises at her, she raspberried me right back with a twinkle in her eye. She is also just starting to sit so trying to get a shot of her upright & not bobbling all over was a bit of a challenge. Gotta love babies. They are so amazing to me. Next week our daughter goes back to work so we will add Tristan in to our weekly life. He will come 3 days one week and 2 days the next as I will trade off with his other grandma. I can't wait to get him all to myself

Maureen - how precious is it for you to have such close relationships with your grandchildren! I try and be as appreciative and thankful as I can for my grandparents. When we were younger we would often have sleepovers at their house on Friday nights, then head out on Saturday morning to watch a dolphin show at the mall close to their house. My grandma would always have our favourite cereals (sugared ones that were never allowed in our house :lol, cookies, waffles for supper, cinnamon buns for breakfast ... it was so special. They even had us for a week usually once a year for a few years in a row when my parents went off for vacation. I really feel they helped raise us and I am so grateful for them investing in us! My favourite part now is them telling us stories about when we were little and the funny things we did and said - often stories we had no idea about because my parents didn't even remember some of them!

EastBayGirl wrote in post #15658397

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Waiting by Eastbaygirl925, on Flickr

I actually kind of like this picture - I like being able to see it from his perspective.

Also - you were all talking about living in the city vs. in the country a few days ago ... I'm living at home right now, but getting anxious to leave and find my own place. As much as a place right in the city would be convenient, every time that I've gone out to a friend's place out in the country, I've always wanted to live like that. Now at my parents' house our backyard backs out into a field - this is the view out one of the kitchen windows.

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meglet wrote in post #15663003
Stina, that's too bad about the bag! At 5'1" I'm always on the lookout for a good but not large bag. I recently picked up the ThinkTank CityWalker 20, which is about the outer limit of size for me, but I really like it. I'm thinking of complementing it with the CityWalker 10, we'll see how that goes.

Spring is on the way! It was rainy (real rain, not this gray skies and maybe misty junk we've had for weeks) today, and the crocuses are starting to bloom, so I took the macro lens to the park at lunch.

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A Hint of Spring to Come by Meghan (Rambling On. . . ), on Flickr

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Raindrops on Crocuses by Meghan (Rambling On. . . ), on Flickr

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Raindrops on Crocuses by Meghan (Rambling On. . . ), on Flickr

Those are stunning!

digsmum wrote in post #15668989
Hi ladies. Firstly, apologies if this reply pops up twice, I thought I posted it once but came back and it had disappeared. Whoops - user error I think.

Happy birthday Lola, my eldest hound Digby is in the middle here at 12 years.

Only when it is cloudy - but I am also shooting raw so really only for the previews.

Took the new 70-300L to Richmond Park today, didn't get anything brilliant but I think a couple of the deer came out OK

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comments and criticism welcome.

Also stunning!!

Maureen Souza wrote in post #15665913
Quick question for those of you who set their WB to Cloudy. Do you set it to cloudy outdoors on a sunny day too?

Yes; most of the time unless I'm at the beach where the glare on the white sand and water is too bright; then I use sun setting. I usually set to cloudy even on a bright day because I have found on my camera that even if I set my ISO to sun, the photos come out washed out more than set to cloudy.

sgribbin wrote in post #15669442
Yes; most of the time unless I'm at the beach where the glare on the white sand and water is too bright; then I use sun setting. I usually set to cloudy even on a bright day because I have found on my camera that even if I set my ISO to sun, the photos come out washed out more than set to cloudy.

In the UK at the moment all we have are fond memories of bright and sunny, we seem to have been stuck with dull grey and wet for a long time!

What a day. I started out by photographing aPreemie baby boy; not even 6 lbs. yet. Just got through with him & I ran off to Aaron's first Little League game (they lost). When Nicholas saw me he stuck to me like glue the whole 2 hours. We played tractors (I brought some of his from here), we ran races (fat old Lady actually beat the little kid once or twice) and he sat in my lap and wouldn't let go of me the whole time. I was in Heaven. Aaron kept calling over and asked if I was having fun & asking Nick if he was happy to see me. Sad & happy at the same time. I am so glad I will get to see him every week until the middle of May. Then who knows.....

So, that all said, here is my teensy baby boy from today.

My new toy

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digsmum wrote in post #15669516
In the UK at the moment all we have are fond memories of bright and sunny, we seem to have been stuck with dull grey and wet for a long time!

we sure have! still no sun.

Maureen Souza wrote in post #15670507
What a day. I started out by photographing aPreemie baby boy; not even 6 lbs. yet. Just got through with him & I ran off to Aaron's first Little League game (they lost). When Nicholas saw me he stuck to me like glue the whole 2 hours. We played tractors (I brought some of his from here), we ran races (fat old Lady actually beat the little kid once or twice) and he sat in my lap and wouldn't let go of me the whole time. I was in Heaven. Aaron kept calling over and asked if I was having fun & asking Nick if he was happy to see me. Sad & happy at the same time. I am so glad I will get to see him every week until the middle of May. Then who knows.....

So, that all said, here is my teensy baby boy from today.

that's beautiful Maureen. I'm so pleased you had such a good time with the grandkids, so lovely for you. I hope it continues.

awilli1715k wrote in post #15671379
My new toy

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Canon 6D by awilli1715k, on Flickr

oooh. I'm saving too, for a 5D3.

Tis my beautiful girl's birthday today, she's 10 yrs old. She's had a life full of difficult health issues so to get her to double figures is quite miraculous. We have 6 dogs (2 cats and 4 chickens) but I have to say my bond with Lola is different to the others. She has such a pure soul, is kind and gentle to everyone and everything.

Mr Gundogs took the ones with me in (obviously d'oh!)

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Awww, Penelope, what a sweet set, that is a beautiful dog.

Ashley, I said it in the other thread but it bears repeating - congrats on the new camera! I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it.

It's a beautiful sunny day here in Seattle today, and I'm trying really hard to talk myself into going for a walk. But my favorite city park is invaded by hordes of costumed Comic-Con attendees, and while I'd normally enjoy seeing the costumes, I'm not really in the mood to deal with crowds today, and I'm not feeling inspired to do any "city" shots in the downtown area, either. Sigh. Maybe I'll just stay home and finish cleaning the house.

I just finished a 4 hour photo shoot for a High School Senior gal. We drove all over this town & into the next county looking for cool places to use. It was actually a ton of fun!
Penel, lovely shots with your special doggy.Amazing how much we bond with them. We had a little weenie dog that died about 18 months ago at age 15 years who was the sweetest, most devoted little fellow. He adored my grandsons & watched over them faithfully. In his whole life I never heard a growl out of him, never saw his lip curl, never bit. We miss him so much to this day. Now we have our funny little Charlie rescue dog who brings a lot of happiness to our lives everyday with his silly ways.

Mr Gundogs did a nice job Penel!
...and so did you.
Beautiful Lola and Mrs Gundogs!

Happy Birthday!