Flora & Fauna

1. Purple Leaf: 1-20-2011; 10:24 a.m.; Rexburg (Benson); f 3.4; 1/60; Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

  For this photo, I slightly added more vibrance. In addition, I increased the saturation and raised both the contrast and the brightness.

2. Tree Friend: 1-20-2011; 10:51 a.m.; Rexburg (Gardens); f 7.1; 1/20; Canon PowerShot SX130 IS 

Brightness was decreased, saturation slightly increased, and contrast was heightened.

3. Tower of Flowers: 1-20-2011; 10:23 a.m.; Rexburg; f 3.4; 1/60; Canon PowerShot SX130 IS 

 When I edited this image, I added more vibrance, contrast, and saturation. I also increased the brightness a little bit.

4. Snow Cat: 1-11-2011; 2:10 p.m.; Rexburg; f 3.4; 1/60; Canon PowerShot SX130 IS 

 Lightness was decreased, but contrast, saturation, hue, and vibrance were raised.

5. Hello There: 1-20-2011; 10:43 a.m.; Rexburg; f 7.1; 1/60; Canon PowerShot SX130 IS 

Brightness, contrast, and saturation were increased. Edges were sharpened.

Taking these shots were a lot of fun! I enjoyed chasing the squirrels around trying to get a good shot. Originally, I only planned on posting one squirrel photo, but I couldn't help but add "Hello There" to the end. It was the closest shot I took, but I thought it was a little too blurry. Thus, why I considered not posting it. I was able to time my visit to the college green house correctly so I could get pictures of the plants right after watering. I really liked seeing all the droplets on the leaves. I took several of the pictures on the Aperture Priority mode so that I could experiment with several apertures. Lastly, "Snow Cat" was the best picture out of several I took a while ago when I was looking for fauna pictures ahead of time. The cat was a neighborhood feline who was scared to death of the clicking sound my camera made. I don't really know why the exposure turned out the way it did, but I still think it is a neat shot.