37. Rainy Day

January 14, 2014 by Mindy Towns 9 Comments

What does a photographer do on a rainy day when they are itching to take photos? Well I brought the outside in to my little studio. I went to an orchid show over the weekend and bought several really pretty new plants. I decided to experiment with my ice light and a black velvet back drop. I really need something to do!

Photo taken with Canon EOS Mark II, Lens: EF100mm f/2.8 Macro, Exposure 1/80 sec; f/2.8; ISO 640, Aperture priority; Evaluative metering, with a tri-pod and a black velvet back drop. Natural light from a nearby window and an ice light underneath.

Photo taken with Canon EOS Mark II, Lens: EF100mm f/2.8 Macro, Exposure 1/32 sec; f/2.8; ISO 640, Aperture priority; Spot metering, with a tri-pod and a black velvet back drop. Natural light from a nearby window and an ice light underneath.

Author: Mindy Towns

Hi, my name is Mindy Towns, I live in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. Along with several friends I have been participating in a weekly, theme based, photo blog since August 2012. Each year we receive a new list of 52 themes. We then post a photo each week that fits one of the themes along with a brief description about why we feel the photo fits the theme. Over the years I have learned a lot about my camera, new photography technics and also a lot about my fellow bloggers. I've peeked into their homes, met their families and traveled to exotic places through their photos. This year I am challenging myself further by trying to become even more creative in my posts. I found the cutest little Playmobil person complete with a camera and a little dog. She is going to be my little personal assistant over the coming months. I'm going to use many of the photo skills I have learned from participating in the photo challenge along with some new photoshop tools I have been practicing. I hope you will continue to follow my blog as I change things up a bit this year. Perhaps some of you will raid someones toy chest or toss something cute into your Target shopping cart and get a little silly with me. If you want to see examples of my grown up photography please visit one of my links listed on this blogs home page!