In a spin

Here is my biggest "real" spinning project to date:
12 ozs "smoke" roving from High Prairie Fibers (80% Suffolk, 20% Mohair) + about 30 hours' work = 1379 yards of 2-ply yarn :)

New babies

There were four kittens born in the barn at the farm recently, and we are looking after a couple of them at home for a while. It's quite a job, being a kitty mom, they have to be bottle-fed and cleaned etc, but they're so cute!


On-camera flash for these pics (sorry, Strobist!)

Lightning

The ultimate "off-camera flash"? Shot out the front window. 30 sec exposure. Unfortunately, most of the lightning was high above the clouds, so I didn't get to see very much of it.

PLH Product shots

Hair Vinegar. This one I did before I got my D200 - I used a little Fuji Finepix F10. It was always intended as a "draft" picture. The "real" one will have glass bottles with the new labels. Post production was done in Corel Paint Shop Pro X2 - I can't afford Photoshop.


Lip Balms. One of the new label shots. They're not all quite so artsy, but I like to play.
Both of these were done with my old hot lights. I'm looking forward to getting strobes up and running properly.

Adel Garage Fire

10:00pm We saw this fire at a garage attached to an apartment complex just down the road from where we live. The pictures aren't great, I'm afraid - handheld at long shutter speeds. Wish I had a faster lens!

Cool squash

Displaying one of Maggie's hand-knit hats for her Etsy store.
(I've done most of the pics there) I used hot lights for this one. 1/20 @ f/5.6

Inside The Barn

Nikon D200, Nikkor 18-200VR @ 70mm, ISO 1600, 1/40 sec, f/5. Sepia toned in Corel Paint Shop Pro X2

Hi, and welcome to my first Blog post! I intend to use this space to post pictures I've taken as I work my way through learning my new (secondhand) Nikon D200 and lighting techniques (a la Strobist).

I would really welcome any criticisms or comments that would help me make better pictures.