Photog Show and Tell Link Party #3

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My Fitness Goals and Meal Choices

Remember my list of New Years Resolutions? I know most people don’t believe in new years resolutions because they are, frankly, designed to fail. I know… I know… but I am a list-making-fiend so making myself a list and reviewing it helps keep me on track.

I made an emotional scene at the mall last weekend.

The Photo Files: Picardo Farm P-Patch

A couple of weeks ago, we had a mini-Summer for a week here in Seattle. It was awesome! With temps in the high seventies (which is summer weather for Seattlelites: shorts, tees, sunglasses, sunscreen and complaints that it is too hot – keep in mind we don’t have AC in our homes), I couldn’t resist going for a photo walk.

And yes, I got sunburned, even with 70 SPF sunscreen on. Only slightly, but the sun was a shock to my system. I came home feeling totally over done.

Tool Barn
Camera: NIKON D3200
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 28 mm
ISO Speed: 100
SOOC

I walked down to my neighborhood p-patch, Picardo Farms, looking for something fun to photograph.

Kids Barn
Camera: NIKON D3200
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 100
SOOC

I love architectural photography, so naturally the buildings at the p-patch drew me in.

Picnic Shelter
Camera: NIKON D3200
Focal Length: 20mm
Exposure: 1/125
F Number: f/3.8
ISO: 100
Enhanced color saturation slightly

As a civil engineer who has taken structural engineering courses, the picnic structure was a magnet for me. I love all the shapes in the structure.

Planter Beds
Camera: NIKON D3200
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 100
SOOC

Everyone seemed so busy trying to get their plants planted in the nice weather. Most of the beds were recently tilled and planted. I didn’t get any pictures of people, as I would be embarrassed to have my picture taken while all sweaty and dirty.

Flower Box on Gazebo
Camera: NIKON D3200
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 100
SOOC

I was practicing with histograms, so I was paying less attention to composition and depth of field. Looking back on a few of these I wish I had selected a different aperture, especially the flower box above. Oh well, live and learn! {Don’t you love clichés?}

Brewer Patch
Camera: NIKON D3200
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 34 mm
ISO Speed: 100
SOOC

I love all the little things people do to make their beds their own. This scarecrow seemed to be doing the trick!

Scarecrow
Camera: NIKON D3200
Focal Length: 24mm
Exposure: 1/125
F Number: f/13
ISO: 100
Cropped

I loved the colors in these veggies.

Vegetables
Camera: NIKON D3200
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/13
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 100

As I was walking out of the p-patch, I couldn’t help but take a picture of these bleeding hearts. I actually have a black and white photo of bleeding hearts in my darkroom photography collection that I took in Boston from 10 years ago. I like taking pictures of flowers; take my Summer Walk as an example.

Bleeding Hearts
Camera: NIKON D3200
Exposure: 0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Cropped, adjusted exposure, contrast, and saturation just slightly.

I love how expansive this p-patch is. Can’t wait to walk around it during different seasons and see all the plants in bloom.

Picardo P-Patch
Camera: NIKON D3200
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/13
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 100
SOOC

I was quite pleased with how these turned out SOOC (Straight Out Of Camera). As I mentioned above, I have been practicing with histograms. I am planning on giving a review of what I have been studying and practicing, so stay tuned!

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How to add a Social Buttons Widget (Part 2)

In Part 1, we took a look at the many social widgets available to WordPress.com bloggers. In Part 2, I am going to step you through how I made my custom social buttons widget without HTML coding. {Yep! We will not be writing any HTML!}

How to add a Social Buttons Widget (Part 1)

I have seen several Social Buttons Widget tutorials out there on the interwebz lately. Most are from a Blogger (blogspot) perspective and require html coding.

Right after I set up my own social button widget (many months ago), I received an email from a fellow WordPress.com blogger asking how I did it and whether I used html to do it. I responded to her personally right away with some really simple, but un-detailed, directions.

After seeing all the tutorials on this topic, I thought I would offer the steps on how I made mine and also some alternatives.

Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

Mother’s Day is just around the corner! Are you ready?

Growing up, Mother’s Day was always my responsibility since my dad was utterly hopeless (men just don’t get it, do they?). I would always get my mom a bouquet of flowers and a card and let the boys (dad and three brothers) sign it.

Car Sharing for Earth Day

Happy Earth Day! Have I ever told you I am a fan of car sharing? When I lived on Capitol Hill, I considered selling my car and just bussing + car sharing. In the City, car sharing just makes sense.

Photog Show and Tell Link Party #2

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Happy Tax Day!

Or at least I hope it is happy for you. Hopefully you completed your taxes on time and you didn’t have to pay more. I remember one year I had to pay around $250. It sucked.

This year we got some pretty good refunds.

What’s in a name?

My epiphany that I am a hobby blogger made me take a re-look at my blog in general. Everything I saw about my blog spelled out N-O-O-B. I was using a theme from the WordPress.com repository without any real customization.

I once clicked on a commenter to discover that their blog was using the same exact theme. Oh, the horror! It was like being caught at the dance in the same dress as another girl.