Johanneskirche am Feuersee

One from this mornings outing.



Device: Nikon D5100
Lens: 10-20mm f/4-5.6G
Focal Length: 14mm
Focus Mode: AF-A
AF-Area Mode: Auto
Aperture: f/5
Exposure Mode: Manual
Exposure Comp.: 0EV, -2, +2
Metering: Matrix
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 100
White Balance: Auto, 0, 0
HDR: Photomatix Pro
Sizing & Text: CS2

Holiday Bokeh

Another photo with the star bokeh effect. This time I used a German Smoker (Raucherman) as my subject. 

Camera: Nikon D5100

Lens: Nikon 50mm f/1.8D

Aperture: f/1.8

Exp: 1/8s

ISO: 100

Tripod

Howling Bokeh

So today I bought some black construction paper, some tape, a Fiskars Pop-up Star punch
 and successfully conducted a DIY project that allowed me to add the stars to this picture. So the deal is you  have to make a cover for your lens that changes what would normally be round circles into shapes. Fairly easy to make and they sell them online in sets with many different shapes.  So the setup consisted of some candles, a multi-color flashlight, my daughter's miniature ironing board and one of her little toys.

Camera: Nikon D5100

Lens: Nikon 50mm f/1.8D

Aperture: f/2.8

Exp: 1/10s

ISO: 200

Tripod

Tricky

My eyes are playing tricks on me:)

Stuttgart Art Museum

Stuttgart Kunstmuseum

I will definitely go back to reshoot this one later.

Nikon D5100
Lens: VR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G
Length: 20mm
ISO: 100
Exposure: 8sec @ f/8
Bracketed: 0,-1,+1
Tripod: Manfrotto MKC3-H01

Night HDR

Jubilee Column in the Stuttgarter Schlossplatz in Stuttgart, Germany

I originally went out tonight to get some shots of cool Halloween costumes but I couldn't pass on this shot. I used Photomatix Pro and Photoshop to merge and edit the shots.

Nikon D5100
Lens: VR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G
Length: 48mm
Mode: Manual
Bracketed: -1/0/+1
ISO: 320
Aperture: f/8
Exposure: 3 sec
2 sec delay with Nikon ML-L3 remote
Tripod: Manfrotto MKC3-H01

Aperture Mode and F-Stops

I shot this with my 35mm f/1.8G @ f/2.2 with a shutter speed of 1/25s. I tried the Auto ISO and it boosted it up to ISO800. I made a few adjustments with Photoshop but only the sharp filter (unsharpen mask) and auto levels. The bokeh (background blur) on this lens is cool and I will post more pics when I get some time to create some new shots.