The past week has flown by with family visiting from out of town and the 3 day houseclean beforehand. The visit itself was a short one - just about 48 hours - but we managed to tack on a 3 hour "long goodbye". You know, the end of the visit when the hosts are pushing food and other items onto the guests who are running around in vain trying to find all of their belongings. We unloaded a pair of dress shoes, some outgrown toys, 3 dozen cookies, a bag of coffee beans, snack size Doritos, a coffee cake and a package of sausage - we take the role of host very seriously! Our guests managed to leave behind a water bottle, cell phone charger, and pajama top, all of which were discovered within minutes of their car pulling away, so they did their job well, too!
So today I'll just share another favorite painting and tell you about my newly discovered love - my tripod!
This is a painting of The Oldest and Middle Child when they were little. I love this painting, but I never liked photographing it. Because this painting is hanging in the darkest room of our house and it's too big to move, I just haven't been able to get enough light to take a clear photo. And turning on overhead lighting or using a flash aren't good options because they both result in photos with lots of glare. Now, with my nifty tripod, I can take a photo like this even on a rainy day!
The other day, I became frustrated trying to photograph a painting indoors. I needed to use a slow shutter speed to let in enough light, but then my image was blurry - I don't have the steady hands of a surgeon that would be required to get this photo right. Grrr! Dear Husband happened upon the scene and, rather than bailing (often the best option when I'm cranky), suggested that I use my tripod. Hmmm... Why didn't I think of that? I'll tell you why - in my opinion was yet another thing to drag out that I'd have to put away later. I decided to give it a try... wow! It worked like a million bucks! I set the camera to the self-timer mode so I wasn't even touching the camera when the picture was taken. Finally - light and clarity! Who knew? Well, I guess lots of people did, but I didn't realize just what a difference it would make. I'll show you...
The photo below was taken without the tripod - just using my best attempts at being steady. It doesn't look too bad until you zoom into the details. What a blurry mess!
Here is a similar photo taken using the tripod. Much better! My tripod has just solved all my problems! Yay!
No comments:
Post a Comment