Aprano Photography: August 2013

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Bellport Docks

Decided to head to Bellport to take photos for a contest. The contest called for two photos, in Bellport, that show a summer theme. Well I'm not really sure what that means, but here are the two I'm submitting anyway:

I realized that really every other shot I took either was focused on the Sun effects, or the subject was either too far away or blurry (See below with the Sail boat pictures)

This one I'm most proud of. I got the Gazebo in there, but it doesn't steal the show. I've got a focus all over- I have the choppy water in the lower section, the silhoutted tree line along with the glare from the sun in the center, and the clouds getting hit by the sunlight in the upper area in the sky.

These are all of the other pictures I took today. I tried to rush back to Belmont Lake again to get the golden sky picture again, but I didn't make it in time. I did get some horizon shots and the same Swan family of 6 children were there again too.

I think I did this all wrong, not enough detail in the center.

Everything came out blurry. Sucks, because I liked the sun rays in this one.

I just didn't like this one AS MUCH as the other one.

No explanation necessary.

I tried to get the branches in this one.

The Swan Family

This is what the main character of "The Ugly Duckling" looked like.

My camera's shutter slowed for this one, but I did get the duck grooming itself!

Two regular ducks

Spider made a web inside the NO SWIMMING sign.

Sailboat in Bellport

Not sure what's wrong with me. I really have no excuse for the bad angle, unless you want to believe "I don't believe in the wind pushing boats, so I made it look like the water was tilted so the boat kinda falls down the incline."

And if you believe that, then this one is really booking it down that incline!

Gazebo at the Bellport Docks

I liked the reflection it made on the water

See? The sailboat is too far away...

I got a more focused shot, but there's not much activity in the picture otherwise.

The Babylon Area

When I go out and take pictures, you won't see me with a large camera big, multiple pieces of equipment, or anything that isn't easily replaceable. For example, the camera I use when I'm not using my iPhone 4 (No Siri!) looks like this:

It doesn't have a zoom feature where a lens pops out; The lens isn't detachable or modifiable; Heck let's face it the most advanced thing on the camera is the wrist strap. The back of the camera? No better:

As you can see, there isn't a heck of lot to work with. As an FYI- that's not even a touch screen. But basically this is what I use. When you turn the camera on, the lens in front shows you what it sees on the screen, and when click whatever you want to call the shutter on this thing, what it basically does for you is makes a freeze frame. IF you have a flash turned on, it does that first, obviously.

Now that that is out of the way, here are more pictures. These were taken at the Babylon Docks, during a minor fishing trip. I was fishing, so I didn't get many opportunities, plus the sun really wasn't too kind as far as shining goes...