D 153 - Good Old Rusty

Actually a burnt down Ford Focus. I don't know what happened but it just stands in a corner of a parking lot, probably the same place where it ignited.

Equipment

E-510 with ZD1442.
RAW file edited in Lightroom.

What I learned

I wondered if I should leave the colors on this photo or strip it down to b/w. The colors here are strong, not for the composition but for the contrast between elements (green vs orange). However in monochrome the picture was clearer and textures on the car more evident.

D 152 - V-Formation

Decorations in kindergarten.
They looked like a flock of geese in flight to me.

Equipment

E-510 with ZD1442.
RAW edited in Lightroom with custom color mix.

What I learned

If you see a good frame, take the photo right away. Don't leave it for later.

The burdock photo from yesterday couldn't be made today. A crew with overgrown lawnmowers came and shredded it like a lettuce.

D 151 - Burdock Farm

Heavy rains this Spring put certain plants on hype. Burdocks are a good example. They suddenly became ubiquitous and their leaves bigger than usual. This is a lawn in the middle of a housing estate.

Equipment

E-510 with ZD1442.
RAW edited in Lightroom: tone curve, custom red filter, sharpness and crop.

D 150 - The Worst

A T-shirt.

Equipment

E-510 with ZD1442.
RAW edited in Lightroom: crop, levels, sharpness and yellow filter.

What I learned

I felt really good about my photography yesterday. I had to choose some good family photos which I made since December. It was hard for me and my girlfriend to cut down below 120, because each photo left at this point was too good to reject.

I thought that my cheap Chinese tripod was a junk already, but it came out that after fixing all the loose screws and lubricating joints it is works smooth and stable.

D 149 - Flooded in Spring

One of new houses built in my neighborhood. It was built right next to a small park, opposite half-ruined buildings from Running Down the Gutter.

Equipment

E-510 with ZD4015.
RAW edited in Lightroom: contrast, saturation, noise/sharpness and slight crop.

What I learned

Colors on rainy days have a particular quality, they seem brighter, more saturated because of the air having been cleared of dusts and because of contrast with blue-gray sky.

D 148 - Staircase-Well

Peculiarity of staircases in my block is that they are in the middle of the building without any outside windows. It isn't a problem until the electricity shuts down. Then it turns into a parade of Will-o'-Wisps when people try to get in or out of their homes.

Equipment

E-510 with ZD1442.
RAW file developed in Lightroom.

D 147 - Creepy Guards

Ivy planted at a poplar trunk.

Equipment

E-510 with ZD4015.
RAW developed in Lightroom; corrected contrast, sharpness and added green b/w filter.

What I learned

The same story happened to me twice this weekend: I shot a frame, thought I could correct it and shot some more photos. Than while choosing which photos to post I went for the first attempts in both series. I liked them the most.

D 146 - Dandelions O.M.G.

I spotted this field while on a short bike trip, then I fetched my camera and went back to get the photo.

Equipment

E-510 with ZD4015 (a strange lens for such a shot, I know).
RAW file developed in Lightroom: red filter, stronger contrast, sharpening.

What I learned

I was without a tripod and day was rather cloudy, so at f/16 and 40mm (80mm after crop) I wasn't able to get this sharp as I went down to 1/6 exposure time. In effect, the trees on horizon and the rock and the first row of dandelions are slightly out of focus.
I do tend to neglect the fact how much longer I need to expose to get proper photos at small apertures. Tripod isn't that heavy, is it?

If I used wider lens, than the DOF would get bigger and the trees on horizon would become apparently smaller, but the rock would grow too big.