The many faces of Gizmo....

Gizmo is a such a turd, but cute as all get out.....

Gizmo after his bath.

Gizmo likes to supervise at work.

Taken July 25, 2015; ISO800; 18mm; f/3.5; 1/60sec

He has a real attitude about his supervision.....

Taken July 25, 2015; ISO800; 18mm; f/13; 1/4sec

You wouldn't know that he has his own bed in the rocking chair in the corner.  He just likes to pick totally random places to lay and cause trouble...

Taken July 24, 2015; ISO800; 32.5mm; f/13; 1/13sec

Taken July 24, 2015; ISO800; 32.5mm; f/13; 1/13sec; Capture One Landscape

Every time I take a picture of Gizmo in the house, the tinting is yellow and it looks terrible.  I finally figured out how to fix that though.  I applied the Color Isolate Red preset, then increased the warmth, vibrance, and saturation of the image.  That's how I ended up with this as the final image.  Oh, and he looks so sad in this shot...I think it's because I woke him up!

Taken August 15, 2015; ISO200; 50mm; f/1.8; 1/10sec

Sunrise on the way to work

Taken 7/28/2015; ISO1600; 32.5mm; f/13; 1/40sec; Vibrant Landscapes

Taken 7/28/2015; ISO1600; 32.5mm; f/8.0; 1/100sec; Raw Color 2

Taken 7/28/2015; ISO1600; 32.5mm; f/13; 1/40sec; Cinematic HDR Landscapes

More landscapes...

Additional landscapes taken out by my house.  These are shot in the middle of the day.  So, not the magic hour for light.  But, still okay.

Taken 7/29/2015; ISO400; 37.5mm; f/4.5; 1/800sec; Color Optimum

Taken 7/29/2015; ISO400; 37.5mm; f/4.5; 1/800sec; Capture One Landscape

Taken 7/29/2015; ISO400; 37.5mm; f/4.5; 1/800sec; Capture One Landscape

Taken 7/29/2015; ISO400; 37.5mm; f/4.5; 1/800sec; HDR Sharp Details

Odds and Ends....

More odds and ends....

She always ready for her close up:

Taken 8/1/2015; ISO400; 50mm; f/1.8; 1/160sec; Color Pop

Hanging out...watching deer.

Taken 8/1/2015; ISO400; 50mm; f/3.5; 1/20sec; Color Optimum

Momma eating her dinner.  I shot this through the window of the feed shed.

Taken 8/1/2015; ISO100; 50mm; f/1.8; 1/5sec; Capture One Landscape

Still cute, but getting bigger and bigger everyday!

Taken 8/1/2015; ISO100; 50mm; f/1.8; 1/15sec; Capture One Landscape

Taken 8/1/2015; ISO100; 50mm; f/1.8; 1/15sec; Capture One Landscape

Taken 8/1/2015; ISO100; 50mm; f/1.8; 1/13sec; Capture One Landscape

Taken 8/1/2015; ISO100; 50mm; f/1.8; 1/20sec; Capture One Landscape

Can you find the little guy????

Lots of work to do....

I've been shooting pretty regularly, but haven't been editing as much as I should...plus, not posting at all.  So, here is some stuff that I shot on 8/2/2015:

How can you not love this face???????

Taken 8/2/2015; ISO400; 50mm; f/1.8; 1/160sec; Raw Color 02

 See that Tina????? ^^^^ He's in focus.  Background blurry.  Nailed it on the first day with the new glass!!!  hahaha  Thanks to you for the lessons!

Taken 8/2/2015; ISO400; 50mm; f/7.1; 1/8sec; Color Optimum

Taken 8/2/2015; ISO400; 50mm; f/5.0; 1/800sec; Capture One Landscape

I removed a blue barrel.  Can you tell?????  I sure hope not.  There is nothing just laying around our property except for 2 bright blue items....the bright blue fish barrel in the lake and the bright blue tarp covering a pile of hay bales from the first hay cutting!  Call me if you need some alfalfa hay.

Miss Kitty did a great modeling job for me.  I was practicing with my prime lens and blurring out the backgrounds.  She did a great job and I managed to get some nice looking images.  Hopefully, you'll agree:

Taken 8/2/2015; ISO400; 50mm; f/1.8; 1/500sec; Color Optimum

Taken 8/2/2015; ISO400; 50mm; f/1.8; 1/500sec; Color Optimum

Taken 8/2/2015; ISO400; 50mm; f/1.8; 1/500sec; Color Optimum

Taken 8/2/2015; ISO400; 50mm; f/1.8; 1/1000sec; Color Optimum

Taken 8/2/2015; ISO400; 50mm; f/1.8; 1/640sec; Color Optimum

She's a jerk a lot of the time, but she was so good for me on this day.  Like any cat, she just loves to be the center of attention.  It took a few shots to get the hang of it again.  But, once I did, depth of field really isn't hard.  I almost feel like a little bit of a cheater with the digital camera because of the preview!

Look at this goofy guy (who absolutely was NOT a good model for me that day!):

Taken 8/2/2015; ISO400; 50mm; f/1.8; 1/320sec; HDR Light with additional manual adjustments

Ever notice how his nostril is funny looking?  That's from when Pat accidentally sliced Prince's nose open with a box cutter one Sunday afternoon.  That warranted a trip to the vet on emergency call and the vet had to cauterize Prince's nose.  By the way, tough guy Pat almost passed out.  Kyle had to assist the vet because Pat couldn't do it.  haha :)

Taken 8/2/2015; ISO400; 50mm; f/6.3; 1/320sec; cropped

Just for fun ^^^....trying to create a feeling of movement and floating on the water.  More practice and I'll get it, but this was a good first try.

Taken 8/2/2015; ISO400; 50mm; f/1.8; 1/1250; Capture One Landscape

So, this kid is going to be 16 in a month.  I still remember when he was 3 telling me I had to wipe his butt.  My response was not enthusiastic....I'll tell you that.  He'll be on the road on his own and his mother and I will both probably have strokes in no time.  His dads will be cool with it...of course.

Taken 8/2/2015; ISO800; 50mm; f/1.8; 1/20sec; BW Dependable

Taken 8/2/2015; ISO800; 50mm; f/1.8; 1/50sec; Color Optimum

This guy....^^.....

Gorgeous evening.....

I stopped and grabbed a couple of shots of this sunset.  With a little help from LR, I made them acceptable!

Taken 8/6/2015; ISO800; 50mm; f/1.8; 1/40sec; Capture One Landscape

Taken 8/6/2015; ISO800; 50mm; f/1.8; 1/40sec; Capture One Landscape

Even though I did a little editing to these, they are remarkably close to what the sky actually looked like.  There really was this beautiful pink hue in the sky.  I lost some of it when I snapped the shot.  I'm glad for LR because it enabled me to put that beauty back into the image.

Beautiful morning....

The morning of Friday, August 7, 2015 was a bit foggy and quite pretty.  I had to stop multiple times on the way to work.  Here are the results:

Taken 8/7/2015; ISO200; 50mm; f/1.8; 0.3 sec. HDR Sharp Details preset

Taken 8/7/2015; ISO200; 50mm; f/1.8; 1/13 sec; HDR Sharp Details preset

I'm loving these presets because I'm able to take a picture that turned out decent, use a preset in editing, and end up with a wonderful image.  The one above is a bit dark, but I still like the detail in the sky.

Taken 8/7/2015; ISO200; 50mm; f/1.8; 1/13sec; Blue Sky Dream

Similar shot as previously, but different preset and an entirely new image.  I love shooting landscapes, especially the sky.

Taken 8/7/2015; ISO200; 50mm; f/1.8; 1/10sec; Blue Sky Dream

And, I finally figured out how to show the fog!  I wish I had more detail in the sky though.

Taken 8/7/2015; ISO200; 50mm; f/1.8; 1/10sec; HDR Sharp Details

Taken 8/7/2015; ISO200; 50mm; f/1.8; 1/15sec; HDR Sharp Details

And, there it is....fog and detailed sky.  Turned out well!

This is how I ended my day.  Old Momma is such a camera hog and then she sticks her tongue out at me!!!  She is so much fun!

Taken 8/7/2015; ISO200; 50mm; f/6.3; 1/125sec; Color Optimum