charleston

I went outside with my new 50mm lens for the first time today.  It is a lot faster than my other two lenses.  I shot a series of photos of the camellias in the church yard next door starting at one full stop overexposed to two stops underexposed, and the best of the lot was the two stops underexposed.  It’s going to take some getting used to but in a low light environment, I can definitely see the advantage.  Chopper suggested shooting indoors without flash to get a better sense of it, and I’ll probably use that as my project for tomorrow.

While I have a ton of camellia photos in the gallery already, they never stop being an appealing subject for me.  Nikon D70, ISO 400, f2.0, 1/500, 50 mm.

I also caught sight of a truck driving by with a rather distinctive logo and purpose, and I couldn’t resist taking a photo.  Yes, I looked like a tourist.  Oh, well.

Mom, Dad, Chopper, and I spent a gorgeous day outside at Sunrise Park and the Angel Oak. The photo of the day is a butterfly from Sunrise Park. Not sure what kind, but I’m sure someone will tell me. Nikon D70, ISO 400, F5.6, 1/350, 200 mm.

Some other notable photos from today (left-right): My mother the treehugger, a bee, and the miniature regatta in the harbor.
 

In a park between Ashley and Rutledge Avenues, just down from Calhoun, are the ruins of the oldest museum in the United States.  The Charleston Museum is now located on Meeting Street, but there’s something about the few remaining columns and brick walls in the park that catches the eye.  I stopped and took some photos today, and have three photos of the day for you.  They’re all portrait orientation, so they don’t look quite right in a square thumbnail.  Sony Cybershot DSC-P10, ISO 400, see EXIF information on the photos (detail mode) for other details as it varies from shot to shot.
   

Sunrise Park, on James Island, is one of my favorite places in Charleston.  It has, hands down, the best views of the new Cooper River Bridge that you can get without being on a boat.  Since I’ve been photographing a lot of things around the apartment, I thought it was past time to get out a bit and enjoy the absolutely gorgeous October day.

I had a lot of trouble picking a single photo that I liked best, but I finally settled on this one, which I shot with a very small depth of field to blur the bridge in the background.  I’m pleased with the result.  Nikon D70, ISO 200, F4.5, 1/1000, 70 mm.  Since there were others that I liked, I’ve added them to the Sunrise Park album.