Detail~

    I went roaming around campus for a picture that would be detailed enough. While other students decided on trees, plants, or bugs, I wanted something that was more alive and a challenge to capture in detail. I thought about the bunnies that roamed campus and took a quick snap of my camera of this one sitting in the parking lot before it took off. I decided to crop close to the head almost like a portrait so it focuses on the detail of the bunny's fur. I do wish it had been a tad bit sharper in focus though to capture better detail of the ears and whiskers.

Foozle The Ferret

     This is a picture I took of my big sister's ferret named Foozle. He was a rambunctious little one that loved to cuddle and thrash around while he played. I received news that he passed away and so I decided to put this picture as a sort of portrait up of him in remembrance of Foozle. Foozle was like family so I think he deserves to have a bit of fame or close up shot of him.

Batty

     This is an article about all kinds of bats and different pictures of them. There are bats like fruit bats and vampire bats or flying foxes. This is an article that states how misunderstood bats are in society. They are portrayed as villainous and disease infested creatures when in actuality they are quite clean,  use echolocation which is pretty nifty, and get rid of pests in agriculture. 

Here's the article: http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/bat-pictures-11-images-and-facts-about-a-misunderstood-creature

Five Pictures Critique

Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S4250WM

ISO: 100

Shutter Speed: 1/110 sec

F-stop: f/4.5

Focal Length: 11.35mm

Comments: It's a good picture but the blown out background is a little distracting and the cow has that soft glow to him that won't go away.

Camera:  Fujifilm FinePix S4250WM

ISO: 100

Shutter Speed: 1/180 sec

F-stop: f/8.0

Focal Length: 4.3mm    

Comments: I like this picture I just wish the mare's head was tilted a little facing my direction and maybe removing the panels would have been good so she's looking out at the vast land.   

 Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S4250WM

ISO: 400

Shutter Speed: 1/350 sec

F-stop: f/13

Focal Length: 20.4mm

Comments: I wish I could have gotten this picture more sharper and could have free framed her legs a bit more so they weren't as blurry. I like the motion captured in it though.

 Camera: LG-D500

ISO: 100

Shutter Speed: 1/180 sec

F-stop: f/2.4

Focal Length: 3.49mm

Comments: I really like this picture and the colors and light it portrays I wish the sunlight wasn't as harsh as it is, but overall I really like it. Wish it could have been a bit sharper.

Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S4250WM

ISO: 100

Shutter Speed: 1/90 sec

F-stop: f/5.2

Focal Length: 18.8mm

Comments: This picture is nice, but again the semi blown out background I do not like and I cut off the tail when I zoomed in to take a picture of this pony, but overall it's a nice picture, could use a little work.

   

Anything But Perfect

A silly face, more of a candid shot of a horse named Cruise when he's looking off into the distance.

A horse from the BLS sale that is sprawled out and tired. The rest of his foot didn't get captured in the frame.

Another horse from the BLS sale that was taking a quick nap before someone came to ride him around the facility again.

     Usually I'm taking pictures for my Equine Marketing class that usually have to be pictures of horses that are perfectly posed and look professional. This time I decided to capture the behind the scenes moments or candid shots of horses that are anything but perfect looking in the photos. Some of the horses aren't completely in the frame which might or might not be bad for the photo. The top photo also has a more playful rather than a realistic background to it. In the end these are just goofy pictures of horses that are anything but professional looking.