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Photo of the Week – Patrick Considine

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Early May Spring Green in Ashe

Pat Considine - Atop Bluff Mountain at Perkins Rock

Pat Considine - Atop Bluff Mountain at Perkins Rock

“The image is from Perkins Rock overlook on Bluff Mountain, looking down into Buffalo Valley. The early spring green turns gray as it climbs to the top of Three Top Mountain. The sky cooperated with wonderful clouds that shadow the ground and created great color in the sky”, is Pat’s description of this early May capture of mountain ridges in Ashe County. The camera is a Nikon D80 fitted with an 18-135mm f/3.5-5/6 lens at 31mm. The aperture selected was f/22 and the shutter speed 1/250 sec, both indicating a very bright day. Oddly enough the ISO was a high 1100. For making a large print with maximum sharpness and low noise, an aperture in the f/8 to f/11 range with a low ISO of 200 would have been preferable. This is a fine portrait of the mountains we call home.

Photo of the Week – Don Kimmer

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“The Eyes Have It!”

Don Kimmer's Granddaughter Gia

Don Kimmer's Granddaughter Gia

What does it take to make a great casual portrait? A combination of good light, unobtrusive background, sharp focus on the eyes, a relatively long focal length, a wide aperture, a natural pose and…. maybe a little luck. The background here is a sidewalk (the blue tint indicates the shot was made in the shade). The lighting is soft and diffuse, not direct. The lens was zoomed in to 135mm and the f stop chosen was f/5.6 to blur the background. The pose is natural and perfect with the two hands on an apple which is about to be crunched.

This image was captured when Don was having lunch with his granddaughter at a local elementary school during one of those “grandparents’ day” invitations.