Primetime Shooting

[olivermoss]

Kitty thinks I should keep walking:



Kitty sez keep going:



I did some photowalking last night. I started with my 17mm prime lens on my camera. That is the lens I use the least, so I was trying to get some practice with it. I just don't vibe with it and the lens cap is fussy. I had it come off in the bag last night, which I find stressful. I really want to protect the glass parts of my lenses.

It was raining hard enough at times that I couldn't change lenses. I'll shoot in the rain. I'll clean my camera off with a hose. But I am very careful when it comes to exposing the inner elements. So a bunch a bunch of these are not shot with the lens I'd pick and I was 'stuck' on 17mm for a while







This house is too cute:





Simple, but effective:













This picture is cursed. There was enough ambient light that I shouldn't have had a problem getting a clear picture, but it was a pain. Shot after shot kept having too much blur and I'm not sure why:

Comments

[kaffy_r]

These are wonderful! As far as this non-photographer is concerned, your struggles bore excellent Hallowe'en fruit! For some reason I really like two pics particularly; the one second to last, and the one two pics above it.

The cat pictures are, by definition, nonpareil. Heh.

[olivermoss]

Thank you! Some are these would be clearer if I wasn't shooting on a wide angle lens. I cropped some a lot. Still, I am happy. I just need to learn now to vibe with that 17mm.

Those masks are very effective in the dark! It really looked cool.

[mistressofmuses]

Kitties!

I love the big werewolf.

That one house is super cute! I love the paper cutouts!

Those masks in the window are nicely creepy.

And obviously the blur is from the ghosts. Obviously.

[olivermoss]

Yes, those keep out signs weren't kidding. That creepy display was haunted.

So glad I spotted the kitty!

[ihavenoarms]

cute cat

[oracne]

Kitty! Pumpkin!

[sperrywink]

I love your photos of PDX being all Halloweeny. I see the occasional display around here, but nothing as creative as you photograph.

[olivermoss]

Thanks! It's partly Portland being Portland and partly walking a LOT to find stuff.