photo class: wk 3

week 3 of photography class.

we learned what happens when we raise and lower our f/stop.

played with some water and lighting.

i was in the splash zone,

which i was grateful for since it was a tad warm in class.

used a preset to define the water that was being poured outside

of the container.

awesome aim, eric.

eric would count to 3 and have us start clicking away.

the rocks falling were way cool,

but i enjoyed the itty bitty droplets more.

so i clicked them, too.

not what i was suppose to do.

i promise i was listening in class, eric.

sort of.

as much as i am learning in this class

(believe me, it was a lot this week!)

i feel like a complete failure.

reminds me why i cleared out of college so fast.

the 18-55mm lens i own doesn't have IS on it(image stabilization),

so things don't come out the best.

and i opted not to bring my bag with my telephoto lens this week.

the lens i actually needed to use.

 all i had was my 50mm.

no zoom.

ergh.

i couldn't get close enough to shoot the proper way.

there was a lot of improvising.

to add to it,

i swear i have a.d.d.

i hear bits and pieces of what's being said,

 only comprehending about 3/4 of the info

until it's played out on the camera.

i thought i only did that when my husband talked to me

and the kids were around distracting me.

apparently it applies to everyone.

outstanding.

however, i've asked more questions out loud in this

class than i EVER asked in all the years i was in school.

i don't like to look dumb.

huge accomplishment for me to say anything

other than a sarcastic remark in class.

there's still plenty of those, though.

sorry to everyone in my class.

still,

i'm glad i had this opportunity for a summer class.

justin starts school again in the fall,

so there's no room for me to take a class.

there's also a very strong possibility of a year deployment

for him.

it won't be for another year,

as his unit just came home this spring from one.

i'd rather not add a photo class in the fall to our list

of projects that keep us out of the house and away

from each other all day.

next week we hit the great outdoors again.

wsu campus.

at 4 in the afternoon.

praying for a cold front.

and bringing the pepper spray.