http://www.dolcepics.com Sweeter Pics. Simply Put. Sat, 14 Jan 2012 06:48:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en focal length: 55 mm (on a Sony NEX-5) shutter speed: 1/50 aperture: f/5.6 ISO: 1600 flash: none We went on our annual winter trip to the Vancouver Aquarium today. This little guy, as small as it was, caught my eye against the brightly coloured leaf. It was so nice to have the little ... http://www.dolcepics.com/dailypic/frog/ Yet another pano with the Sony NEX-5. http://www.dolcepics.com/dailypic/false-creek-vancouver/ My little budding photographer. She's not afraid to get down on one knee to get the shot. http://www.dolcepics.com/dailypic/little-photographer/ focal length: 18 mm (on a Sony NEX-5) shutter speed: 1/15 aperture: f/3.5 ISO: 1600 flash: none Beautiful by day. Mysterious by night. http://www.dolcepics.com/dailypic/cinderella-castle-at-night/ *Click to enlarge focal length: 18 mm (on a Sony NEX-5) shutter speed: 1/250 aperture: f/11 ISO: 200 flash: none I've been busy teaching high school photography and haven't had a chance to share any new photos from my trip to New York City, so here's one to start. I've really been enjoying the panorama shooting ... http://www.dolcepics.com/dailypic/central-park/ Sunny mornings, crisp fall weather and awesome families remind me how great it is to be a portrait photographer. This morning, I got to hang out with fun people who love each other so much, they made my job easy. See? Look! Not only are they fun... they are beautiful. I ... http://www.dolcepics.com/families/a-is-for-awesome/ *click to enlarge focal length: 28 mm (on a Sony NEX-5) shutter speed: 1/250 aperture: f/11 ISO: 200 flash: none I created this panorama on a recent trip to Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia with my new travelling camera, the Sony NEX-5 with 18-55mm lens that has a great in-camera panorama shooting mode. After just a ... http://www.dolcepics.com/dailypic/in-camera-panorama/ focal length: 50 mm (on a Nikon D50) shutter speed: 1/80 aperture: f/1.4 ISO: 400 flash: none Don't be afraid to get up-close and personal with your subject, as long as they don't mind, of course. Just be mindful with your focusing, especially if you're shooting wide open as I did for this shot. ... http://www.dolcepics.com/dailypic/extreme-close-up-2/ focal length: 70 mm (on full frame) shutter speed: 1/200 aperture: f/2.8 ISO: 320 flash: none The OAC Photo Club met up for a photo wander at Britannia Heritage Shipyard in Richmond the other day. I really loved all the textures of the buildings and the pretty blue sky was a bonus. http://www.dolcepics.com/dailypic/at-the-shipyard/ focal length: 24 mm (on full frame) shutter speed: 1/30 aperture: f/3.2 ISO: 2000 flash: none From my last post, you may remember that I don't carry a tripod with me when I travel, which makes night photography very difficult. For this image, I set my camera on a stone fence facing Victoria's Inner ... http://www.dolcepics.com/dailypic/victoria-inner-harbour/