3rd Month. Weekend 01-02 January 2011 - Mike

Well that came around quickly. This months shot was a bit of a rush job as I was staying with friends in Runcorn and this was pencilled in for one night but ended up being three nights. I took several shots and none looked overly exciting at 1st glance and I also thought there was little, if anything to differentiate this shot from what I expect the next month and maybe two would be like.

Then I saw the shot I have chosen and it struck me that people in the shot made it different to the shots so far and the red/ Orange bag being carried gave an almost symmetrical balance with the red bin. Thus choosing this image was made quite easy in the end.

Technical info for anyone interested is: Canon 50D with 28mm f2.8 Prime (Fixed) lens. Shot in Full manual at 1/40 sec at f10.0

2nd Month - Weekend 04th & 05th December 2010 - Mike

Like Steve I too visited my site on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday had a little more snow but Sunday added some fog into the mix and I have decided to go with a shot from Sunday.

I had been looking forward to our second shoot and it has come round really quickly.

I look forward to the next instalment.

Technical info: Canon 50D 28mm f2.8 prime lens. shot Settings: ISO 200 1/320 second at f8.0

Weekend of 6th & 7th November 2010 ~ MIke

Well as Sally has said we were talking on Friday and she mentioned this blog/project and I thought it was excellent, really love the idea. When she asked if I wanted to join in I was most excited and accepted immediately without hesitation. I am really looking forward to see how this unfolds over the next 12 months.

So a bit about my choice of scene and my day obtaining the image. I started to think about possible places and possible types of places. I also wanted to take on board other criteria. I eventually decided on one of two types of scene and these were either a church or a cemetery. So I headed off to Bury(Greater Manchester) cemetery on a cool but sunny and lovely morning.

I decided to add a level of discipline to my 1st shot and resolved to only use prime (non Zoom) lenses for my 1st shoot - so I headed off with My two canon 50D's and Canon 28mm f2.8 and Canon 50mm f1.8 Lenses. I got some nice shots and have settled for the above.

Shot settings: ISO 200 1/1600 sec at f3.2 on the 28mm lens