Noah in Contrast

As long as Noah has a chance to be active, he is more than willing to model.   

I had some fun creating some high contrast black and white images this evening.

Using off-camera flash, I attempted to create high contrast images that show off Noah's definition.  I dimmed the room, set a high shutter speed, and then adjusted the aperture and flash to eliminate all background lighting.

I had to set up a "gobo" (a go-between) to prevent the flash from spilling into the background.

I used the giant water heater box to eliminate flash from the background.  That way, Noah is the only subject in the image.  You can see the shadow created by the box in the upper left.  That was where I had Noah pose.

Trinidad

We went to the coast for President's Day weekend.  This was the most eye-catching image that I took: 

I was also able to catch a nice family portrait:

Water Droplet

I wanted to take an image of a water droplet this weekend as a photography challenge.  I set up a light box of sorts in the kitchen sink.  I took several images adjusting the expose on the camera and on the flash.  I also adjusted the color of construction paper that I used as a background. Here is the best of the images that I took:

I am not in love with this image.  The colors are nice but the droplet is somewhat out of focus.  I am also surprised by how much noise is in the background.  It demonstrates the limitations of our lower end camera.  This shot is taken with ISO of 400.  I wouldn't think there should be so much noise.

Here is a photo of the "studio" that I set up:

Butterfly

I had the opportunity to use my new macro lens (AF-S Micro Nikkor 60mm f/2.8G ED) when I discovered this butterfly trapped in our rain gutter.

In the images that I took, she is resting on Michele's arm drying her wings.

Due to the break in the weather, there was plenty of ambient sunlight.  As a lucky bonus, there was an additional source as sunlight was reflected off of a mirrored door stored in the garage.  The light enabled nice exposures.

The butterfly flew away shortly after the shoot and alighted in a nearby tree.

Perfect!

I would love for some feedback on the three images in my gallery. Which is your favorite and why?