The picture of the Kugel was taken at night. I had my 50mm on my Rebel XSi which was set on a tripod and I had my remote to reduce any vibration from clicking the shutter. I spun the Kugel around and made sure to get it wet so it can reflect the lights behind me. I found an angle where I wouldn’t be caught in the reflection and set my shutter on bulb and I think I was at f/4… cant remember exactly.. late night..

And lastly, this lovely woman is my girlfriend. We were at the beach a few weeks back, and I had my camera. She is usually camera shy, but I convinced her to smile for a picture and I had to make the most of it. I purposely overexposed to wash out the background. I had my kit lens with a wide angle attachment on it. Some salt from the ocean got on the lens, but it gave it a gritty/beachy environmental feel. I didn’t notice at first, but she has a tiny person jumping on her shoulder. Sometimes things show up on accident that give a new twist to a picture.

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