I enjoy photographing clouds, usually because they are dramatic or have interesting shapes. This time I tried something a bit different. These put me in mind of abstract watercolor paintings.
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More La Conner Snapshots
I arrived back home from house sitting in La Conner on Friday night. My mom and step-dad had a great trip sailing around the South Pacific, except for my step-dad getting sick with the flu at the end. Luckily it was after they were off the cruise ship and staying at an RV park in San Diego.
The weather never cooperated (lots of clouds, rain, and wind) the entire second half of my stay, so these pics are from March. Except for doing a few timelapses of clouds from the house’s deck my poor camera stayed in its bag in April.
La Conner Snapshots
I’m still house sitting in La Conner for another week. The weather for the past two weeks has been rainy and cloudy so I haven’t been to any parks or out playing with my camera. Got a lot of reading done though! Luckily I had a few nice days in the first part of my stay and snapped a lot of pics.
Photography for Beginners Part 27: Back Button Focus
Each post in this series builds on information discussed in previous posts. See the Photography for Beginners page on the menu for links to all the posts.
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Back button focus (BBF) is an autofocus method that uses a button on the back of the camera body to tell the lens to focus, rather than the usual method of half-pressing the shutter button.
Once you are comfortable with using a camera it’s a good idea to set it up to give BBF a try. It takes some getting used to and you need some time to develop new muscle memory, so you’ll want to try it out over several shooting sessions before you decide if it’s for you or not.
If you end up not liking BBF after giving it a fair chance you can reset your camera and go back to the default method of half-pressing the shutter button to autofocus. Many photographers feel BBF is the only way to shoot and once they start using it never go back.
I’m not sure how common people like me are, but I use BBF situationally. It depends on what I’m doing and sometimes just my mood.
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