With a few extra snow days, I have started getting some practice in using my new Nikon D3300 DSLR Camera. See some of the photos below and check out the stories behind each photo!
This past week has been filled with snow days, meaning classes at Western have been cancelled. This has given me a lot of extra time to get out play in the snow and take some photos with my new Nikon D3300 camera. It’s been awhile since using a DSLR. Remembering how to adjust the manual settings correctly took some getting used to and took more time than I thought it would. While these photos aren’t necessarily my best work, I am proud of the shots I took and can’t wait to get some more practice in as time goes on.
Here are some photos of my first day out in the snow (1/13/2020). I was walking and pausing to take photos on the trail I normally walk to get to school when all of a sudden two deer ran out in front of me. Luckily I had just finished figuring out the correct light settings for my camera and was able to take a few photos of them. It amazed me how used to people they are. They could hear the shutter of the camera, but they would casually look up and continue doing their own thing. I also was able to get a cool photo of a bird sitting high up in a tree.
On the second snow day we had (1/15/2020), I decided to go explore Sehome Arboretum on WWU’s campus. The trails were pretty snowy, but I was able to get some cool photos of moss and leaves. There was a lot more people out on the trails than there was on Monday. This made it a little more difficult to take photos, as it felt like people were constantly passing me.
I am proud of the photos above, but am excited to get some more practice with my new camera and get faster at switching the settings based on the environment around me. I started to realize how important lighting is when taking photos manually in the snow, especially how the light reflects off of it.
My Not-So-Secret Diary 