Showing posts with label school. Show all posts
Showing posts with label school. Show all posts

Friday, March 4, 2011

Days 59-62

Oops, I haven't updated this in few days so rather than doing separate posts, I'll add a few pictures to one post.

Sounds of Sirens:
Day 59: Sounds of Sirens
The Daily Shoot assignment for the day was Make a photograph illustrating a sound that catches your ear today. As I was driving to pick up my daughter from a play rehearsal I couldn't help but notice the sound of the traffic and then even more noticeably the sound of two fire engines with sirens blaring and lights flashing as they went by. I pulled over (which is more than most of the cars bothered to do), grabbed my iPod Touch (since I had no camera in the car) and took the shot.

Date Taken: February 28, 2011
Camera: Apple iPod touch
Exposure: 1/432
Aperture: f/2.4
Focal Length: 3.9 mm
ISO Speed: 80
Flash: No flash

Remnants of Valentines' Day:
Day 60: Remnants of Valentine's Day
These balloons were part of my daughter's Valentines' gift and they're in the office of our home. Nemo, our cat, is very afraid of them. If you want Nemo out of the room, all you have to do is move the balloons even slightest bit and he's out of the room like a flash!

Date Taken: March 1, 2011
Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Lens: Canon 50mm 1.4
Exposure: 1/60
Aperture: f/1.6
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 3200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off

World Spelling Day:
Day 61: World Spelling Day
Every year in the Computer Lab, my students take part in World Math Day. This year not only was there a math day but there was a World Spelling Day and again, I had students take part. This photo was taken as my 6th grade class competed in this world-wide event.

Date Taken: March 2, 2011
Camera: Hipstamatic 201
Software: Roboto Glitter Lens, Blanko Film, No Flash

My Shadow:
Day 62: My Shadow
The Daily Shoot assignment for the day was Make a photograph that features a shadow as your subject today. I took a few shots with my iPod Touch at the end of the school day and this was the one I liked the best so it's my shot of the day. And, yes, unfortunately, that is my shadow.

Date Taken: March 2, 2011
Camera: Hipstamatic 201
Software: Lucifer VI Lens, Ina's 1969 Film, No Flash

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Graphing Sweethearts

As I was preparing to teach, I looked at the Daily Shoot assignment for the day which was Make a photograph featuring strong vertical lines today.

Aha, I thought, I'm graphing conversation hearts with 2nd & 3rd grades today and their sorting paper has vertical lines - my picture for the day!

Date Taken: February 14, 2011
Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Lens: Tamron 28-75mm 2.8
Exposure: 1/160
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 42 mm
ISO Speed: 800
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Week 45: Donuts For Dads


Donuts For Dads, originally uploaded by Visions By Vicky.

Book Fair at school traditionally opens with a Family Event. In the past, this has always been an evening event but this year the Book Fair opened with Donuts for Dads on Friday morning to kick off the Book Fair.

Date Taken: November 6, 2009
Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Lens: Tamron 28-75mm f2.8
Exposure: 1/250
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal Length: 56 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Exposure Mode: Auto
White Balance: Auto
Flash: On, Fired

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Week 37: North Side of Computer Lab 2009-10

Oops, I missed a week. Anyway, this week I spent some time finishing up the theme in the Computer Lab at school. This year's theme is "Going on Safari in the Cyber Jungle" so you will see lots of jungle elements in the room.

The north wall in the lab has a bank of cabinets above the computers. This year I am using these to display student work. Currently shown are K-5th self-portraits created in Drawing for Children (K & 1), Kidpix (2nd & 3rd) & Paint (4th & 5th). Under the cabinets you can see that the computers have monkeys on them with the computer numbers for this year to go along with the theme.

Photo Taken: September 18, 2009
Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Lens: Tamron 28-75mm f2.8
Exposure: 1/60
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal Length: 28 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: On, Fired
AV Mode, Spot Metering, Auto White Balance

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Week 19: Roses & Strawberries


Roses & Strawberries, originally uploaded by Visions By Vicky.

This week was Teacher Appreciation Week and we have great parents at our school. Our Parent Faculty Association provided breakfast on Monday, a free lunch at our annual Fiesta Lunch and lunch on Friday. Other parents baked us goodies, gave us cards, flowers and other things and 1st Grade decorated pots and gave us plants.

This week's picture is a rose from one of the families at school for Teacher Appreciation Week along with some strawberries left over from the lunch provided on Friday.

I added some subtle painting effects to this one in Photoshop. You'll probably have to look at the larger sizes to really see them.

Date Taken: May 8, 2009
Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Exposure: 1/125
Aperture: f/3.2
Focal Length: 47 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: On & Bounced

Friday, May 1, 2009

Week 18: Middle School Game Night

Tonight I helped chaperone the Middle School Game Night at school. It was interesting to watch and see that even in our hi-tech world, two of the most popular games were most definitely low tech - Chess and Twister!

BUT, just so you don't think that it was all low tech, there were also Nintendo DS games and a spirited game of Guitar Hero on the Playstation going on at the same time!

Date Taken: May 1, 2009
Camera: Canon PowerShot A590 IS
Exposure: 1/60
Aperture: f/5.5
Focal Length: 23.2 mm
ISO Speed: 125
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Auto, Fired, Red-eye reduction

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Week 13: March in Southern California


March in Southern California, originally uploaded by Visions By Vicky.
The sky was so blue, the trees are budding and the wind was blowing the flags; it seemed like a great time for a picture of the school where I teach. Okay, honestly I was actually testing exposure for a photo I was going to take of the Middle School students in this location a few minutes later - but I did like how the shot came out.

Date Taken: March 27, 2009
Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Exposure: 1/250
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal Length: 28 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off