Ran in a fun match this afternoon. Courses were the 2007 Cynosport Grand Prix Finals and the Steeplechase Finals. Did pretty well on contacts but Tyra was struggling with doubles again.
Back to Work
No more vacation days left this year, so in work again.
Anyway, guess what – It’s snowing!
Looking pretty white again out there. Should make for interesting driving home and out to RedGate for agility practice. Better make the effort.
Premium lists are out for all Dreamfields trials up to end of May. It’s official – my name is written down in black and white – I’m a judge! OK, just a probationer, but still a judge. I know I have loads of time but should think about designing my courses now.
Photo Session
Natalie came round today to show me what she’d learned at a recent lighting lesson with a local photographer. We set up the lights. Main was fairly low, bounced into umbrella with the light set horizontal and positioned to the side of the subject. Fill light was also horizontal, bounced into an umbrella but set as high as possible and placed in the centre behind the camera. Fill light should be set about 1 stop less than the main. I think the lights were set to output a bit too much power. Note to self: Dial down a notch next time. Flash meter was reading f11 at 1/125 and ISO 120. I was aiming for f5.6-6.3 at 1/125 and ISO 100 as ideal. With the overhead room light switched off and just working with ambient and modelling lights, the Mk3 had no trouble focusing. Looking at the preview, noticed a grey rectangle on the lower left of the display. Switched cards and it still appeared so switched over to using the Mk2. Focusing the mk2 was much more difficult in the same light. Shot some pics of Tyra, Ivan and Natalie’s dog Sparky. Many mediocre shots. A couple of nice ones but there were some hot spots because of the lights being set to too high a power. Practice makes perfect 🙂
Went out to agility practice afterwards and on to Mexi’s in Carleton Place. Ready to sleep it off now.
The day after the storm
Sunny but cold. The agility equipment is almost buried. The jumps with the top bar at 26″ show how deep the snow is. The upside – the wind isn’t as fierce. It’s still cold at around -12C but the sun is shining. Makes all the difference!