A RAW journey

Today, for the first time ever, I shot in RAW.  And then I uploaded my files and edited them in Canon Photo Professional.  This was a huge step for me; a very scary mental obstacle that I overcame.  I am very pleased with the results.  I've been having some constructive criticism recently, saying that my shots are a little on the dark side (lol - I definitely don't want to align myself with the dark side) so I have erred on the side of brightness (with the exception of the redcurrant bush).  I don't know whether they are ok or not; evaluating your own work is the hardest thing.  I think I like the one of Josiah; it has that slightly overexposed arty look to it.  What do you think of my RAW creations??

Spring fun in the garden

Half an hour in the garden

I went out in the garden this afternoon, ostensibly to plant some new fruit bushes.  Of course once I was out there I quickly planted the fruit bushes  and then went back in for my camera.  I thought I would practice shooting in P, using ISO to control the shutter speed as we were taught on the PMS course.  I was also mindful of the shutter speed/focal length equation.  I was shooting with a 50mm lens, which means that my slowest shutter speed should be an eightieth of a second.  Anyhow, I was really pleased with what I achieved in half an hour; some lovely portraits of my smallest person and affirmation of what I learned previously; I didn't have one blurry shot at all.