My spring break did not take me physically far, but photographically, I do feel like I got great practice with different photos and learning how to use a Nikon. Here's how my week went.
Day 1/2: Wamego
March 10 and 11 started 20 minutes east of Manhattan in the quaint town Wamego. What started as dinner plans with my aunt turned into a 16 hour photography getaway. We started at La Fiesta Wamego, a Mexican restaurant on the outskirts of town.
After asking for permission to photograph, this light fixture grabbed my eyes; my camera a moth to its flame. I still have no idea what it's supposed to resemble; my guess would be it's Aztec-related.
My meal, the fajitas Mexicanas, came steaming hot and delicious. However, I wish it provided more lettuce and pico to put on the fajitas.
After dinner, my aunt suggested checking out the city park, especially since golden hour was winding down.
As I was taking the windmill photos, I got a text from my aunt that a ton of deer were traveling across the homestead. I rushed back and luckily got some photos.
I pulled out my 200mm for these because I was afraid I'd spook the deer if I got much closer.
Between the darkness and how far away the deer were, the photos turned out pretty grainy which I'll learn from for next time.
I feel like my mistake was cranking the ISO too much rather than just grabbing the tripod and dealing with some motion blur. Pick your poison.
My aunt suggested sticking around to get the sunrise, so I grabbed some things from home and returned. But before bed, I had to do some stargazing. Her house is far enough away from everything that every star can be seen, and luck would have it, a new moon was in full swing.
I love the light streak in the bottom right, but I have no idea what caused it. My guess would be an airplane, but it also seems very bright to be a normal airplane's.
Part of Orion's Belt
It's silly and simple, but a good shot of the Big Dipper has been on my to-do list for a while, and I finally got a crisp, bright, non-distracting shot of it.
Produced this shot by continuously pressing my lock button and using a 30 second exposure.
With my fingers becoming colder and colder, it was time for sleep. The sunrise the next day gave me everything I could've hoped for.