Alison Meier's photos with the keyword: handheld

Camera: NIKON D80 Lens: AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm F4.5-5.6G IF-ED Focal length: 300 mm (equiv. 450 mm) Aperture: F5.6 Exposure time: 1/250" ISO speed rating: 400/27° Program: Aperture priority Metering Mode: Center-weighted average White Balance: Sunny Focus Mode: AF-S Image Stabilizer: On Noise Reduction: Off Flash: Flash did not fire This tree is alive with sparrows and waxeyes at this time of year. They work hard at the ripe apples, reducing then to thin, eaten out shells before they drop to the ground. This is a female, but not sure if it's house or hedge. There was quite bright back-light in this that detracted from the subject, so I selected the sparrow and apple, inverted the selection and reduced the brightness of the background. There was also quite a bit of noise as I had to shoot at ISO 400, and a de-noise was also applied to the background.

This old house has barely a scrap of paint on it. I felt it needed a memorial of some sort and that bringing out its aged qualities would show it off best.

This old house has barely a scrap of paint on it. I felt it needed a memorial of some sort and that bringing out its aged qualities would show it off best.

We were in the Waikato, beside Lake Karapiro, which is a hydo lake. The sun was shining on the hills around, but rain-cloud was looming up behind them in the south east. The hay barn looked small and vulnerable beneath the towering, dark clouds. I like the simplicity of this image, with the few elements telling a story.