I'm on night shift. I couldn't sleep that much these days.... I don't know why (actually I know about 40% on why I couldn't sleep)... so I packed my stuff (camera, tripod, ipod, water and a paper and pen....i usually forget my cellphone these days)....packed my stuff and went for a walk outside, but I didn't go too far...just at the end of our street where I could get a clear view of the moon. Good thing dad wasn't going to be home 'til 1 am because if he was.... the farthest I could go would be our gate hehehehe; mom did not notice me go outside because she was busy watching PRIMETIME BIDA ;P and I asked the household help to cover for me and open the gate when I give them a 'holler' hahahahaha.
I don't like using flash even at night so I experimented with the cam's ISO settings..... At first, I set it to ISO 800...with low exposure levels and a very slow shutter speed....but I got images that were too bright...... In the end I settled for an ISO of 400 with a very slow shutter speed and lower exposure levels (Sorry, i forgot the exact values)...and I got this. Because I currently have only 1 lens filter....A gradient overlay was made (via photoshop)......just to make the picture more dramatic.
Also, I remembered that only AF-S lenses could be used on the D40....and I only have 1 lens 18-55mm..... that's why the image isn't clear enough... I couldn't use my dad's other lenses because they are not AF-S.
On a very boring day, I went to UP (without asking perrmission) to take pictures. But I ended up sketching things due to boredom.... so I made a scratch of some simple things that make me smile.....FUN FACT: Teddy goes with me almost all of the time hahahaha.
These are not oil pastels.....it's watercolor in the form of crayons hahahaha...just wet the brush and get colors from the tip... you don't really need to mix the colors anymore because there's a wide spectrum of colors to choose from..... Well, I just need to get better at rendering...
This flower is called 'TUNGKOD NI MARIA'. Sino kaya si MARIA??? Siya kaya si MARIA MAKILING????? Hmmmm..... Anyway, this photo was taken atg our garden. Apperture Priority.