Background about the background

The most impressive thing about photography to me is that you can capture something stunning just about anywhere if you know how to look. This point is proven by the background picture to my blog, which was taken in the front yard of my new house for the fall 2011-spring 2012 school year. I was just standing around waiting for the realtor to show up and show me the house and decided to take out my camera to take a few shots of the place. I got the front, side, wide and close up shots of the house and figured myself done until the realtor got there but as I was standing under the tree in the front yard I decided to point the camera up toward the sun. After adjusting the aperture and shudder speed (ISO100) I was able to get a good shot after 2 or 3 different tries. It was not till I loaded the image onto my computer that I saw the result, a beautiful shot that captured the sun along with the crisp leaves from the tree, I love it. So lessen learned, that one shot you are looking for can come anywhere, anytime, so be ready to take it when it does.