Cindy's+Stairway

MY CAMERA I used a Nikon Coolpix S600. My husband bought this for me in the spring, saying it was supposed to be "fast". I was always complaining about my Nikon Coolpix 4300 taking too long to turn on, or to actually shoot a picture. I'M NOT A PHOTOGRAPHER - and don't know anything about cameras, but I do like to click, click, click when there is something going on like family gatherings, holidays and vacations. I realize how bad I am when most of the pictures of the grandkids are the backs of their heads. I try to catch them being cute, but they run away! The Nikon S600 has some features that should take care of that, when I learn to use them. It is 10 megapixels; 4X optical zoom lens; ISO sensitivity to 3200 (?), vibration reduction and scene settings that, for one, could take care of my "moving child" problem. The color options are vivid, black & white, sepia, cyanotype, and pastel.

"OTHER" My "spacial intelligence" is not strong. I worried about this part of the assignment because of my previous photo experiences and the fact that I don't see anything particularly "artsy" through a lens. I don't know why I chose my stairway, but I've gotten a big kick out of the pictures! Our house is old - built in 1865. The front stairway is original, the railing is nice thick maple. The risers are covered with carpet because they are not very pretty, I think they are ash wood and are beyond restoring. I took pictures from all angles and directions. The spindles and the curves made the pictures very interesting. I didn't do much with color, but I really like the looks of the sepia effect. Here they are (more than 5, but I want to include all the angles):



This is from the top, looking down toward the dining room. I love the color of the wood.







I already wrote about some frustrations - but it disappeared. That is frustrating. I also mentioned that these are slippery pictures - they are sliding all over the place. It is hard to match the text with the images; the same trouble I have when creating something using HTML. Overall, this project was fun! I love looking at the pictures. I've never looked at my stairway like this before.