Surroundings: Week 1

I see this building quite frequently when I leave home to go somewhere and I love it. It's a very unique building if you can't tell. It was an old sugar beet processing mill, but that industry went down the drain locally several years ago. Ownership has changed hands many times. One of the most recent changes was to someone trying to turn it into the Old Sugar Mill Market. It was painted, but not quite finished in one spot that you'll see. I love coming here for portraits with the colored walls, fun "backgrounds".

  

The clouds had created some diffused lighting so it was really nice at times and harsh at other times, which you have to learn how to work with one way or another.

I love the contrast of the beautiful blue sky and the stormy looking clouds. The following four images are used in these settings. Nikon D7000 - Nikkor 18-135mm 5.6 - Manual - 1/125 - f/13 - ISO 100 -  First two are tripod - third and fourth are handheld

I think the artist did a beautiful job on the details  of this building.

This painted door is  my favorite! It has so many details of a real door.

Nikon D7000 - Nikkor 18-135mm 5.6 - Manual - 1/125 - f/14 - ISO 100 -Handheld

The columns and archway look awesome.

Nikon D7000 - Nikkor 18-135mm 5.6 - Manual - 1/125 - f/7.1 - ISO 100 - Handheld

 

This is the wrought iron detail on the doors you see above. 

Nikon D7000 - Nikkor 18-135mm 5.6 - Manual - 1/125 - f/4.8 - ISO 200 - Handheld

The next two images are  of the following Nikon D7000 - Nikkor 18-135mm 5.6 - Manual - 1/125 - f/10 - ISO 100 - Handheld

A random tree on property but I couldn't resist the sun glare. It was beautiful.

Here's the unfinished painting, the bed of the truck wasn't finished. I love the blue sky! Nikon D7000 - Nikkor 18-135mm 5.6 - Manual - 1/100 - f/10 - ISO 200 - Handheld (The sun went behind a dark cloud, that's the reason for the 200 ISO)

I got home from shooting and couldn't resist the opportunity for this B&W. The house is in my neighbor one house over. Nikon D7000 - Nikkor 18-135mm 5.6 - Manual - 1/100 - f/25 - ISO 100 -Tripod