I have spent most of this week inside hibernating with the flu, reading books and watching movies and generally not doing much at all. But I did have sometime to spend on my computer playing with Lightroom 4.

I have never really done much post processing with my photos mostly because I’m not really 100% sure what I’m doing so I tend to shy away from it. I know enough to get rid of a red eye or transfer to Black & White but that’s about it.

So I was amazed at what I could do in 20 mins just playing. I didn’t read a manual or use the help section I literally just pushed some buttons and clicked the mouse.

I love this photo, Lily is sitting in front of an open window and before I moved the curtain to take her photo she had been prancing along the window sill trying desperately to catch all the Autumn leaves tumbling along outside. As soon as I moved the curtain she stopped and looked at me with that what I wasn’t doing anything look.

As I said before I have spent most of the week doing basically nothing trying to get over the flu, you would think that I would have spent a great deal of time on the couch. You’d be wrong, the three seater that can comfortably fit me lying down (sometimes it’s good to be on the short side) is apparently only just big enough to fit one small cat and nothing else. I managed to grab this photo and her highness stretched and yawned and rolled over.

Both photos were taken with my Nikon D300s and my 50mm Lens at ISO 200 F2.8 1/60s, a bit of flash and some playing afterwards in Lightroom 4. I have to say I am very happy with it can’t wait to play with it some more.

Have a great Weekend !