The world as I see it
I'm still working with my new macro lens and depth-of-field. Â I've found that even when I use a small aperture, the depth-of-field is still fairly shallow with the macro lens. Â And with a large aperture, the depth-of-field is miniscule. Â And it changes quite a bit just moving a few inches from the subject. All of …
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The clouds were forming last night (I'm a day behind again) that made me think we might have a nice sunset. Â So I headed up to Pilot Butte where we have a 360 degree view of the area. Â I wasn't disappointed. As with most sunsets, after the sun goes behind the horizon, most people leave. …
While out walking, I started noticing large web-like cocoons on numerous bushes along the way. Â Upon a closer look, I saw that most of them were covered with many, many caterpillars. I went back with my camera to photograph some of these caterpillars. Â It was quite windy and the bushes were constantly moving so it …
I had an idea for a photo today but the weather didn't cooperate. Â It was a little too windy so I will save that idea for another day. Instead I did this reflection in a glass. Â I actually got this idea from another blogger and I can't remember who. Â If you know who your are, …
Last year I discovered a small field of lupines next to the parking lot of a local shopping center. Â What really struck me were the multi-colors. Â We have a lot of blue/purple lupines here, but this small field had blue, purple, pink, and white. I went back there today and the lupines were there, but …
