Day three and the wind had finally died down. There was a beautiful garden at the place we were staying and I spent part of the morning taking photos of the flowers. There were many flowers that I had no idea what they were. I guess I need to buy a book to identify flowers. …
Day 154 – Fog Rolling In
On day two of our coastal adventure we woke to heavy, thick fog. It was so foggy that we see the ocean and a heavy mist was soaking everything. Often, when it is foggy on the coast, it lifts as you go inland. So we took a drive up the Rogue River. I'd read about …
Day 159 – Poppies
I've always been fascinated by poppies. The flowers look like they're made out of crepe paper and look so delicate. I used to have some in my garden, but I don't know what happened to them. My co-worker brought me one that was growing in her yard. I struggled with photographing these. I tried three …
Day 145 – Red Gerbera Daisies
I'm still practicing with my macro lens and tonight I worked on some red Gerbera Daisies. I tried using different apertures, shutter speeds, and distances from the subject. One thing I have learned is that the macro lens has a very shallow depth of field, even with a small aperture. I wanted to use natural …
Day 137 – A Beautiful Evening
As I was driving up my driveway this evening, this quail in a tree caught my eye. I don't usually see them up in the trees - they're usually running across the yard. She stayed still long enough for me to grab my camera and take some shots. We have a ground cover that is …
Through My Lens 