It's been a long week and I was exhausted by the end of the day. It was raining when I left work, and I didn't have any inspiration. I had hoped to get out and get some water drop photos but the wind wouldn't let me. By the time the sun came out for a …
Day 173 – Variations on an Orchid
I had hoped to get out and take some photos after work today, but as I was driving home, I could see thunderheads forming overhead and by the time I got home it was starting to sprinkle and I could hear thunder nearby. So I didn't think it was prudent to be going out with …
Day 167 – Working with Macro and Depth of Field
I'm still working with my new macro lens and depth-of-field. I've found that even when I use a small aperture, the depth-of-field is still fairly shallow with the macro lens. And with a large aperture, the depth-of-field is miniscule. And it changes quite a bit just moving a few inches from the subject. All of …
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Day 162 – Lupines
Last year I discovered a small field of lupines next to the parking lot of a local shopping center. What really struck me were the multi-colors. 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 …
Day 155 – In the Garden
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. …
Through My Lens 