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 151 – In My Garden
I'm back to my macro shots today. I've been checking my garden daily to see if there's anything new growing but I guess a watched garden doesn't grow. We do have a few things growing that were planted years ago and keep coming back up. I planted a bunch of wildflowers and I'm hoping some …
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 140 – Rose Garden
Portland, Oregon is known as the "City of Roses." Why, you may ask? There are a few possible reasons, and the website "Stumped in Stump Town" gives them. Personally, I think it's just because they grow so well over there. So, before leaving the city, we made a short stop at The International Rose Test Garden. …
Day 138 – Juke Box
I'm trying to get caught up with my posts after being away for a couple of days. We left Thursday for Portland and I didn't have much opportunity to take photos. We left after I got off work and drove straight through to Portland. I didn't have a clue what to photograph. We had dinner …
Through My Lens 