While I was in Portland, I picked up a new macro lens at Pro Photo Supply. Â The people there were very helpful and knowledgeable and I narrowed it down to a 90mm Tamron macro lens. Â It helped that there is a $50 rebate going on now. Today I went out to try it out. Â It …
Day 137 – A Beautiful Evening
As I was driving up my driveway this evening, this quail in a tree caught my eye. Â I don't usually see them up in the trees - they're usually running across the yard. Â She stayed still long enough for me to grab my camera and take some shots. We have a ground cover that is …
Day 135 – A Walk Around Bend
I haven't spent much time in downtown Bend recently so today I took a walk through town on my lunch hour. It's a really cool town and had a lot of interesting photo opportunities. I captured just a few in the short time I had to spend. Â It was very hot and very bright out …
Day 133 – Past their Prime
During the transition from Spring to Summer, all the spring flowers (and weeds) start dying off. They can leave some interesting remnants. Â The dandelion was in my yard (I had many samples to choose from). The other flowers were outside my doctor's office. Â I had seem them last week while I was there but didn't …
Day 132 – A Day at the Farm
A friend from work invited us out to his farm where one of his ewes had just given birth to two lambs just a few days ago. They were the cutest darned things but stayed very close to their mother. Â It was one of those gorgeous, sunny days - a little too sunny for good …
