Roses

My friend recently received 46 red roses on her wedding anniversary . . . one for each year they have been married.  It has been a tradition for her husband to give her roses every anniversary.  She asked me to take some photographs of them. I've discovered that red is a difficult color to capture. …

Soft Focus Dahlias

Everyone has their personal preference on whether they like their photos completely in focus or with some soft focus.  For my flowers, I generally tend to like the soft focus more.  My macro lens does a beautiful job of blurring the edges when I use a small aperture. It's a long weekend for us so …

More Hummers

I'm still enjoying watching the hummingbirds at my feeder.  I haven't been able to photograph two of the fighting yet, but I have about another month before they head south for the winter.  I'll keep trying. Marlaee As an aside, if you're interested in entering The Digital Lightroom's monthly photo contest, go to their blog …