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 …

Weekly Challenge: Focus (Take 2)

I went to the park yesterday with the whole purpose of focusing in focus. I wasn't trying to get any great shots, but just using different focal lengths of the same scene. I was using my 18-250mm zoom lens and the shallowest depth of field I could get was f/6.3. Maralee