These are just a couple random shots taken at the park this week. There were some interesting pine cones on one of the trees and I loved the colors and textures of the duck. He stayed in one position for a long time, but kept one eye on me constantly. Maralee
Day 361 – Back to Reality
Christmas is over and it's back to a normal schedule today. We had quite a bit of snow over the 4-day Christmas weekend. I've always thought the snow was so beautiful right after it snows before it gets dirty from traffic. These were taken outside my house. I got this penguin bird seed feeder - …
Day 234 – In My Backyard
Yesterday I noticed a flowering plant in my herb garden and at first glance didn't know what it was. Today I looked closer and found that it is my mint that is flowering. I don't think I've ever seen such a big flower on a mint plant before. Our crab apples are starting to grow …
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 141 – Macro Lens
While I was in Portland, I picked up a new macro lens at Pro Photo Supply. The people there were very helpful and knowledgeable and I narrowed it down to a 90mm Tamron macro lens. It helped that there is a $50 rebate going on now. Today I went out to try it out. It …
Through My Lens 