When I do macro photography, I like to use a small aperture to blur out the background like I did with the chives flower. Maralee
Day 339 – Flatbread Pizza
We had dinner with some friends at Flatbread Pizza tonight. Â I liked some of the artwork and decorations they had hanging on the wall. Â Â The guitar and ukulele were made out of corks. Â The artwork was drawn on a blackboard. All photos were taken with a Canon point-and-shoot camera. Maralee
Day 316 – Experimenting in Photoshop
These short days are really cutting into my photo time. Â There just aren't enough light hours in the day right now. I took these photos with my iPhone at the gym. Â Most of the snow we had on Friday is gone, but there is still some in the shadow areas of the trees. The photos …
Day 222 – Crayons
When I was a kid, I always fancied myself as an artist.  I loved to draw, took art classes, and was sure I would one day be a famous artist.  When I was about 7 or 8 years old  I wrote to Santa and asked for an easel and paints for Christmas.  And for …
Day 215 – Cone Flower
I seem to be running out of time to take photos these days. Â I'm a huge fan of the Olympics and between work, photos and Olympics, there's not much time to spare. Â So on my lunch hour today I went home to photograph a single cone flower that is growing in our garden. Â I noticed …
Through My Lens 