Today is one of those cold, windy days where it isn't much fun being outside. The sun is going in and out between clouds, but the wind is just too much for me. So I took my photos inside using a white and black background. I go back and forth on whether I like using …
Day 146 – Textures
We have had a lot of rain (and a little snow) over the last couple of days. It finally stopped this afternoon and I ventured out to try get some raindrop and texture photos. We have a wonderful empty field across the street where there is a plethora of burned out trees, grasses and brush. …
Day 145 – Red Gerbera Daisies
I'm still practicing with my macro lens and tonight I worked on some red Gerbera Daisies. I tried using different apertures, shutter speeds, and distances from the subject. One thing I have learned is that the macro lens has a very shallow depth of field, even with a small aperture. I wanted to use natural …
Day 143 – Hazelnut Macro
I picked up a couple of hazelnuts off the sidewalk today and thought they would be a good subject to practice with my new macro lens. These nuts were about the size of a dime and I was happy to see how well the macro lens picked up the detail on such a small subject. …
Day 142 – Mowing the Lawn
We have a family of rock chucks, aka yellow-bellied marmots, aka whistling pigs, who live in a field behind our office. I haven't seen them for a while, but today they came out to eat. They look as if they're mowing the lawn - head down in the grass, grazing forward. It appears we have …
Through My Lens 