Today is one of those cold, windy days where it isn't much fun being outside. Â The sun is going in and out between clouds, but the wind is just too much for me. Â 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. Â 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. Â I tried using different apertures, shutter speeds, and distances from the subject. Â 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. Â 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. Â I haven't seen them for a while, but today they came out to eat. Â They look as if they're mowing the lawn - head down in the grass, grazing forward. It appears we have …
