"When anxious, uneasy and bad thoughts come, I go to the sea and the sea drowns them out with its great wide sounds, cleanses me with its noise, and imposes a rhythm upon everything in me that is bewildered and confused." - Rainer Maria Rilke I  have always been drawn to water.  There is something about …
Soft Focus Dahlias
Everyone has their personal preference on whether they like their photos completely in focus or with some soft focus. Â For my flowers, I generally tend to like the soft focus more. Â 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 …
Wildflowers
There are wildflowers growing all along the trails by the river at the Old Mill. Maralee
Something from Nothing?
While I was out taking "focus" photos for the weekly challenge, I saw these weeds through a wife fence. Â My intention was to try blur out the fence, but I was too close and it didn't make much difference. Â But I liked how the fence framed the weeds. But it was pretty much a "nothing" …
More Hummers
I'm still enjoying watching the hummingbirds at my feeder. Â 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. Â 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 …
