I'm still trying to get caught up with my posts after being away for the weekend last week. We had a number of bees buzzing around my chives flowers so I attempted to take photos of them. They're quick little things and it was hard to focus on them. We have some ice plants, …
Day 160 – More Gerbera Daisies
The more I photograph flowers, the more I love all the intricacies of them. These Gerbera daisies had a lot of detail to them. The thing I like about Gerbera daisies is that there are so many different varieties and different color combinations. Unfortunately, I don't live in a plant zone where Gerbera daisies grow …
Day 147 – Irises
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 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 144 – More Experimenting – Macro and Water
This blog I owe to Viveka at http://mygulitypleasures.wordpress.com/. She sent me a video on macro photography that inspired me (click here). I thought it would be fun to experiment with some of the colors. I didn't have a lot of time to work with it and I don't have a light box (still working on getting …
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