I'm still trying to get caught up with my posts after being away for the weekend last week. Â Â We had a number of bees buzzing around my chives flowers so I attempted to take photos of them. Â 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. Â 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. 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 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 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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