Last year I discovered a small field of lupines next to the parking lot of a local shopping center. What really struck me were the multi-colors. We have a lot of blue/purple lupines here, but this small field had blue, purple, pink, and white. I went back there today and the lupines were there, but …
Day 155 – In the Garden
Day three and the wind had finally died down. There was a beautiful garden at the place we were staying and I spent part of the morning taking photos of the flowers. There were many flowers that I had no idea what they were. I guess I need to buy a book to identify flowers. …
Day 154 – Fog Rolling In
On day two of our coastal adventure we woke to heavy, thick fog. It was so foggy that we see the ocean and a heavy mist was soaking everything. Often, when it is foggy on the coast, it lifts as you go inland. So we took a drive up the Rogue River. I'd read about …
Day 159 – Poppies
I've always been fascinated by poppies. The flowers look like they're made out of crepe paper and look so delicate. I used to have some in my garden, but I don't know what happened to them. My co-worker brought me one that was growing in her yard. I struggled with photographing these. I tried three …
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 …
Through My Lens 