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 140 – Rose Garden
Portland, Oregon is known as the "City of Roses." Why, you may ask? There are a few possible reasons, and the website "Stumped in Stump Town" gives them. Personally, I think it's just because they grow so well over there. So, before leaving the city, we made a short stop at The International Rose Test Garden. …
Day 138 – Juke Box
I'm trying to get caught up with my posts after being away for a couple of days. We left Thursday for Portland and I didn't have much opportunity to take photos. We left after I got off work and drove straight through to Portland. I didn't have a clue what to photograph. We had dinner …
Day 133 – Past their Prime
During the transition from Spring to Summer, all the spring flowers (and weeds) start dying off. They can leave some interesting remnants. The dandelion was in my yard (I had many samples to choose from). The other flowers were outside my doctor's office. I had seem them last week while I was there but didn't …
Day 110 – Between Raindrops
Today was another overcast day - perfect for taking photographs in the garden. With that nice, soft light, there aren't any harsh shadows and colors are more saturated. So, between raindrops, I went out to take photos of more spring growth in my yard. The wind was blowing pretty steadily and I tried to shoot …
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