19 September 2009

Bokeh!!! :)



I feel like I cropped this one oddly, but after four tries this is the one I kept.

28 August 2009

The top of a snapdragon :)

05 August 2009

I'm really happy with this shot... With my other camera, the shots were usually too dark and lacked the pop of good coloring. I didn't have to edit at all for brightness/contrast or color :D Just for sharpness!


And a bonus? The top right-hand corner has pretty bokeh :D

30 July 2009

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A male Pacific Forktail damselfly (Ischnura cervula) hanging out on the fence by our garden.



I didn't try fiddling with my ISO settings today (I can't use image stabilization when I do that, and I needed to take a quick shot). I definitely notice more noise here.

29 July 2009

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Playing with my ISO again, as well as my (limited) aperture settings. I'm still learning what these things are and what they do.



I'm pleased with it as a start; there is less noise, and I have a nice bokeh effect going on.



I also had a very cooperative wasp (Vespula vulgaris?) helping me out. It was enjoying the cool of dusk and our sprinkler, cleaning itself on our raspberry bush without caring how close I got to it.