17 September 2009

This is one of those cracked glass orb things you hang in your garden.

16 September 2009

Practicing shutter speed again.

14 September 2009

RAAAAWR!!!!


I've been wanting to do a macro of a spider's face for a long time, and this guy was kinda hanging out, just waiting for me

I <3>

28 August 2009

The top of a snapdragon :)

26 August 2009

A (delicious) cucumber from our garden.


Two or three thoughts:


1 - I think the thing with the red fuzz is a little raspberry sprout. Our raspberry bush is near where I took this picture.


2 - My mind is stuck in portrait orientation and it can't get out.


3- For some amazing "landscapes in portrait orientation" shots, look here.

24 August 2009

I have a love/hate relationship with this photo. I've debated for a while whether I love it or if it could be better.


Being an artistic perfectionist has its downfalls at times.


In the end the teeny little orange curls beat me down and I have decided that I love it :)

21 August 2009

Granted, this is not the greatest quality.


But I am super excited that I caught the spider shooting out its web :)


I am also a huge nerd and love being able to see what the spider looks like up close. Nature works in weird ways, that's for sure...




(This was after I ran into its web, noticed it crawling in my red hair a few minutes later out of the corner of my eye, and threw it on the bricks.)

20 August 2009

I've been wanting to take a shot like this for a long time!

19 August 2009

More raindrop (aka: sprinkler) fun :)

18 August 2009

15 August 2009

I have been wanting to take a close-up of a reflection in a rain (sprinkler) drop for a very long time. It didn't come out too bad, for what I'm working with :)


I like this closer version better, but Tom told me that he liked the one I posted here better because you can see what flower it is. Which makes sense, the picture needs to have a context to frame it.

10 August 2009

Shamelessly copying my picture from the 7th.



I still like the photo from the 7th better, though :)

09 August 2009

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Daddy long legs on our corn :)

08 August 2009

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This is a nectarine and watermelon smoothie. It was probably the most amazing smoothie I have ever had in my life. :D


And yes, I recycled the red flower from yesterday.

07 August 2009

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

04 August 2009

It took me twice as long to get this shot with my new camera! It's been hard for me to get used to. I harassed this poor little bee forever.

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.