Category: Photography

There Are Daffodils On The Hill

Today was a wonderfully sunny day but I have been inside most of the day with a sinus headache. After taking a short three or so hour nap, I awoke with just enough energy to snap a few shots of the Daffodils blooming on the hill across from our place. Spring is coming because there are Daffodils on the hill!

I took this shot with my new- to- me Sony A300
I took this shot with my new- to- me Sony A300

The Rainbow Rose of Reconciliation

I took this picture of from a bouquet of make up flowers. The rainbow rose is not something I had seen before this one. I personally love red roses but dyed roses are pretty cool too. Since I still have no real new opportunity’s for photo ops I decided to try some inside shots. This is one of a few I have taken lately. I have cannot change the weather but I have come to grip with the fact that I will have to try new things to get my click fix. So I here by name this The Rainbow Rose of Reconciliation.

I took this with my CoolPix 5600
I took this with my CoolPix 5600

Tree Line Cradling The Moon

I just arrived home from working fourteen hours plus. Long hour plus bad weather equals no new photo ops. No photo ops equals no new posts. As a way to occupy my mind I thought about that on the last stretch of the winding road home. Several miles from my last couple turns something in my peripheral vision made me look out the window. There just for a wisp of a moment the moon was trying to peak through. It quickly was embraced by the clouds and the shroud of darkness was once again my companion. The upside was I knew right then what I wanted to post. Enjoy the tree line cradling the moon from the past Monday.

I took this with my Canon SX260 on a tripod.
I took this with my Canon SX260 on a tripod.

Sunset On Our Place In HDR

I took the set of three pictures needed to do a HDR merge with my Vivitar 8300s at sundown last night. I did not have my tripod handy, which is a necessity for great results on a HDR photo, so I used a barbed wire fence post top instead. Though not a perfectly aligned merge I am pretty happy with the results none the less. So here is a sunset on our place in HDR!

Merged from a set of pictures taken with my Vivitar 8300s.
Merged from a set of pictures taken with my Vivitar 8300s.

A Few At The Lake

The Bride and I made use of the sunshine today by going on a walkabout. I got to test drive my new-to-me Sony A300 and enjoy great company. The lake was not overly crowed because it is still somewhat chilly out but we did have a few feathered friends stop by. Also had a few non-fauna photo ops as well. I tested drove a few of the manual settings as well as auto-pilot. I tried the on board B&W as well. So here are a few at the lake.

This Gull was trolling for fish.
This Gull was trolling for fish.
A macro of a bench seat on the lake shore.
A macro of a bench seat on the lake shore.
Trying out a B&W with the Sony A300.
Trying out a B&W with the Sony A300.
Trying out a bit of depth of field action with it as well.
Trying out a bit of depth of field action with it as well.
Life has many bridges we must cross. A personal reflection in B&W.
Life has many bridges we must cross. A personal reflection in B&W.
Three on final approach.
Three on final approach.