Photography – Page 151 – Daffodil Hill Photography

First Roses of Spring

A dear friend of mine has a wonderful garden or three and the roses along one of brick path’s are blooming. I love roses but have a hard time photographing red for some reason. Oh well, here they are in all their glorious imperfection. Enjoy!

A Photo Plus One

Just a couple things from around the place. Enjoy!

A little flower called a Philadelphia Fleabane that is growing by the old barn.

I barb wire fence and gate on my place left over from when I leased it out to someone raising cattle and then Donkeys.

A Bee On A Weed, A Watering Can and An Azalea

Yep, the title says it all. Enjoy!

A Bee on the flower of weed ( Ragwort) taken with my Canon S3is

A watering can in a small garden taken with my Canon SX260. I do not know if you can see it but a thing of green is growing out its spout!

Things I Find To Be Cool

Here are several shoots of things everyday finds that I find to be cool. Enjoy!

A Bunny hanging out in the garden with his butterfly friend.

This dragonfly as being whipped to a fro by the wind. I thought I would be lucky just to get a shot that was not blurry. Instead it looks like the dragonfly is flying

Apple blossom petals on The Brides car. Love the contrast!

Meet The Canon SX260 HS

I got this camera a week and a three days ago so I am still learn my way around. I have used the Live and Programmable modes so far. These are three I took today that came out half way decent. Enjoy!

The Bride says it is time for me to get a haircut when my head starts looking like this.

I found out how to shoot in B&W finally. Next time maybe I should read the directions.

A stray petal from Grandfather Apples dwindling blossoms.

Meet My Little Friend The Canon S3is

The second digital camera I bought is also been my favorite. It is a Canon PowerShot S3is and it is a solid, versatile and competent camera. After a visit to my place from manojuchila @ Goosby’s Photography I toured his place. I then started to appreciate the Canon line of PowerShot S series more. He uses a PowerShot S5is as well as a Canon compact SD series camera.

So I would like you to meet my little friend the Canon S3is, well at least the world through its lens. Enjoy!

A dandelion sending off it pods to take over the world.

Pretty yellow flowers on top of weeds growing in the yard.

White flowers blooming on the top of weeds in the yard.

I love the contrast between the hardness of the rusty post and the soft touch of the flowers.

Taking A Moment From Resting

I am on two days doctor ordered rest. I am a terrible patient but have complied with those orders for the most part. As one who likes to move about the need to move overcame me as the day got brighter. So I had to take a little walkabout and see what I could see. Here is the rewards of my (very) brief time in the sun. Enjoy!

I found this guy sunning out back by the fence.

A white violet? Who knew. Not me obviously.

Bees are hard to photograph because , well they are busy.

My cat showing me how it is done. He has this bed rest thing done pat!

Grandfather Apple, A Violet Plus A Random Photo

Today, after a very lazy start, me and The Bride went on a leisurely walk around the place. After finding the areas I had cleaned out paths last year still very passable we went down to the creek. The violet pictured is about ten feet down the bank right above the creek.It was such a stark contrast to the sandy bank and bleak brown creek bottom I had to take the shot.

The apple blossom is from a very old apple tree The Bride has named Grandfather Apple. It has bloomed early like every thing else around here and adds flavor to the emerging colors and smells of an early spring.

The last photo is of a wooden pallet outside of the loading dock at work. I see the pallet as thus so I am not sure what that says about me.

2012 03 31_3214 — My view of a wooden pallet.

Please feel free to comment on what you like and what you do not.

Taking a Moment

I have a very hectic schedule when I am on call at work. Whether it rains or I am running out of day light sometimes I simply have to take a moment and breath. Enjoy!

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — Taken with my Nikon 4600 early one morning after a night of rain.

2012 03 24_2683 — Taken as the sun was setting with my Canon S3is

Another Picture From My Old Tech Tools

It is hard for someone of my folks generation to think that something seven years old is old and obsolete. For those of us who were born right before or shortly after c.d.’s became the new tech, well we know how quick something becomes old and out dated. I for one love it! I bought a Nikon CoolPix 4600 for a dollar in a yard sale last year. It had a busted screen but after I took out the batteries and installed them properly it came to life. I added a SD card and fun times ensued! I took a lot of pictures with it till it gave up the electronic ghost this January. I have since bought another one off an online auction. This picture was taken September of 2011, with my old 4600, and I just ran across it today and it reminded me of what a capable little camera the 4600 is. Enjoy!