Tag: Canon PowerShot SX10is

Time Passed Me By

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If this old wooden bridge could talk I am betting it would bemoan the feeling that it is past its usefully prime.  I can sense it would lament that fact and say  “Time passed me by”.  Yet I would argue with this fine old bridge and say it is still very useful.

For one I would point out that it is a reminder of a simpler time, when things were not hurried and rushed. Next I would attest to the fact it was fortunate that the builders built it well, as it has stood the test of time. It is, I must reminded it, a place where other have left their mark, not as vandals, but as people needing to make their mark in time for future reference. And finally I would confirm that it brings joy to many of us who have had the pleasure of its very presence.

Below is my tribute to this very cool and wonderfully bridge, rendered in HDR, from photos I took with my Powershot SX10is.

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A Lovely Start

I love photographing thistles in full bloom and the potpourri of pollinators that populate them. I have tried several times to get an acceptable capture of the thistle as it starts to bloom but I have not been happy with the results. That changed tonight, when I downloaded the below picture, and finally got a decent shot of a thistle in the early stage of blooming. Yes I think it is a lovely start.

I used the long end of the zoom on my Powershot SX10is in this shot.
I used the long end of the zoom on my Powershot SX10is in this shot.

Using The Zoom

I am using my Powershot SX10is more as of late. I bought it use to replace my beloved Powershot S3is. I have neglected the SX10is because compared to the S3 it is just o.k. So here are a few of nature, on a very windy day, using the long end of the zoom on the SX10is. These were taken without a tripod or mono-pod so I am pleased they came out as well they did. Did I mention it is a very windy day?

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More Little Treasures

The bride to The Boy to the creek today after work. When they came back she told me about a little vine with purple flowers on it she had found. I went with her and The Boy back down to the creek. I found the vines by said little purple flowers about the same time the clouds found the sun. Since I am who I am I took the shot(s) of this little treasure. Below, accompanying the purple flower, is a Fleabane I found with a little moth on it.

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Fleabane: Weed, Herb or Little Bit Of Wonderful ?

What grows on our place is whatever shows up and can survive. And one such plant that make use of our place is a weed (to some), Herb (to others) and a little bit of wonderful to me. Meet the first Fleabane of the season!

I used my Powershot SX10is in the commission of this capture.
I used my Powershot SX10is in the commission of this capture.

 

More Tiny Treasures

The Bride and I had a wonderfully slow-paced kind of day today. It just felt right not to rush and to enjoy life at one-eighth speed. If we were trucks we would have been in granny gear. It is a good gear to be in and I advice you to try it once in a while.

After arriving home I wanted to extend that slow down pace with a nap. I decided it was to close to bed time. So what to do? Take a lazy walkabout of our place in search of things that bloom I thought. And I did just that. Here are a few more tiny treasures.

IMG_5959The “dead” rose-bush I was given is starting its second full Spring. It is looking good so far.

IMG_5963I have no idea what this little plant is but I do love those little blooms and velvet like leaves. Its probably a weed but it is one of the few things growing well around here

IMG_5950This is another one of those ” I do not know that it is” kind of thing but I like em’. Also they are very tiny: Look below for a comparison showing you just how tiny.

IMG_5954All the above photos were captured with my Canon Powershot SX10is.