Olympus Sp-350 – Page 6 – Daffodil Hill Photography

Waterfall In Waiting

Some may see a rock shelf but as it waits for the rain I see a waterfall in waiting.

I wanted to try my hand at this weeks Photo Challenge: Focus. With my Olympus SP-350 in hand, I took walkabout on our place, searching for tiny treasures. Here three attempts at this week photo challenge.

A Good Day, A Very Good Day

This being the last day of The Bride and I’s staycation we simply wanted to be. We wanted to be with good friends, eat well and enjoy the day. Well for the record it was a good day, a very good day.

Butterflies enjoy the day by the lake too.

Yellow flower of unknown type enjoying the sun as it made a brief appearance.

This is what all should aim for and choose to do.

The day was mostly cloudy but was internally sunny!

A late afternoon shower left the approaching evening with a hint of coolness to come. Welcome home it seems to be saying.

Natures Bokeh

The perfect bokeh is said to have smooth edges of the images outside the depth of field. In researching this technique I came across the simplest and best explanation at Ken Rockwell.com. There are also varies sites on how to do this technique digitally but I am trying my hand at it using only the camera’s setting and my ~~talent~~ luck. So with that said here is natures bokeh. Let me know what you think.

Have A Berry Good Day

When You Least Expect It

Life is amazing in many ways but one way is when a gift shows up when you least expect it. I was out in the side field on our place in pursuit of a capture of a very tiny but amazing flower. The two below photos are ones I took later of this little flower and in the bottom one I used my ring to show the flowers size.

I have observed Bumblebees feeding on these flowers that are just a fraction of a Bumblebees mass (See Below photo).

As I was trying to figure out my lack of success I “felt” the air around me move. I looked up and saw the source of this only four or so feet from my face. Can you see what moved the air? Yes life is a challenge sometimes but amazing shows up when we least expect it.

All the photos in this post I used my Olympus SP-350.

I Happy!

It is now officially Staycation time!

This dog is a customers that-is-not-my-dog's dog. As I was framing the shot he just looked up and I snapped the shot. It wasn't till I downloaded it that I noticed he was smiling. I happy! — This dog is a customers that-is-not-my-dog’s dog. As I was framing the shot he just looked up and I snapped the shot. It wasn’t till I downloaded it that I noticed he was smiling. I happy!

Simply Being In The Now

Some Fleabane Love

One of natures little wonders on our place is the Fleabane. It is a delightful and delicate looking but very tough plant with many blooms. The flowers are made up of small, thin petals of white or pink (Well at least around here they are) and has a yellow center. They can withstand severe dry or heavy unrelenting rains. And they are wonderful little filling stations for pollinators. Some here is some Fleabane love!