One should not macro and hand hold. I got back from an early appointment and saw the raindrops sitting on the spring blooms. So quickly grabbing my Canon 7D with 100mm L f/2.8 lens, I went out to grab a few shots. It’s a busy day today, and […]
Some little treasures secretly tucked away in a large garden. Where thousands of bulbs have been planted, and over the years are the few survivors. Canon 7d, 100mm L Macro f/2.8. f/6.3, ISO 500, Cloudy white balance, Aperture Priority. Edits in Nik Color Efex Pro. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The garden […]
Here is my attempts, part deaux, to work successfully with a light box and lighting to create those perfect white backgrounds. This time I properly set the camera’s white balance to 5500K which is the temperature of the bulbs I’m using. I realized that the room lighting was […]
It’s hard to believe that 90 days have already passed since I started my project 365. One of the things I don’t have in my kit bag as a photographer is the knowledge and experience with working with artificial lighting. Wanting to create a soft box so that […]
A short visit this morning to the U.S. National Arboretum brought me to their Asian collection and their superb selection of Camellia bushes. Several were blooming and many more promised to be blossoming within the week. Photographing flowers with red, yellow and orange tones are quite difficult as the […]
Canon G12, macro setting. Edits in Color Efex Pro: Fog, Foliage, Pastel, Image border. We travel together, passengers on a little spaceship, dependent on it’s vulnerable reserves of air and soil, all committed for our safety, to it’s security and peace. Preserved from annihilation only by the […]
All year I tend to a tiny painted ceramic pot that holds a bulb that has been there for years. Wait and wait I do, while watering and feeding. Waiting for spring for the pair of red Amaryllis flowers to blossom. The time is nearly here! Spring is […]
Clicking on the orchid image above will link you to my SmugMug Orchid Portfolio. I hope you enjoy these orchid photos. I apologize for the watermark in the center, but it is to […]
In a field of sunflowers that face the rising sun, smiling faces shine brightly for all to see. We can all get lost in a field of sunflowers feeling like a child once again.
I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day. E. B. White
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 