Taking note of the good things
Posted in Photos on Jun 26th, 2008
Time is Fleeting
It’s been a little while since I broke out the macro lens and captured some flower macros. A number of different flowers are in bloom right now in my wife’s flower beds and at the neighbors.
Canon 40D, 100mm macro, 1/40 at f/5 and 400 ISO
see it larger on flickr
Posted in Photos on May 11th, 2008
A Simple Beauty
More from my backyard. I’m so glad my wife enjoys planting flowers because I enjoy so much taking photos of them 
To my mom and to the mother of my children, Happy Mother’s Day!
Canon 40D, 100 mm macro, 1/80 at f/10 and 100 ISO
see it larger on flickr
Posted in Photos on May 9th, 2008
Holding on to Life
We have been battling the dandelions hard in our lawn, but they are certainly a tenacious species. I took this photo of one such pesky bugger that has been sprayed but still hangs on.
The processing that evolved on this one was surprising to me. As I tweaked various settings I took the [...]
Posted in Photos on May 6th, 2008
April Showers Bring May Flowers
Our April was a wild ride of alternating snow and sun, but the flowers are beginning to be in full bloom. This is definitely the season for tulips, and I am enjoying seeing them all over flickr! I’ve never really been a big flower guy in the past, but I am [...]
Posted in Photos on Apr 29th, 2008
Abstract Kinda Day
Today is feeling like an abstract kinda day; so, I thought I’d just shoot whatever was sitting around that struck me and make it feel kinda abstract.
I made a comment game out of it on Flickr to see who could guess. About 10 comments in calanan won bragging rights with the first correct [...]
Posted in Photos on Apr 27th, 2008
Posted in Photos on Apr 25th, 2008
Last Man Standing
I am happy to report that my replacement 100mm macro lens arrived yesterday, so of course I had to wander the yard (and a few neighbors’ yards) to try it out. I took a few flowers, but I had been wanting to get some detail shots of a dandelion in seed as [...]
Posted in Photos on Apr 21st, 2008
Budding from a higher angle
When I first started taking some flower photos, I had it in my mind I needed to wait for them to be fully open to capture a worthwhile image. That view has definitely change! Though you tend to get more splendor in colors with a full flower, I find I really [...]
Posted in Photos on Apr 17th, 2008
This particular flower, the Stargazer Lilly, always holds special attention for me because it is my sweethearts favorite flower. Not only is it a beautiful flower, but the fragrance is incredible.
This particular flower sits in the gardens just across the street from the SF Museum of Modern Art.
Canon 40D, 24-105L, 1/400 at f/8 and 100 [...]
Posted in Photos on Apr 13th, 2008
This morning I spent a wonderful morning walking through Shoreline Park with my bride of 14 years. I say my bride specifically in this occasion because this is where we had our wedding reception.
I found many beautiful flowers to photograph, but none as lovely as my wonderful wife.
Caption Gypsy Soundtrack
Canon 40D, 24-105L, 1/2000 at [...]
