Day 98 - Spring has sprouted

Spring is FINALLY starting to sprout in our yard. We have a small garden in the backyard next to the house. The snow has melted in that spot and the irises, tulips and hyacinths are starting to sprout. I believe this is a hyacinth making its debut. I like the contrast between the green and the darkness of the soil. The light seems to be coming out of the leaf tips. Such a welcome site. YES, spring is really here!

Day 93 - Mega Strawberry

Often on the weekends Peg makes me french toast. I know, I'm totally spoiled. Anyway, as she was cleaning and cutting the strawberries she found this fellow in the batch. It was the size of about 3 or 4 berries. She kept it aside so I could snap some pictures. Once the 'photo shoot' was done we had breakfast. Yes, the strawberry did taste as good as it looks.

Day 88 - Blue Bubbles

I was looking at Peg's flowers today and noticed the bubbles on the stems below the surface. As I was trying to get pictures of the stems this lonely floating petal caught my eye. The petal is from the infamous 'blue' flowers that 'E' picked out. I find it interesting how the bubbles form on the bottom of the petal. You can also see the surface of the water. The tricky part was getting a clear shot through the vase. I would have liked clearer but this was the best I could manage.

Day 6 - Closer Look

Sometimes looking at everyday things in different ways gives us a new perspective. I was playing with my macro lens after school. I tried a number of subjects and then took my glasses off to take a bit of a break. While pausing I had the idea to try using my glasses as a subject. When I showed Peg the picture she thought it looked a bit like a vase. I'm not sure I can see that but I guess we all see things in our own way. What about you? What do you see?

Canon XSi
Lens: 100 mm
Focal Length: 100
F/stop: 4
Exposure: 1/80
ISO: 400

Day 221 - Brushing up

Was playing with my macro lens again. Peg brought me a few kitchen items to photograph. This is the silicone BBQ basting brush. It is a bright red but I didn't like how the red turned out so I did some editing with Lightroom. I put it in black and white and then 'coloured' one bristle red. While a bit hesitant to edit photos in the beginning, Lightroom has got me experimenting with all kinds of processing possibilities.

Day 195 - Before and After

I decided to play with my Macro lens tonight. I found a patch of Paprika Yarrow growing in the corner perennial garden in the back yard. I like the effect of the tight little buds seemingly exploding into little red stars. The top picture shows a cluster yet to open while the bottom picture displays another cluster that has popped open. I did use my tripod but am not really pleased with the finished product. Still a bit blurry for my liking. I guess it's good to have something to work on:-)