Posted in Nature, photography, Tree Tuesday, tagged Boston, nature, photography, pond, Tree Tuesday, Weeping Willows on August 27, 2013| 4 Comments »
We had a glorious day in Boston on Sunday: not a cloud in the sky, not too hot, not too cold…PERFECT. I walked around the public gardens enjoying the flowers and trees. Some of my favorites: the majestic weeping willows that surround the Swan boat pond. They just say “summer” to me.
Posted in photography, Weekly Photo Challenge, tagged Bee, clover, depth of field, hibiscus, nature, photography, Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus on August 24, 2013| 3 Comments »
I thought I might have some trouble with this week’s challenge, in fact I thought it might be impossible to achieve depth of field. I have an auto-focus camera that doesn’t have manual settings to play with. But I discovered I can still get some of the effects by taking the time to use the auto-focus feature correctly. I decided to be brave and show the BAD and the GOOD.
In the first photo, the background is slightly blurry. It was okay, but not exactly what I wanted.
The second one is not what I intended AT ALL! I like the background colors, but I intended them to be blurry, with the piece of grass in the foreground in focus! I definitely focused on the wrong thing here.
Finally, I got the shot I wanted (though it isn’t exactly the bee’s best side). With my camera, I think depth of field is easier to achieve with macro shots.
Posted in photography, Weekly Photo Challenge, tagged cat furniture, cats, pets, photography, Weekly Photo Challenge: Carefree on August 19, 2013| 12 Comments »
I’m a bit late participating in this week’s challenge, but this photo of my cat, Zoee says “carefree” to me.
Zoee likes her new cat furniture…
This is a far-cry from her “screaming” this morning as she went off to the vet’s in a new carrier (one she thought was too small) to get her nails trimmed…
Posted in photography, Wordless Wednesday, tagged cemetery, graves, gravestones, photography, Wordless Wednesday on August 14, 2013| 4 Comments »
Family of Graves
Posted in photography, Weekly Photo Challenge, tagged gravestone, graveyard, photography, Two Ways, Weekly Photo Challenge: One Shot on August 12, 2013| 8 Comments »
I guess I didn’t officially follow the rules of the challenge the first time: one portrait, one landscape. So here’s my rule-following version:
Posted in photography, Weekly Photo Challenge, tagged photography, stone building, Two Ways, Weekly Photo Challenge: One Shot, window on August 12, 2013| Leave a Comment »
This Week’s Topic suggests taking one shot and presenting it two ways.
On a recent hike, we came to an observation tower made out of stone. I took this shot of the window in the stairway of the tower as we climbed to the top. It was dark in the building so my flash went off, lighting up the nearby bricks.
It wasn’t exactly what I was looking for so I cropped it this way.
I think the second picture looks a little more abstract.
Posted in Nature, photography, Weekly Photo Challenge, tagged apple tree, apples, photography, Tax Free Holiday, Weekly Photo Challenge: Foreshadow on August 3, 2013| 6 Comments »
This week’s Photo Challenge Topic is Foreshadow.
Does this green-fruited apple tree foreshadow some fall apple pies?
I’m sure the owners of this furniture store hope that their sign is a foreshadowing of a busy weekend. (Next weekend is tax-free weekend in Massachusetts when people can make purchases up to $2500 without taxes.)
Last Train to QVille 