Sometimes, when you don’t really feel like going for a hike but it’s really nice out and you’ve been inside all day so you figure you should go anyway, you get more than a nice time in fresh air. I only had my phone with me, but often for shots in this kind of lighting, … Read more
Keeping my promise from last week, today’s shots are from a bit of time we spent at the beach while in Florida for Christmas. We hadn’t planned to go to the beach. We were at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, and had looked up trails and such to wander around on. But we stopped in … Read more
We took the opportunity to go to an Asian lantern festival at the Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Garden while we were relatively nearby for Christmas. I’m not entirely sure what I was expecting, but what we saw exceeded my expectations—it was delightful! Lovely to see some cactus. A little bit like being home. Though … Read more
Was out of town and went for a walk. Saw an acorn on the sidewalk. And some flowers. Probably weeds, but I liked them. There were red ones, too, but none of those photos turned out. (I can’t always get the little Nikon to focus on what I want it to. Problem I don’t necessarily … Read more
The other morning, we woke up to frost. This happens every winter sometimes, but it’s not nearly daily. The roofs and grass (lawns, parks, etc.) were lightly coated. As I was returning from dropping Rocket Kid off at school, I noticed that our garage roof had one stripe across it that was thawed and the … Read more
Photos two weeks ago were shots from our Thanksgiving trip to Sedona. Last week were a few that needed some editing lovin’ to compensate for limitations in the camera. Today is our last set from Sedona: macro! Macro photos are close-up, but they also make the object in the shot larger than it is in … Read more
Especially when the purpose of the outing is for a hike where the participants will tolerate the camera tagging along, lighting isn’t necessarily the best for photography. The photos today were Photoshopped to make them look the way that we saw them, compensating for limitations in the camera. This photo is one of my favorites … Read more
The four of us spent a few nights in Sedona for Thanksgiving. The sky was clear and the afternoons were warm, and we hiked Wednesday after arriving, Thursday morning, and Friday before coming home. It’s been two years since I was in Sedona, and I consistently forget how beautiful it is. Of course, it’s also … Read more
I’ve had the Nikon for about two-and-a-half years. It’s been almost as long that I’ve hoped to get decent shots of a hummingbird. And finally, I did! But of course, at first, it had disappeared, so I took some shots of the tree. It’s a really lovely tree, with mildly fragrant flowers. When the hummingbird … Read more
The sunsets early last week were stunning. Wednesday evening we had nothing on the calendar around dusk, so we took a field trip over to South Mountain, the largest municipal park in the country. It’s not far from here, and there’s one trail in particular that the three of us have hiked many many times. … Read more