Focus

September 14, 2019May 26, 2020 ~ oneletterup ~ 15 Comments

Inspired by Frank at Dutch goes the Photo: Focus

Yesterday I went on a walk around a nearby neighborhood. Late afternoon when the light softens and begins filtering in from an angle. Some call it the “golden hour.” My favorite time of day to catch nature at its finest.

Trees lined the quiet streets, interrupted by flower gardens in varyious stages of late summer wilt. Very little breeze to interrupt my focusing attempts.

I took along my (relatively) new camera (thanks Frank, for the tips on venturing into the digital full frame mirrorless mode!) to have more fun with its macro lens. Good thing I don’t have to worry about wasting film.

My contributions for this challenge:

The first few leaves shifting to fall colors, even though it is still technically Summer.

Leaves that jumped past Autumn.

And some caught right in the middle.

(Canon EOS RP, 35mm F1.8 MACRO IS STM)

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Close up of Flowers

July 22, 2019 ~ oneletterup ~ 8 Comments

Inspired by Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Close up of Flowers

I couldn’t let this week go by without responding to Cee’s challenge – since practicing with my new camera/macro lens is on my (fun!) to-do list.

And, oh by the way, I love taking pictures.

Since I prefer to photograph flowers in even light, today’s overcast skies were the perfect setting. All good…except for the impending rain and thunderstorms forecast on my trusty (or not so trusty) weather app.

We have a “landscape committee” in our condo association – and despite their committee drama – they do a nice job with flower choices and placement. At least I think so. Not everybody does…hence the drama.

Today’s walk was a quick one – as raindrops interrupted my planned much-longer photo excursion around the neighborhood – but this is what I came up with…

First stop: A hanging planter bursting with pink flowers. Not sure of the name.

pink flowers 1

Second stop: Day lilies planted down a small hill next to the road.

day lillies

Third stop: Yellow flowers caught my eye as the rain started…

yellow flowers

And that was that!

For today 🙂

Photo a Week – Raindrops

May 13, 2019 ~ oneletterup ~ 2 Comments

Nancy Merrill is hosting a photo challenge. The theme this week – Raindrops

IN A NEW POST CREATED FOR THIS CHALLENGE, SHARE A PHOTO OR TWO (OR MORE) FEATURING RAINDROPS.

It’s May.
Time for sunshine and blue skies already.
So when it rained for another day in a row last week, I decided to look – as they say – for the silver lining…

After parking the car in the garage, what else?
Document!
Raindrops!

raindrops on car