Grass bloom

I took lots of photos this past weekend.  I visited the American on Wheels museum in Allentown and will be posting some of those shots soon.  Yesterday, I has a chance to go 'macroing' around the yard.
Here's a shot of the ornamental grasses are going to seed.  Behind this shot is a large arborvitae, giving the nice green background.

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM lens
Exposure 1/125 sec @ f3.2 (Aperture Priority)
ISO 200
no adjustments


Here's a different perspective. The grass is providing most of the background, so no nice color contrast, but you can see a little green back there. 

 

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM lens
Exposure 1/200 sec @ f4.5 (Aperture Priority)
ISO 200
White Balance adjusted

Fall Leaves

Here are a couple of close-up leaf shots from Peace Valley Park. I really like this wide angle zoom.  Photos taken with it rarely need any adjustments.  This was taken on a very cloudy day.

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f3.5-4.5 USM lens
22mm Focal Length
Exposure 1/100 sec @ f8.0
ISO 200
White Balance adjusted

Another fun shot.  I like the blur of colors on the left transitioning to the less colored leaves on the right.

 

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f3.5-4.5 USM lens
10mm Focal Length
Exposure 1/125 sec @ f7.1
ISO 200
White Balance adjusted

South East

A shot of the GPS on my motorcycle while stopped one day.  It just caught my eye.

Canon EF 24-105mm L f4 IS USM lens

75mm Focal Length

Exposure 1/160 sec @ f5.6

ISO 100

Curves adjusted for contrast

Halloween Pumpkins

I took some shots of our Halloween pumpkins.  I used the tripod and got some interesting shots. 

Here's a shot of the ghost pumpkin.  This is carved from a template.  As I mentioned in an earlier post, I have *zero* artistic talent.

Canon EF 24-105mm L f4 IS USM lens
55mm Focal Length
Exposure 2.5 sec @ f4.0
ISO 800
Curves adjusted for contrast

Here's the same shot, but I cranked up the black fill in Lightroom.  I think it looks really cool.

Here's Dracula with the the black fill increased. I really like this one!

Canon EF 24-105mm L f4 IS USM lens
55mm Focal Length
Exposure 0.8 sec @ f4.0
ISO 800
Curves adjusted for contrast

Here's a freehand, done by my wife. I always like the freehand ones the best!

Canon EF 24-105mm L f4 IS USM lens
55mm Focal Length
Exposure 1/4 sec @ f4.0
ISO 800
Curves adjusted for contrast

Water Fountain

I came across this really neat water fountain at a park recently.  I like the wide angle effect.

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f3.4-3.5 USM lens
10mm Focal Length
Exposure 1/60 sec @ f5.0
ISO 200
Curves adjusted

Another foggy morning

I shot this on my way to work one morning.  I've shot this tree before on a foggier (more foggy?) morning.  This morning was different in that the sun was shining brightly, albeit there were clouds. I originally converted this to B&W, but there subtleties that seemed to get lost in the translation, so I left it alone.  I did crop the bottom a bit since I had to aim low to miss the direct sun.

Canon EF 24-105mm L f4 IS USM lens
105mm Focal Length
Exposure 1/200 sec @ f5.0
ISO 200
Curves adjusted

Jester

When we get Zephyr groomed, the groomer always adds something to her collar like a little artificial flower.  On one of her recent grooming's, she returned with the fashion accessory around her neck.  It fits her personality perfectly.  While shopping in Target this past weekend, we were looking over the cat and dog costumes and saw the jester ears, which are made for cats.  Since Zephyr is small for her breed, I suggested we go for it.  You can see the results. 

Canon EF 24-105mm L f4 IS USM lens

90mm Focal Length

Exposure 1/60 sec @ f4.0

ISO 400

curves adjusted for contrast 

Here's another shot with birthday present bows stuck to her head.  She's a really sweet dog.  Not the sharpest tool in the shed, but makes up for it with unconditional love. 

 

Canon EF 24-105mm L f4 IS USM lens
45mm Focal Length
Exposure 1/60 sec @ f4.0
ISO 400
curves adjusted for contrast