Pansy pod

My wife showed me how pansy's go to seed this past Sunday.  This is a shot of their 'technique'.

I took a boatload of other shots that I'll be sharing soon.  

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM lens
Exposure 1/100 sec @ f5.0 (Aperture Priority)
ISO 250
Curves adjusted

Tall tree

Certain shots lend themselves to the distorted perspective given by a wide angle lens.  I think this is one.  Yes, this is a very tall tree, but the wide angle extends the tree even further. 

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f3.5-4.5 USM lens
10mm Focal Length
Exposure 1/20 sec @ f4.0
ISO 200
Curves adjusted.

Who did it? Katydid

This katydid was handing around the back door near the bug light, munchin' on small bugs.  I guess that  indicates that the bug light is not really effective, eh?  Since it was 9:30PM, I was too lazy/tired to get the tripod, so I used the flash instead.  It's like it's (she's?) staring directly at you. 

Canon EF 100mm f4 Macro USM lens
100mm Focal Length (no kidding!)
Exposure 1/60 sec @ f2.8
ISO 200
Curves adjusted for contrast
flash used

Butterfly bush

A shot of a dew drops on the butterfly bush. This is a bizarre image.  Between the DOF and the dew drops, it's very difficult for the eye to focus on a single area.  Next time, I'll play with the aperture to see if I can open this up a bit

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM lens
Exposure 1/500 sec @ f2.8 (Aperture Priority)
ISO 200
Curves adjusted

Bowling Alley

This is the front entrance of the old bowling alley in the middle of Chalfont.  What I find interesting about the photos is the old clock.  It's really, really retro. 

Canon EF 24-105mm L f4 IS USM lens
58mm Focal Length
Exposure 1/160 sec @ f6.3
ISO 200
Curves adjusted for contrast, converted to B&W

Moon and clouds

I shot this last evening at ~9PM.  There were lots of clouds blowing through and the long exposure coupled with the wide angle does neat stuff with the cloud movement.

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f3.5-4.5 USM lens
10mm Focal Length
Exposure 30sec @ f11
ISO 800

Settings change

Marilla made me aware that she was unable to post comments, so I changed the setting to allow anyone to comment (actually, I was not aware there were any restrictions).  I also enabled comment moderation to try to keep the spammers at bay.  Thanks Marilla!  I highly suggest your visit her blog!