This pond is usually bone dry. It’s only about a foot deep at its deepest point (it’s manmade… when it’s empty, it’s a great place to ride scooters) but if the water level in Lake Burley Griffin drops below normal, the pond empties out. I haven’t seen it with water in it for a very [...]
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Still Life: Shrooms with Acorn
Posted in nature on Jun 9th, 2010
I just like saying the word “shrooms.”
More autumn leaves
Posted in nature on Jun 6th, 2010
There are the most beautiful mushrooms growning amongst the fallen leaves beside the lake at the moment. Ann and I spotted them while doing our Power Lap (she’ll laugh when she sees I’ve called it that) and I happened to have the camera in the car with me this morning, with the 50mm lens on, [...]
Autumn leaf caught in a cobweb
Posted in nature on Apr 8th, 2010
( Canon 450D focal length 95mm, ISO 200, shutter speed 1/1600, aperture f/4.0 )
Dandelion.
Posted in nature on Apr 1st, 2010
This is one of the first shots I took with the new 50mm lens on the 7D. The aperture was at f/1.4 and I was in love. Here’s a cropping from the full size image:
Depth of Field… how do I love thee?
Posted in nature on Mar 2nd, 2010
I’m working on a post that will, I think, help to explain Depth of Field to those of you who, like me, struggle with the whole aperture-big-number-small-DOF-conundrum. Stay tuned.
Flight of the Osprey. Luck of the draw.
Posted in nature on Feb 16th, 2010
Beth asked to see the shots of the Osprey that I took before I got the silouetted picture that I posted earlier. These are the six frames I took. The bird appears to be flying in a straight line from left to right, then at the last moment it turned and flew right above me [...]
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