just barely touching the concrete (don't worry, I was being careful; just the very bottom of a very small piece of the lens actually touched the ground). I took a couple of shots, each time checking to see if I had captured what I wanted. If I didn't, I adjusted the camera, either closer or further away. In the end, this is what I came up with.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Leaf
Well, it's getting to be that time of the year when the weather turns cooler and the leaves start to fall. I took this shot while at a local park with my family. Taken with my kit 18-55mm lens, there were no filters added, or any other adjustments made to get the focus I was going for. I was aiming to get the leaf in focus with the fore- and backgrounds blurred. To accomplish this shot, I had to play around with the camera placement. For this shot, I placed the camera on the ground, with the lens 
just barely touching the concrete (don't worry, I was being careful; just the very bottom of a very small piece of the lens actually touched the ground). I took a couple of shots, each time checking to see if I had captured what I wanted. If I didn't, I adjusted the camera, either closer or further away. In the end, this is what I came up with.
just barely touching the concrete (don't worry, I was being careful; just the very bottom of a very small piece of the lens actually touched the ground). I took a couple of shots, each time checking to see if I had captured what I wanted. If I didn't, I adjusted the camera, either closer or further away. In the end, this is what I came up with.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Green Dragonfly
This was taken early one morning as I was on my way to work. It didn't seem to 
bother her that I was going in and out of my gate. It was a cool morning, so I'm guessing that may have something to do with her lethargy. I've always liked dragonflies, so when I got an opportunity to see one this close, I just had to get the camera and take some shots.
bother her that I was going in and out of my gate. It was a cool morning, so I'm guessing that may have something to do with her lethargy. I've always liked dragonflies, so when I got an opportunity to see one this close, I just had to get the camera and take some shots.
Friday, October 5, 2012
Invasion of the cows
The cows are coming! The cows are coming!
Actually, they're already here. It is the Triangle CowParade (http://cowparadenc.com/) and is an art exhibit of life sized cows painted by local artists that will be later sold at auction to benefit the NC Children's Hospital. The one's I have had the opportunity to see have been located at the North Hills shopping center in Raleigh's Midtown and at Jerry's Artarama. Below are some of the cows in the parade.
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Actually, they're already here. It is the Triangle CowParade (http://cowparadenc.com/) and is an art exhibit of life sized cows painted by local artists that will be later sold at auction to benefit the NC Children's Hospital. The one's I have had the opportunity to see have been located at the North Hills shopping center in Raleigh's Midtown and at Jerry's Artarama. Below are some of the cows in the parade.
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