I saw this chair while out for a walk a while back. It made me feel like sitting down to watch the world go by.
Canon G11 out and about in the hood.
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Portrait of a lizard on warm spring day
I was hanging out on the patio after a day of yard work when I saw this alligator lizard pop out of a cranny to catch some warm spring sun rays. I quickly fetched my camera and fired off a few shots. The 70-300mm zoomed all the way in made for a very shallow depth of field view of the lizard, and a nice headshot.
Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM at 300mm. 1/160 second at f/5.6, ISO 100.
Canon T2i sunning with a lizard.
Edible weed
A “weed” yes, but the Salsify root is edible.
Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM at 70mm. 1/160 second at f/5.6, ISO 100.
Canon T2i grabbing an edible.
Blue orb on the patio
A change is in the wind. While waiting for it I’m spacing out.
Lens: Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM. 1/2500 second at f/3.2, ISO 200.
Canon T2i hunkering down for fun.
Old man cactus
This past weekend I payed around a bit with my prime lenses set at various shutter and ISO settings at f/4 and below. This example is a tweaked crop of the top of the old man cactus on our patio. When I took the shot the cactus was in full shade and the backdrop was a totally hot midday sunlit field. Obviously, the depth of field was VERY shallow. I used Photoshop to pull the detail out of the shadows which, in turn, homogenized the background. Why not?
Lens: Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM. 1/1000 second at f/2.8, ISO 400.
Canon T2i playing with extremes.