Went to the lavender festival with friends last weekend. I was experimenting with a wide angle zoom I’ve had for awhile and never liked because it is too heavy. I didn’t change my mind about it even though this shot turned out OK.
Category: Nature
RedPoppy
I’ve been neglecting my blogging duties and I was a little late for the red poppies at North Mountain Park. This one was not bad but the background was boring so I added a texture for some color and visual interest.
Pink Dogwood
My neighbor’s Pink Dogwood is always hard to resist. The new Lensbaby Sweet 35 with macro filters was the right tool for the job.
Trillium
I came to the coast planning to have a full on photography weekend but I stupidly left my tripod at home. I had a bit of adventure finding the Oregon Redwoods trail because there is no sign at the turn going in, only coming out. So, I got to explore about 20 miles of forest road I would not have otherwise. But, when I finally got to the Redwoods trail the salient feature were the trillium just freshly opened. I added a couple of textures to darken the edges and let the flower be the star.
Pollinator
I was busy trying to photograph my neighbor’s grape hyacinths when this bee happened along. First pollinator I have seen this year.
Calla Lily
One of the perks of my tiny beach house is its proximity to Azalea Park in Brookings. I stopped by this week to see if the Calla Lilies were in bloom yet. Two weeks ago they were just starting to come out. There were only a few in full bloom this time but a few were all I needed. It had just started to rain and if you look closely you can see a few raindrops along the edges. There were also a lot of grape hyacinths and a few rhododendrons starting to come out. Can’t wait to what’s out next time I’m in town. I added a couple of textures to bring out a little bit of color.
Winter Flower
Reaching back into the archives again. This flower was hanging on from last fall at North Mountain Park. The image was made on January 16 and processed on February 24. I have a new Lensbaby toy this week so hope to get around to some new images. Weather permitting of course.
Clearwater Falls
Last week’s photo adventure took me to the North Umpqua River which boasts an impressive array of waterfalls along it’s tributaries. My favorite of the four easily accessible falls I visited was Clearwater Falls. I may have to go back and explore some segments of the trail that follows the river for 69 miles.
Lithia Park
I was advised to check out the Rhodies in Lithia Park so I made a point of getting down there as I usually forget until it is too late.
Image of the week returns
So, this year didn’t get off to a very good start and I seem to have lost my photo mojo somewhere along the way. But, I’ve decided the best way to get it back is to recommit to the image of the week. This one was taken last week with my new camera. I looked at a lot of options and decided an upgrade from the Canon M3 to a Canon M6 Mark II was the way to go for me. It is still the smallest, lightest option for a good quality travel and walking around camera but with higher resolution and a few more bells and whistles than the older model. So far I’m pleased though I did have to spend some time figuring out how to make it work with my Lensbabies. This Dahlia was shot with the 28mm macro I already had in my stash.