I took my new Canon 100mm macro lens out to the NC Botanical Gardens recently, and was delighted with some of the results (despite hand holding all the shots).
I had waited and waited to get a copy of the Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro lenses, and my first impressions were only positive. This stuff is just from my first bit of playing around - all objects shot were roughly the size o...
Dori and I hosted a huge Passover seder, our first ever, with 15 friends attending. It was quite a success, with many different people pitching in for food, chairs, and even extra tables!
With my mother-in-law Pat visiting, we spent a beautiful day at Duke Gardens. We met up with our friend Erica along the way, and she joined us for the trip.
Not much was in bloom yet, since it is still March, but the g...
We took a short trip to Fearrington Village, home of a farm with belted cows. This was a great opportunity for me to play with my new ultra-wide lens, and get some big-sky shots.
Dori and I went hiking at Eno River, a lovely park about 30 minutes away from Chapel Hill. The sky was mostly gray and the colors were very uniform so I opted to shoot in B&W for the day, as a little experiment.
For Thanksgiving, Dori and I made leeks as our contribution to the "refugee potluck" we attended. It was fun, but the house still smells a little oniony!
We had some fresh daisies, and I have a new gorillapod. Also this is my first attempt at shooting in raw mode, though I haven't explored much in terms of adjusting the shots after I've downloaded them.
A pair of house finches made their nest by my front door. We've watched them incubate their eggs, and feed the new chicks. I finally got off my butt and took some shots, and despite the challenging lighting, I'm happy ...
We've had a couple of bird feeders out on our deck for a couple weeks now, and the only interested party so far has been the squirrels. I spotted this cardinal on the feeder today, and snapped off as many hand-held shot...
I was in Montreal for a weekend, and I managed to do some hiking around Mont Royal and visit the Basilica Notre-Dame de Montreal. I took a lot of shots, but these were my favorites.