The Arboretum

We arrived in the Arboretum only a half hour before the storm today. Lucky we remembered to go, because the peonies were most likely wrecked by the wind and rain. The light was shifty and fleeting.

Ant I
Shutter: 1/100
Aperture: 1/5.6
Focal Length: 80 mm




Ant II
Shutter: 1/125
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 80 mm




Peony Garden
Shutter: 1/100
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 75 mm

Weekend Photos

Boots
Shutter: 1/250
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length" 270 mm
conditions: overcast





Entertainer
Shutter: 1/640
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 70mm
conditions: partly sunny



Fiddle
Shutter: 1/320
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 180 mm
Conditions: sunny

Two photos today because I'm indecisive

Shutter: 1/320
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 80mm




Shutter: 1/100
Aperture: f/13.0
Focal Length: 75mm




Currently my goal is to take a little more though about my composition and how it could be improved... before taking 20 photos...

Monday & Tuesday

Today's photo is part of a series that i did on tulips after the rain.
Tuesday's photo:
3:06pm, very cloudy
shutter: 1/60
aperture: f/5.3
focal length: 66mm






Yesterday I saw a group of cardinals squabbling outside the kitchen window. my best guest is that they were fighting over territory, since there were 2 mated pairs. but of course, being me, i watched them for about a minute before realizing i should take pictures, and by the time i grabbed my camera and got outside they had all flown away.

but i did get this less-action filled photo-

Monday's photo:
3:30pm, rainy
Shutter: 1/100
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal length: 300mm

Saturday & Sunday

Today I used my 70mm-300mm for the first time! Many of the photos turned out better than I thought they would when I took them, sort of the opposite of yesterday, including some photos in a cool burnt out area of the woods. Eventually I will put some more up on my flickr site if you're curious. Anyway, bonus points if you can identify the bird in this one!

Today's Photo
Shutter: 1/320
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 300mm





Yesterday-

Thank you to Wildtype company for letting me take photos in/of their barn. (a GREAT nursery full of michigan natives, check them out ) Most of the pictures I took there were pretty meh in comparison to how cool the place is, but here is one of the better ones.

Saturday's Photo
Shutter: 1/60
Aperture: f/16
Focal Length: 28mm

Beginnings

So I now have a blog. Yipee! The idea behind this project is that I will take a post-worthy photo every day throughout the summer and maybe beyond-this will help me learn to use my digital slr, develop photo skills, visit cool places, etc. I don't promise to post on time or not cheat and use two photos from the same day...but I'll do my best! Thanks for joining me!

Today's photo: Joy
focal length: 80 mm
shutter speed: 1/800
aperture: f/5.6