Playing with depth of field.

Here I was shooting Asian pear/apple blossoms. Working on depth of field, thus close and clear shots of the blossoms. Then shot thru the tree to capture Kathy's apple tree. Finally I wanted to get a clear exposure of the dandelions in the lawn. Fun exercise. I'm working my way thru Understanding Exposure, by Brian Peterson. Thanks Chels and Jade for the recommendation. I'm proud to say that I did these pictures all on the manual setting. Yes, I'm patting myself on the back, because I never thought I'd get off the auto settings.

f/32.0 1/20s ISO200 55-200mm @ 200.0mm


f/32.0 1/15s ISO200 55-200mm @ 200.0mm


f/32.0 1/15s ISO200 55-200mm @ 200mm


f/5.6 1/400s ISO200 55-200mm @ 200.0mm

f/5/6 1/500s ISO200 55-200mm @ 200.0mm

f/5.6 1/500s ISO200 55-200mm @ 200.0mm

Akani apple blossoms.

f/32.0 1/80s ISO800 55-200mm @ 200.0mm


f/16.0 1/320s ISO800 55-200mm @ 200.0mm


f/5.6 1/500s ISO 800 55-200mm @ 200.0mm

(Close-up of above)

Asian pear/apple blossoms

f/5.6 1/1600s ISO400 55-200mm @ 190mm


f/5.6 1/800s ISO200 55-200mm @ 190mm


f/5.6 1/640s ISO200 55-200mm @ 190mm


f/5.6 1/640s ISO200 55-200mm @ 190mm

(Close-up of above)

f/5.6 1/2500s ISO800 55-200mm @ 105.0mm

f/32.0 1/80s ISO800 55-200mm @ 200mm

Visiting Canadian geese.

These two Canadian geese were walking right at the edge of our property line to the East. We're used to hearing the honkers flying overhead when "commuting" to the North or South. This is the first time we've seen them on the ground here at the farm.

Enough already!!!

Okay, I have to admin that whining about the snow in March, probably was pretty whimpy. But, now it's April 20th and the white stuff is
still coming down. This is truly a "holy quackamoley."

Where the buffalo roam.

About a mile to the NW, we have a new buffalo farm. There was a "jail break" today. They came across Chuckanut Drive and ran through the fields. I grabbed the camera and headed out behind the big barns. As some of you know, I learning how to use my new camera without always using it in the "auto" point and shoot mode. When I downloaded my exposures I found that the sepia tone worked best. The big boys and girls were about a half mile away. Would have loved to have been closer, but that wasn't an option. Also, they were running wildly, which even from a distance was a bit scary.