My treasure today is the little things I found while wandering in the garden. We have a couple of rose bushes struggling to grow as they are never pruned (long story). A fern unfurling that is part of a tribe trying to take over our deck and a dandelion just past its best.
None of them were particularly good on their own so I have joined in with the abstract and multi-shot takers and created this. It reminds me a flag, if I had put the dandelion in the middle it could be Italy.
Taken with the prime 50mm and macro extension ring.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
At the end of the rainbow
Not sure what I was going to photo today, then just before dinner this beautiful rainbow appeared with its friend. So todays treasure is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow - just over there!
I took some more photos of the rainbows and an amazing cloud, but my memory card is refusing to work and the recovery software is struggling, so this one will have to do.
I did get told I am finishing work on Friday, but managed to negotiate a bit more redundancy - a small victory and still only a small amount.
Looking at this rainbow I am reminded that every cloud has a silver lining and I am hopeful I will end up with a better job.
I took some more photos of the rainbows and an amazing cloud, but my memory card is refusing to work and the recovery software is struggling, so this one will have to do.
I did get told I am finishing work on Friday, but managed to negotiate a bit more redundancy - a small victory and still only a small amount.
Looking at this rainbow I am reminded that every cloud has a silver lining and I am hopeful I will end up with a better job.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Rubber Band Ball
This was the best of a bad bunch today. Not much DOF involved either. Taken with a Sony DSCS-W170 at work, on automatic. But I did use white bags to reflect light back onto it.
I started off this rubber band ball over a year ago and my co-workers and I have been adding bands ever since which makes it a treasure, especially as I am almost definitely going to be made redundant by Friday.
I started off this rubber band ball over a year ago and my co-workers and I have been adding bands ever since which makes it a treasure, especially as I am almost definitely going to be made redundant by Friday.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Little Owl
This is a recent treasure I got when I visited the Hawk Conservancy in Hampshire, UK. It is only 6cm tall.
The background is some handmade paper we bought a few years ago with the light coming in from the window behind. Thanks to Kimbomac for the white paper trick.
Taken with the Prime 50mm and macro extension tube for very limited DOF.
I would have liked to get the closer eye sharper, but the light was fading. I will try again another day.
The background is some handmade paper we bought a few years ago with the light coming in from the window behind. Thanks to Kimbomac for the white paper trick.
Taken with the Prime 50mm and macro extension tube for very limited DOF.
I would have liked to get the closer eye sharper, but the light was fading. I will try again another day.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Photographic Treasures
My first decent camera was this Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-S90 which I got in June 2005. I have taken some of my favourite photos with it.
It had started to turn off erratically earlier last year and in England in May/June I never knew whether I would get 3 or 30 photos out of it before it cut out and refused to turn on again for a few hours. I was still fond of it enough to bring it home and retire it to the shelf. I had my bigger Fuji with me, but this one was so portable and better on batteries.
I love my Crumpler Case, alas I have nothing to fit it at the moment. The pink tripod my darling bought for me, I thought it went nicely with my blue camera. It isn't really stable enough for the old D-SLR I am now using but I still used it on occasions, until the spring for the hot-shoe fell apart last month.
It had started to turn off erratically earlier last year and in England in May/June I never knew whether I would get 3 or 30 photos out of it before it cut out and refused to turn on again for a few hours. I was still fond of it enough to bring it home and retire it to the shelf. I had my bigger Fuji with me, but this one was so portable and better on batteries.
I love my Crumpler Case, alas I have nothing to fit it at the moment. The pink tripod my darling bought for me, I thought it went nicely with my blue camera. It isn't really stable enough for the old D-SLR I am now using but I still used it on occasions, until the spring for the hot-shoe fell apart last month.
Keeping warm
For all the challengers experiencing the cold weather!
This is a treasure I had in mind when I started the challenge and have been pondering how to make it interesting. The hot water bottle is at least 35 years old and I was still using it during the winter of 2008. Until I noticed that when I emptied it pieces of rubber were also coming out.
I love it because without the ribbing, that our current hot water bottles have to have, I could use water straight from the hot tap water and it would still keep me warm.
Last winter I was visiting UK for a month and my husband quickly purchased an electric blanket for warmth, previously he relied on me warming the bed up for him, LOL.
Taken with the manual nifty fifty (which becomes a 100mm on the Olympus E-300) and window light.
This is a treasure I had in mind when I started the challenge and have been pondering how to make it interesting. The hot water bottle is at least 35 years old and I was still using it during the winter of 2008. Until I noticed that when I emptied it pieces of rubber were also coming out.
I love it because without the ribbing, that our current hot water bottles have to have, I could use water straight from the hot tap water and it would still keep me warm.
Last winter I was visiting UK for a month and my husband quickly purchased an electric blanket for warmth, previously he relied on me warming the bed up for him, LOL.
Taken with the manual nifty fifty (which becomes a 100mm on the Olympus E-300) and window light.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Kisses
Little gold treasures...
One of my students surprised me today with a packet of almond Hersheys Kisses (my favourites).
She lives in a town I drive through on my way to work, so I sometimes pick her up and drop her home. This was a thank you gift for helping her.
Moments like these make life so worthwhile!
The surface they are resting on (a mirrored glass vase) was a gift from my co-worker at Christmas, she knew I would enjoy using it for photos...
Taken with the Prime 50mm lens again.
One of my students surprised me today with a packet of almond Hersheys Kisses (my favourites).
She lives in a town I drive through on my way to work, so I sometimes pick her up and drop her home. This was a thank you gift for helping her.
Moments like these make life so worthwhile!
The surface they are resting on (a mirrored glass vase) was a gift from my co-worker at Christmas, she knew I would enjoy using it for photos...
Taken with the Prime 50mm lens again.
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