How time flies! It was a little over a week ago that Barb and I spent our 40th anniversary wandering through the gardens at Longwood (Kennett Square, PA). This visit we were particularly drawn to the wonderful water lilies blooming in the pools outside the Conservatory. Interestingly, as we learned from the docent, they put [...]
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The ebb and flow of our photographic lives always seems to have us moving from subject to subject, from technique to technique, from favorite lens to favorite lens as time moves incessantly forward. The past couple of years (prior to this one) I tended to do a lot more macro and flower photography. This year [...] I’m sure many of you visiting my website and blog are already familiar with the Lensbaby lenses and their interchangeable optic system and accessories packages.Likewise I am also sure that there are some of you who are not familiar with the lens. For those of you who aren’t, the Lensbaby is a selective focus lens [...] It struck me that it has been a while since I had visited one of my favorite local wildflower locations – the meadows at Jacobsburg State Park in Northampton County, PA. And even worse, it had been a long time since I got out and actually worked some wildflowers anywhere. So I decided to rectify [...] I was contemplating what, from this weekend, I wanted to add to my blog. After thinking about it a while, I concluded why not take you through the entire weekend. So let’s start at the beginning, Saturday morning. Saturday more was a “late” start for us. We were up at 0530 and out of the house [...] Barb and I headed to Bowman’s Hill yesterday morning – she to go on a bird walk, I to photograph some wildflowers and both of us to buy some flowers at their annual native plant sale. By all accounted the morning was a success even though (if you live around these parts, you know this [...] I spent most of the day Monday photographing with an out-of-state, online friend inside the conservatory (it was pouring outside) at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA. Having been there several times already this year, I decided to challenge myself by only bringing a single lens – the Lensbaby. (I hear some groans out there. [...] (0.8 sec @ f/16; ISO 100; 0 EV) (1/3 sec @ f/22; ISO 400; +1/3 EV) (0.6 sec @ f/22; ISO 400; +1/3 EV) (0.8 sec @ f/16; ISO 200; +2/3 EV) Took a day off yesterday to visit Longwood Gardens (Kennett Square, PA) and see the elusive Himalayan Blue Poppies. These absolutely gorgeous flowers apparently grow in the [...] (1/40 sec @ f/7.1; ISO 800; +2/3 EV; AWB; FL 66mm) … my new Canon 5D Mark II and me. The new camera arrived yesterday (purchased from Adorama – see affiliate ad on left). I won’t bore you with the details but it was a long and winding road that brought me to this point. But as they [...] I think I will end this series of images made during our recent trip to Longwood Gardens (PA) with one that continues to bring a smile to my face every time I look at it. Yes, the kids did appear. And yes, they had mom and dad in tow. It was time to break out [...] |
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