It's starting to get a little colder and a little more dreary around here. I was walking around in the fields next to my son's soccer practice a couple of weeks ago and noticed this almost-bare tree with a few leaves still hanging on for dear life. Winter is coming!
I was rearranging my photo library, trying to figure out a better way to organize and categorize my photos when I came across this shot of a metal park bench with some great bokeh. I wasn't really trying for this effect, but sometimes my camera and lens surprises me and a neat shot results from it. I also tried converting it to black and white, but I'm not sure which version I like better. What do you think?
I have one more flower to share from the zoo trip last summer. Here are a bunch of flowers that were hanging in front of a tree in the main area of the conservatory. Unfortunately, I again have no idea what these flowers, since I wasn't clever enough to photograph the label for them. Looking back at the photo, I wish I had positioned myself and framed it better to avoid the larger white flowers behind this bunch as I think they distract from the purple flowers in the foreground.
We continue with the floral theme from last week as I work my way through the photos I took at the Calgary Zoo this summer. Here's a shot of some Orchids I saw there. I was also experimenting with some more of onOne's Aperture presets. This photo is a result of one from their set of curve adjustments. I like how it brought out more of the blues and purples and toned down some of the reds and yellows.
Today's photo is a simple shot of an orange flower I saw at the Calgary Zoo when we went there last July. This was taken in the Enmax Conservatory along with a number of other plants. Of course, I have no idea what the flower is called, as I didn't photograph the label next to it. Lesson learned – when shooting clearly labelled subjects, also take a shot of the label for future reference.
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Date: 2011/03/06
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