Sim's Creek

Today we went on a nice long hike at Sim's Creek.  I took my camera, of course, and got a few nice shots that I liked in B&W.  It's nice to have my dslr back in my hands after a few weeks of iphone fun.  I won't give up my iphone, however, and I'm happy to have spent some time learning its beauties.  As soon as Sarah posts the results of her camera phone contest, I'll post the link.  In the meantime, I'm happy to be enjoying regular, no retro gimmicks, b&w again.

Chapel and Cemetery

This is a subject I've photographed before, but it drew me back again tonight just as dusk was falling.  An old chapel with a small cemetery behind it.  Again I used my wide angle lens, shot from a low angle, straight into the backlit setting sun.  The next time I may try different lenses, but I really like this peaceful location.

backlight with iphone

My best two iphone photos need to be to Sarah tomorrow, so I shot a few late this afternoon on my porch in the mountains.  Not my best, but the best I have for today.  I like the way the one of Suzy shows the rays of late afternoon sun spilling over her.  The other is just nice sun with a nice glass of wine.

Dragonfly silhouette

A rare early post for me today.  Sitting on the back porch eating lunch today I saw this dragonfly light on a stem with the bright light behind it.  I went in to get my camera, but, of course, he had flown away by the time I returned.  A few moments later, however, he was gracious enough to return and stay while I took a few shots.  I like the detail in the wings contrasted against the bright desaturated background.

Also, another month of daily photography to celebrate!  Only 4 more months to go!

300 East iphone fun

I'm getting very slack relying on my iphone photos.  So many fun gimmicks.  Here are some very quick shots from dinner at 300 East tonight.

Backyard iphone fun

I had to be quick today, so, in staying with my iphone theme for one more week, I just grabbed a few shots from the back yard.

Desktop

Another night where I have ten minutes to post and no photo.  So, I sat down at my desk, took a very lame shot of my desktop with my iphone and here it is.  Sorry this is not much of an effort, but we've been gone all day, just got in and are exhausted.  10 mins. until True Blood, so, here's the best I can do tonight....