Photo Stories: To Touch the Sky

Title: To Touch the Sky | Reaching ever skyward this blade of grass never gives up.

         Shooting Conditions                     

          Camera | Canon Digital Rebel XSi

            Lens | Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro

        Exposure | 1/640 at f/8

           Flash | N/A

   Exposure Bias | 0 EV

   Exposure Mode | Semi-Auto (Aperture Priority)

       ISO Speed | ISO 200

   Metering Mode | Pattern

 Post-processing | Photoshop CS3 - Minimal

Photo Stories: Beauty on a Limb

Title: Beauty on a Limb | This serene little picture was quite a challenge.

November 14, 2008. That is the date this photograph was taken. And let me tell ya, it was hard to get. The place wasn't hard to get to, it was an overlook just off the side of the road, but the weather was cold and blustery. Waving wildly in the wind was this flower covered limb and despite being lashed several times by said limb, I was determined to get a good picture. I struggled and shivered for 15 minutes or so before all went calm. Just a few seconds was all it took for me to focus and take this image. The only good picture of this flower I got. Enjoy!

         Shooting Conditions                     

          Camera | Canon Digital Rebel XSi

            Lens | Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro

        Exposure | 1/500 at f/8

           Flash | N/A

   Exposure Bias | 0 EV

   Exposure Mode | Semi-Auto (Aperture Priority)

       ISO Speed | ISO 400

   Metering Mode | Pattern

 Post-processing | Photoshop CS3 - Minimal

Photo Stories: Contentedly Regal

Title: Contentedly Regal | The brightly colored flower proudly flaunts its colors, but is perfectly content if no one ever notices them.

As mentioned in the comment boxes already, photos like this one and the last one can make you long for spring, but I have a feeling most of you are doing that anyway. So yeah, as you can see this is another angle of the same plant. I particularly like the grass in this one. I don't know why; the placement just feels right. Oh well you look right there. I think I've written enough to post this. :)

         Shooting Conditions                     

          Camera | Canon Digital Rebel XSi

            Lens | Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro

        Exposure | 1/800 at f/5.6

           Flash | N/A

   Exposure Bias | -2/3 EV

   Exposure Mode | Semi-Auto (Aperture Priority)

       ISO Speed | ISO 200

   Metering Mode | Pattern

 Post-processing | Photoshop CS3 - Minimal

Photo Stories: Eager for Fame

Title: Eager for Fame | Bright pink and proud of it! This flower wanted to be seen.

Have you ever wanted to be the center of attention? Well I think this flower did on the sunny day of November 7, 2008. This particular flower wasn't as difficult to get to as some others. This one was planted right beside my friend's house and I probably walked a whole 30 yards to take this shot. I remember I took several photos that day; I just don't remember the rest of the day very well. I think the day was unusually warm, but I may be influenced by the look of the photo. Anyway I have at least one more picture from that day that I'm going to show you soon!

Below is a video of me editing this photo. Let my know if you want to see more like it.

         Shooting Conditions                     

          Camera | Canon Digital Rebel XSi

            Lens | Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro

        Exposure | 1/2000 at f/2.8

           Flash | N/A

   Exposure Bias | -2/3 EV

   Exposure Mode | Semi-Auto (Aperture Priority)

       ISO Speed | ISO 200

   Metering Mode | Pattern

 Post-processing | Photoshop CS3 - Minimal

Repost: Snowflakes from Heaven

This is a repost from January 12, 2010 and although I don't have any snow around my parts right, this will do.

^ This one can be clicked

for a much larger image

(look for the glitter-like snow)

And now our featured story:

It was 10am as I traveled toward home that Saturday morn.

On the way, I notice what looks like glitter...

falling from the sunny, blue, and nearly cloudless sky.

Stopping at the gas station I notice a few of these glitter pieces...

resting upon my coat.

It is then that I see the tiny most intricate object...

I have ever seen with my unaided eye.

^This pic and a couple others

resisted the embedded copyright.

...ahem... sorry for the interruption.

The final two miles home I was in wonder...

at what I could only describe as bits of heaven floating to earth.

I have since heard stories about these small flakes.

Stories of how they spontaneously formed in mid-air..

or were belched out by the refineries,...

but only I seemed to have seen the details

of God's engraved signature.

More pictures can be found on my gallery. God bless ya'll.