Flower macro

Finally got my studio lights in and everything put together. Had to go buy some flowers, just for the occasion ;-) I also ordered a macro reversing ring so I could do some extreme close-ups! This was lit with just one of my new flash units, and I was amazed that it threw so much light I had to set the camera to f22....even with the reversed lens! Crazy. Crazy amounts of light--and I'm loving it.

Yellow Daisy

Flowers against snow

The snow is drifted up on our back deck at a height of about 3 feet. It's actually formed a little mountain.

And, I discovered that while the sun is out in the afternoon, it makes for kind of a nice backdrop and reflector. All I really had handy were some flowers my hubby gave me last week, so that's what you get :-)

Winter Tree

Yesterday we were under a blizzard warning. The day before, we had gotten 6 inches of snow which seemed to continually blow across the roads. I haven't checked all reports yet, but we were supposed to get another 6 inches yesterday.....something I think Mother Nature more than managed.

Business, schools, and even some health clinics shut down early or spent the day closed. I was lucky enough to have my work close before the roads got too bad, and a block from my house I saw this scene. Got home, warmed up a bit and then gathered all my winter gear to treck down the block on foot with my camera.

I wish I could have captured the snow as it appeared to my eye--swirling little demons of snow that were so thick it looked like a wall of fog around this tree.

Today, the wind is much more still and the sun is shining....so I don't think a reshoot will be possible :-(