Monthly Archives: July 2010

Floating in Pink

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Floating in Pink

Floating in Pink - D700, 70-200mm

We took a trip last week to visit my niece and see their new home. I always look forward to taking some photos of my great niece and nephew. While we were there we took a trip one afternoon to the local town beach. Hard to loose my great niece in the water with that pink float, guess what color her new room is…PINK is the word for everything. We had a great visit and got some good family shots. Here’s my great niece mugging for the camera…notice the pink polish on the nails.

Lilly Giggles

Lilly Giggles - D700, 70-200

Local Garden Center Display

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Nursery Display

Local Garden Center Display - D700, 85mm PC

We went to one of the local garden centers today to get a few plants for the garden. I usually take a camera along to see if I can discover an image among the plants and displays. This scene caught my eye as we were leaving, a left over 4th of July display no doubt. I was drawn to the red-green-blue color triad. Used a Tony Sweet Soft-Ray filter for the diffused effect and processed in CS5 with some Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0 filters…click for a larger view.

Pastel Garden

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Pastel Garden

Pastel Garden, Gaura - D700, 85mm PC

Snapped a few shots in the garden this morning. The light wasn’t really all that great but I thought it might work for the effect I was going after. We put this plant, gaura, in last year and it has filled out a lot more this year. I really like the soft feel of the flowers and stems as it blows in the wind.

Shot this with my 85mm PC wide open with a bit of tilt with a Tony Sweet Soft-Ray filter to spread the highlights out even more. Processed in CS5 with the Pastel filter in Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0. Pretty much conveys the feeling I get when I look at this plant in the breeze…click on the image for a larger view.

1000 Cranes

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1000 Cranes

1000 Cranes - D700, 24-70mm

We went to Virginia last week to help some friends with their daughter’s wedding. It was held at a private house and the bride folded 1000 oragami cranes. Now I’ve done a fair bit of oragami in my day but I don’t think I could make a 1000 cranes. Continue reading →