JCK_100312_0247 uploaded by admin. Canon EOS 5D Mark II+EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM – f/8@1/125 Last summer, on a visit to the Grand Canyon, I attended a Canon seminar that offered the chance to try out Canon equipment and learn from the instructors. There was no … Read More →
Category Archives: Botanical Dreaming
In Bloom
Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM, 1/320 @ f/8 Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM, 1/640 @ f/8 Color is starting to show up in a big way around my neighborhood. The rain and mild temps are … Read More →
Camillia 2
Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM, 1/160 @ f/11 I really was attracted to the concentric nature of the outer petals.
Camellia 1
Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM, 1/200 @ f/11 Camellias are beginning to flower around here and they have many, many forms. I found three today. All of them were very different from each other.
Last Gasp
Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM, 1/100 @ f/4 There’s a very large Japanese Maple in the atrium of my building. While the atrium is open to the sky, the tree is protected from most of the wind. As a result, … Read More →
Jade in Bloom
Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM, 1/160 @ f/8 We have a large Jade plant on the front steps. It’s always been vigorous but recently began sending out little shoots that are blooming. The flower in the photo is less than … Read More →
Botanical Garden Honeybee
Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM, 1/200 @ f/6.3 Tilden Park Botanical Garden.
Mustard & Bee
All day long honeybees worked the mustard behind our tent while we stayed at Montaña de Oro. While it’s fairly easy to get photos of them, it’s harder to get nice ones. All too often, I end up with perfectly exposed photos of bee’s butts … Read More →