Photography as Abstract – Swirling Blue with Light

Been gone for a while. Sorry on that. Life sometimes does that, you know?

Truly appreciate all the comments and support even when I wasn’t posting  also. Thank you so very much.

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Here’s another of the abstracts I’ve been doing. If you want to see the other images/posts in the series, please click here and here.

Inge (her blog here) recently commented that she was recommending my camera movement abstracts to others who are learning about the technique, and that just pleased me so much, that I decided to post another one.

As a reward for watching my neighbor’s adorable Zebra Finch (you can see a normal photo involving another time I watched this wonderful bird here), I was given a vase filled with beautiful flowers.

I immediately emptied the vase and began taking abstracts of the vase itself involving camera movement. (:

Shot with my 105 mm lens at f/22 with a shutter speed of one second, as I moved the camera in an upward and circular motion.

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A Simple Pretty Flower for a Sunday – 23

Here’s the 23rd installment of “A Simple Pretty Flower for a Sunday.” If you’d like, you can view all the earlier Sunday flower images/posts on this page.

I actually know what these flowers are. (: They are Black-Eyed Susans that grow at my friend’s house in Tesuque, New Mexico. This photo was taken in the ending days of last summer.

This weekend it’s been cold and snowy here, so the warmth of this photo in the early morning sun is needed. And to me, that one flower just stands so proud among the three flowers and that feels special.

Here’s hoping you have a wonderful Sunday!

Shot with my 105mm macro lens at f/8.

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Oh, the Evil Eye ….

I was out in my courtyard the other day and noticed my mint plants were starting to come back (well, actually it was a milder winter, so a few of them never totally left). Anyhow, that reminded me of the grasshoppers that would live over in that area. I didn’t mind them munching on my mint, as there is enough to go around.

Which brings me to this photo. I took this last summer as this little guy (or girl) was clinging to the stucco on the adobe wall of my home.  I just like this photo, the narrow depth of field (focus) really keeps the focus on this little guy, and I like that he was giving me the evil eye. (:

I’m really surprised at how insects will let you get really close with a macro lens while you click away. I’m going to try to take more photos of different ones this year, I think.

And I’m hoping that in a few months, I’ll be seeing some relatives of this grasshopper around. Don’t worry little ones, there will be enough mint for all of us. (:

Shot with my 105mm macro lens at f/5.

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Photography as Abstract – Bread

Here’s another of the abstracts I’ve been doing. If you want to see the other images/posts in the series, please click here and here.

I’m calling this an abstract, because, well, I am. It’s my blog and I’m allowed to.

Anyhow, one time last fall, I took a trip to the Santa Fe Farmers’ Market and took some photos. I really like the photos I took. I haven’t shown many here though, and I’m not sure why.

Again, anyhow, (:  this is a photo of a bread stand. I used a very small aperture on my macro lens (f/3.2), and focused on some bread that wasn’t right in front of the camera. This meant that most of the photo is out of focus.

I like the way it turned out. There is something dynamic in the photo, and I like it. And again, it’s my blog, and I can post what I want.

Bratty Katie is now off to take a nap. (: Hope you like the photo.

Shot with my 105mm macro lens at f/3.2.

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Portrait of a Nail 2

When I posted my first Portrait of a Nail, I received a lot of wonderful likes and comments for it (thank you!), so I thought I’d post another one.

This was actually the first portrait of a nail I did, when I actually thought of it that way. (: This nail was found in another alley that I visit a lot, and I just liked how it was sitting there on this gate by himself. He looked a bit lonely by himself, so I took the photo to make him smile.

Shot with my 70-200mm macro lens at f/2.8.

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Portrait of a Leaf – 10 – Waiting Game

Time for another portrait of a leaf. If you’d like to see the other portraits of leaves, you can see them at Portrait of a Leaf.

I want to thank all those who have commented about how much they enjoy my leaf series. I truly appreciate the feedback. (:

Here are some leaves that I found after a snow had melted, and they were just lying there, like they were waiting for the water to take them away –The Waiting Game.

Shot with my 105mm macro lens at f/6.3.

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Do Not ….

This photo is a detail shot of a manhole type cover here in Santa Fe. I just saw it, liked it, and took the photo. (:

Shot with my 105mm lens at f/6.8.

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