Another batch of greenery … This is getting to be a habit.

I reckon it’s not as bad as one could surmise; the fact is that the endless variety of ways the light plays on these plants, which are ever-changing, as well as the light, albeit more slowly (naturally; they’re living things, after all, and constantly growing), makes them constantly attention-getting. A quick shot now, another couple later on, then a day or so later and something changes, and demands more shots … it’s endless, and I wind up with many files full of plant pictures.

Well, there’s nothing for it but to put them up for the enjoyment (and perhaps boredom) of my friends on the ‘Net, to say nothing of expressing something (I hardly know what) of my own thoughts and moods … So, here they are:

 And now, just to relieve the boredom, a couple of shots of the bowl of apples on my living room cabinet … the pears are gone (they don’t last all that well), but the apples are still here. These are in different light; not much different, but I can’t decide which I like best …

And that’s the lot … we’re all caught up; there’s nothing more in the files. It’s been a rather closed-in sort of season, and not conducive to roaming about with the camera. Also, not to make a thing of it, but the surgery which left me with a bag on my belly has not behaved itself as well as I’d like, and I’ve got to go in for repairs … trying to do too much, I reckon, and it has gotten pulled and strained from it … I’ll have to be more careful about how I tackle my tasks, in future.

Be that as it may, the photos are actually pretty good, I think … I’d welcome some feedback. I hope you enjoy them … Cheers, all!

 

OK … more Moons … an idée fixe?

Here are some more shots of the moon … it looks as though I’ve been shooting  these for rather longer than I’ve realized. It’s kinda surprising. I think it might be caused by the fact that the little Oly is the first camera I’ve ever had that gave ne a chance at a good-sized image instead of a little dot of light in the frame. It was the idée fixe, if anything was … or is.

Anyway, here are the rest of them … enjoy!

That’s about it, folks … there aren’t any more, I promise!

Take care, and Cheers!

 

A Lot of Moon-Talk, Lately …

The recent fuss over the “supermoon” Made me think of some of my old moon shots … I haven’t taken many since acquiring the Nikon, because, frankly, the Nikon isn’t as good at it as my older Olympus Ultra-zoom, which can zoom out to 504 mm. A 500 mm prime lens would cost me a bloody fortune, while the little Oly “compact” only cost me a couple of hundred bucks. I still use it, but not as often, now that I’ve got the Nikon. 

Anyway, that 504 mm lens was absolutely the greatest for moon-shots. Here are a few, gathered from my files:

I seem to have put up quite a few, haven’t I? I’d better quit, at least for now.

Take care, folks, and Cheers! 

 

A Quick Still Life of Little Consequence …

On my last month’s foray to WalMart, my cousin presented me with a small sack of fruit, “just because”, as she said, consisting of apples and a few pears. After dodging around them in my kitchen for a few days, I bethought me of the still life possibilities, so I opened the sack and took them out (they were a touch past their prime), arranging them, ex tempore, as it were, on the top of a shallow cabinet that my wife likes to line up photos on, leaning them against the wall. I took a few frames … this one’s the best.

There are some little figurines that I elected to leave more-or-less in place, figuring they made a nice addition to the composition; a touch of variety, so to speak. They’re odd little things, stamped “made in occupied Japan”, and I understand they are considered valuable. Any road, they seem to add a bit of something to the picture … I’m glad I left ’em in.

Anyway, here it is … a nice departure from my usual subjects … enjoy!

Cheers, all!