borrowed glass

Last weekend, a friend of mine handed me his Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 and said, "I thought you might like to play round with this. It's a little soft, but you should have some fun with it as long as it's not wide open." Fighting my allergies, I took it out for a walk around the neighborhood.
(ISO 800, f/2.8, 1/100s)

sixteen and a quarter

Think yesterday's bonsai was impressive at a century? Give it a couple more, and see what it becomes. This Japanese white pine is nearly 400 years old.

(ISO 200, f/7.1, 1/125s)

bonsai

I want to learn how to train bonsai. Toringo crabapple. In training since 1905.

(ISO 400, f/10.0, 1/200s)

old dominion

"Janie, the dogwood is a tree. It's not a flower."
"Actually, it's a tree and a flower."


(ISO 800, f/10.0, 1/200s)

up trunk

Interesting leading lines or textures can really make a shot like this. I love the contrast of the green ivy and the rough bark on this one. The bokeh bonus didn't hurt either.

(ISO 800, f/10.0, 1/15s)

treeline against a blue sky

Taking an afternoon siesta, the almost white bark of the trees really stood out against the blue sky.
(ISO 100, f/10.0, 1/320s, eV -1.0)

zoom to the new year

I've been reading about an in-camera effect with my zoom lens. Set up a long exposure, and use the zoom to change the focal length while the shutter is open. I've seen some really great photographs using it. Another great reason to shoot in digital; with film, it'd be really expensive to perfect. I must've taken 50 or so shots on this day. I think this one went from 18mm in to about 35mm.
(ISO 100, f/36.0, 1.0s)

bare tree

ISO 100, f/14.0, 1/200s, eV -1.00

winter apartments

Thigh deep snow drifts. We apartment dwellers don't quite know what our responsibilities are regarding snow removal. Me, I went and played in it.
(ISO 400, f/22.0, 1/80s, eV -1.00)

neighborhood contrasts