buona pascua

"He has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay." Matthew 28:6
(ISO 800, f/5.6, 1/50s)

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)

park bench

Most of the time when my wife is a bridesmaid, I have to fend for myself for the whole weekend. Luckily, it wasn't the case at our most recent wedding trip, and we got to enjoy my home state together.
(ISO 200, f/4.5, 1/200s)

springtime

Crocuses are supposed to be the first flowers to bloom, often poking their heads up through a late-season snowfall. Since we didn't get any snow this winter worth shoveling, these guys were early to the dance and seem to be staying past closing. I'm okay with that this year.
(ISO 200, f/11.0, 1/30s)

little. yellow. different.

The histogram for this seemingly simple shot looks like the Hindu Kush in central Asia.

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the others

We went for a walk on the azalea-lined path. Few of those shots came out. I was much more pleased with the random ones I showed some lens love to. This one would've fit nicely with all my out-of-focus Monet-inspired shots from last summer.

(ISO 800, f/7.1, 1/100s)

verdant

The result of all the spring rainshowers is a bright injection of green into our flora. It's going to be a vibrant summer!

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[insert gasp here]

At least that was her reaction to this shot. More depth of field needed?

(ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/160s)

splashed with pink

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exiting the garden

I love using framing and interesting points of view. The cherry blossoms are a bright addition to an otherwise dreary Sunday.

(ISO 100, f/9.0, 1/80s)

snowdrop

The snow had all melted by the time I made it to the cathedral. Too bad; it would've been lovely.

(ISO 100, f/8.0, 1/40s)

hard decisions

Last weekend, I went out in the parking lot to take some photos of these ubiquitous blooming orange day lilies. They're everywhere. Their colors just plain pop in real life, and I had a really hard time deciding which photo was the best of the bunch. I had to be extra critical of the entire frame, bokeh and all. Good choice?
(ISO 100, f/10.0, 1/250s)

(Thanks to Jack for helping me identify the breed of flower.)

underloved

This is one of my favorite memorials in the city. It is underloved and rarely seen, save the few locals that know of it and a rare tourist that stumbles upon it. It looks a bit different now than in the fall, no?
(ISO 100, f/3.5, 1/500s)

first of the season

A few weeks ago, I bought some farm-fresh tomatoes from the farmers' market. I had forgotten what they're supposed to taste like. I can't wait to be reminded again from my own vines.
(ISO 100, f/10.0, 1/100s)

release the hounds!

We don't have hounds in our classroom, just butterflies. They don't attack real well either.
(ISO 1600, f/5.6, 1/1000s)

more from the bouquet

Another homegrown petal shot. I think I'm getting the hang of these macro filters: small aperture, long exposure.
(ISO 200, f/14.0, 3.6s, 4x macro filter @ 55mm)

bright

Surprisingly, I didn't have to crop this entirely too much. These new filters are going to be a lot of fun when I figure out the quirks! For starters, methinks f/1.8 is too wide of an aperture to get good detail in the whole frame. Next round, I'm stopping it down a few and see what happens.
(ISO 100, f/1.8, 1/4000s, 4x macro filter)

creeping

(ISO 100, f/1.8, 1/1250s, 4x macro filter)

emerging from the depths of winter

Daffodils are everywhere. Tulips are beginning to send up stalks from recently-thawed soil. Even humble little buttercups and hated dandelions are peeking out.
(ISO 100, f/1.8, 1/1600s, 4x macro filter)

69 prince george street

Nope, not Venice. Just a little bit of street flooding and reflection from the wet spring we've had. (ISO 100, f/18, 1/50s)