November has been a wash for collecting photons in these parts. The first snow is on the ground. The clear nights without a moon were few. And Father Time has been kickin' my hind end. I had loads of fun wearing out my joints over 60-some years. But the arthritis in my hips has...uh...put a damper on moving around very much. This too will pass, as modern medicine offers a variety of fixes: most likely hip resurfacing.
Meanwhile I have dabbled in some small terrestrial shots, using a Canon 10-22mm zoom. I like the lens, and it will come to focus in the macro mode at about 8". The image at the top was shot at 16mm, processed, cropped, and saved for the web in Photshop CS2. It's a particularly appropriate subject-matter, as both the flower and Ol Max are pansies!
Meanwhile I have dabbled in some small terrestrial shots, using a Canon 10-22mm zoom. I like the lens, and it will come to focus in the macro mode at about 8". The image at the top was shot at 16mm, processed, cropped, and saved for the web in Photshop CS2. It's a particularly appropriate subject-matter, as both the flower and Ol Max are pansies!
6 comments:
Excellent shot, Max. With that lens I'd have my cam on a tripod every night doing ultra-wide astro-scenic shots.
When you gonna stop all this "grading papers" foolishness and post more blog stuff?
When you gonna stop all this "grading papers" foolishness and post more blog stuff?
Did I post that twice?
I'm ready to see some more pictures of STARS, not flowers!
Allen and Pete, thanks for the comments. Allen, I plan on some ultra-wide shots this Summer when the Milky Way is present in all its summer-time glory. The grading tsunami was induced by my teaching over Winter term. (Hey, all this gear costs!)
Pete, since you live down the road, you know how cloudy things have been. But I'm up and running.
Max
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