Category: Photography

Pets, Photography

Pandora

Shelly

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This was one of the first test shots with the Lensbaby. I haven’t experimented with swapping out apertures, yet, so the indoor photos are awfully soft, even when taken in front of the window. It doesn’t help that she’s black, either. You’d never know that she was sleeping with her paws folded over her nose. Instead of extreme cuteness, there’s a black hole of nothingness. Hrmf.

Photography

Russian Olive Tree

Shelly

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There are several dogwoods and what I thought were crabapple trees lining the field behind my apartment complex. There’s a lot of shrubby, scrubby, brambley undergrowth in front of the trees, so it’s hard to get close enough to them to get pictures. I managed it, though, and had the most wonderful surprise. They weren’t crabapple trees, but something else entirely. They’re covered with bell-shaped flowers that smell divine. After some Googling, I think they’re Russian olive trees.

Photography

Trees and Clouds

Shelly

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I’m still amazed at all the new greenness. It was especially vivid today, because of the rain.

I took this at a little after 8pm. The sky was a deep grey (teal here, thanks to Photoshop) with little white clouds skudding along. It was kind of creepy, because they were moving from southeast to northwest, while the grass was flattened by ground level wind moving in the opposite (and normal!) direction.

Pets, Photography

Bunny Watch

Shelly

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It rained on and off all day, but between the showers, the bunnies were out and about. Harriet sat by the patio door, watching them. (And yes, those are ugly white faux Crocs. The stupid things last forever and are excellent for dog walking, especially when it’s wet out or in areas where your neighbors don’t pick up after their dogs.)