self portrait

Self portraits are both fun and tough to do.  It's great to practice getting the lighting right in different situations.  I'm probably my most patient and critical subject.  I was so happy today when I realized that I had done all of the settings correctly just by sight.   Then when I checked it with my light meter, everything was correct.   Yeah!  So, I'm happy to keep taking up the gauntlet of photography!

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I'm having fun playing with a new editing program. 

Frames

Frames simply make a photo more fun!

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Another new trick up my sleeve....

playing with photos

This was a blah, blah, blah kind of photo until I added a little pizazz with the reflection.    I love learning new techniques!

What I really meant was...

What I really meant was that, sure, it would have been nice to have a macro lens ready to capture that dragon fly.  Even so, wasn't it great that the dragon fly stayed so still for me?   My hiking friend was pretty darn patient, too.

 I went for a hike along the Coastal Trail at Mt. Tam today.   I have this idea that I need better lenses, better cameras, and more money for traveling to get awesome shots.  You know, today was just a very nice day.