Daisy Time

Squared – SQ178
Wordless Wednesday
Midday, Floral, Macro

Daisy Time
Olympus E-M1 MK III, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/2500s, f/5, ISO 200

Three Views

Midday, Grass, Macro

I left work on time Wednesday (1:30pm, loving these shifted work hours) and headed out for the Mohawk River Trail. Considering the heat and bright sun I opted to head North through the wood covered trail toward the fish hatchery. It was a good decision on my part. Not only did I stay semi-protected from the midday sun there were plenty of subjects for my camera.

As I walked and my eyes were searching for the next victim, uh, subject to photograph, my mind was bouncing all over the place. Some the bandwidth was being used pondering what I would talk about at the lunch & learn I signed up to give at work. I got thinking about my start in photography back in 2011. How I started with my little Sony point & shoot before moving into the “big leagues” with my first DSLR.

I also got to thinking about Google+ and how it directly contributed to my growth as a photographer. I joined up as soon as I could when it launched in June 2011. I had read it was a great place for photographers and soon found myself meeting people and participating in the daily/weekly themes. It really pushed me to learn and try different things with the camera.

One of the themes I used to favor was about grass. It was an easy one for me as I lived out in the country and could easily find images in my yard or the pastures surrounding my house. Those thoughts must have been forefront in my mind when I encountered this image. I’ll admit it took a few attempts and different angles to achieve this one. Well worth it.

I played with a few different processing choices. I really like the monochrome version… how about you?

First
Olympus E-M1 MK III, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/100s, f/2.8, ISO 200
Second
Olympus E-M1 MK III, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/100s, f/2.8, ISO 200
Third
Olympus E-M1 MK III, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/100s, f/2.8, ISO 200

Dandelion Life

Midday, Dandelion, Macro

Begin
Olympus E-M1 MK III, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/640s, f/2.8, ISO 100
Puff
Olympus E-M1 MK III, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/200s, f/8, ISO 200
Spread
Olympus E-M1 MK III, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/100s, f/5.6, ISO 200
End
Olympus E-M1 MK III, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/125s, f/2.8, ISO 200

Open Parasol

Squared – SQ177
Silent Sunday
Midday, Dandelion, Macro

Open Parasol
Olympus E-M1 MK III, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/500s, f/5.6, ISO 200

Defender

Midday, Dandelion, Macro

I’m still get accustomed to going in at 5am for work. Getting out of bed isn’t the issue as I’ve always been up early, it is not having that extra hour before work to post my images. I need to get everything ready the night before…

I’m still working through the images I captured on my walk last weekend. I took a small break during the walk to search an area for a dandelion. I wanted one that was not fully opened. My added bonus was a small spider…

Defender
Olympus E-M1 MK III, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/250s, f/5.6, ISO 200

Spring Bright

Squared – SQ176
Midday, Floral, Macro

Spring Bright
Olympus E-M1 MK III, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/640s, f/2.8, ISO 200