Day 267

Reaching, originally uploaded by Shutterbug Cel.

These little buggers are probably going to get mowed over tomorrow so I decided to bring out the camera to pay tribute. The late evening sun was casting a beautiful light on them. I waited all week for them to get their fluff so I could do some macro shots but they didn't make it that far. I figured I should at least get some sort of photo out of them before they are gone.

Day 265

Simplicity, originally uploaded by Shutterbug Cel.

I will grow out of this nature/Spring/flower phase soon. Or maybe then again I won't. Definitely the most relaxing and rewarding subject for me to shoot. This is a branch off the shrub in my front yard that is starting to bloom. I wanted to get a shot before it the flowers disappeared in the wind today so I clipped it and took it inside.

Oh and officially 100 days left of my Project365!

Strobist:
SB900 camera right iTTL -0.3. Fired with pop-up commander mode

You can visit my Flickr site for the setup on this shot. A first for me in actually documenting how I do something.

Day 256

Cherry Blossoms, originally uploaded by Shutterbug Cel.

I am so envious of our neighbors tree. So much so I snuck over today to shoot it quickly. It is super windy outside today and as much as I would have loved to spend more time I just took some quick shots with the Nifty Fifty lens. I love this shot because it looks almost dream like to me. I love the cool tones too.

Day 239

Spring Buds, originally uploaded by Shutterbug Cel.

The other day this rubber ball suddenly showed up in our yard. Could have been a wind storm that brought it in or a neighbor kid accidentally tossed it over. I purposely used it as a backdrop for my macro shooting today.

As a side note I was planning on shooting some flowers for today's photo and asked my husband to pick them up at the store for me. He forgot....

Day 207

Signs of Spring, originally uploaded by Shutterbug Cel.

This is so totally fake as I can't keep anything real alive. I was out shopping today and spotted these and brought them home to put in a vase somewhere. It was really windy outside today despite the sunny skies so this is probably not as sharp as it could have been.