This Morning Dove has made it's nest in our neighbour's Mulberry Tree. It's nice and close to the ground, and the bird is pretty tame, so we can get up nice and close. I really like the first pic above. The colours in the background are nice and saturated, but there is still a bit definition in the bird itself. Now we're just waiting for the babies to hatch so we can snap some pics of those.
Just took some shots around the yard today. Nothing special, but I like the way the artificial rainbow turned out (it was just Jess watering the lawn).
Pretty crappy day today... Dan and I managed to get the back deck pulled up and everything leveled off underneath before the rain started (we've had some water problems in the basement, FYI). On the plus side, the rain made for some nice, vibrant pics... And lots of them, obviously.
Today I was playing around with some different depth shots. At first, everything came out in silhouette with this shot, so I popped up the flash so that I could get some of the green from the closer cedar tree. Not a great shot, but part of the learning curve is figuring out when to use the flash. Even in daylight (some would say especially in daylight) the flash is necessary to add colour to some shots.
You know the old Hollywood saying, "Never work with Kids or Animals"? Well, I now have a small insight into why they say that (the part about the animals, anyway). Ishka does not make an ideal subject at close range. I did, however, manage to get this one good shot (out of about 15 attempts) with my close-up filters, which was supposed to be a close-up of the definition in her eye. I think the accidental focus on her lashes actually makes this picture as good as it is, but it would still be better if she wasn't so damn fidgety.
Out walking the dog today (seems to be a theme), I came across a couple of things that just didn't seem to belong in our little suburban utopia.
I've been trying to avoid posting too many pictures of flowers, etc. but something about this picture made me think it deserved to be posted. So there it is.
I have a small confession to make about these pics. They weren't actually taken today, but a couple of days ago. They're just waaay too bizarre to not post.
We went over to Danny & Marilyn's today to hang out by the pool and stayed outside just long enough to catch this scene of the moon rising as the sun set.
And of course, I couldn't mention Ishka without posting a pic of her. After all the excitement she had a little rest in the front yard and just watched the world go by. Luckily for me, she plunked herself right behind one of the few dandelions in the yard, which gives this picture a little something extra.
Note: For those naysayers out there, I'm gonna try and find the picture of Sir Depp I'm referring to and post it here for debate.
*Side note: A really surreal moment during our breakfast; The waitress came around to clear our plates and as she was clearing mine, she said "You did good!" like she was talking to an 8 years old. Just bizarre considering I was sitting across from my dad.
