2014, Day 239 - Blinding

These high key photos are such a pain in the butt.  It is so hard to get the whites looking pure and to remove the muddy-ness without losing the details.  I love the simplicity but it comes at a price.

Fuji X-T1, Fujinon 60/f2.4R
60mm, f2.4, 1/480 sec @ 200 ISO

2014, Day 68 - Snow sprite

You would never know by the way she acts that Hillevi is almost nine years old.  She's loves to play with the youngsters and can still run circles around most of them although her daughters are really putting her athleticism to the test.  I find her markings to be quite striking and they are even more attractive on the stark snowy backdrop.

Canon 1D X, Canon 70-200/f2.8L IS Mark II with Canon EF Extender 1.4x Mark III
280mm, f4, 1/1250 sec @ 200 ISO

2013, Day 263 - Snowflake

Tomorrow is the first day of fall and it is rather bittersweet for me.  We've had a wonderful summer, the best I can remember, and I would love for it to continue.  The flowers have been especially vibrant without the heat to bake them mercilessly.  Still, fall promises bright colors as the trees change, cool nights and crisp mornings, apples and squashes, and evenings cuddled up with the dogs and a book.

Canon 1D X, Canon 100/f2.8L IS
100mm, f8, 1/640 sec @ 640 ISO

2013, Day 243 - A light snack

I really hit the jackpot when I went to Old House Dahlias earlier this week.  There were insects everywhere and dozens of beautiful flowers.  It was a bit of macro overload to be honest but I now have lots of material to share.  Like this giant fly that I found completing his morning ablutions while I took his pictures, a bit of an exhibitionist I suppose...

Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 100/f2.8L IS
100mm, f4, 1/320 sec @ 160 ISO

2012, Day 95 - High key

Clematis are an amazing family of climbing vines.  Their flowers and colors are so varied and while they are a mainstay in gardens throughout the world their roots are in Asia.  It's funny how some things become so commonplace that we forget about their origins.

It was a cold wet day today and although you can't tell by this photo it was taken in the rain.  I deliberately overexposed this photo first because all that white tricks the camera's meter but also because I wanted something a little more high key.  The important details are intact although some highlights are a little blown out but the effect is what I wanted.

Canon 1D Mark IV, Canon 100/f2.8L IS
100mm, f5.6, 1/125 sec @ 320 ISO