w52.6.1: Petal Abstract

Any my floral shot continues…

Peonies are in full bloom in our yard and as I have already done few shots of Peonies during my 365 project last year (Festival Maxima Peony, Karl Rosenfield Peony, Sarah Bernhardt Peony) I was aiming for a macro/abstract shot.

Ended up using my Sigma 150mm macro lens for this petal abstract shot.

w52.5.3: Leaves

Got a chance to visit a park close home this evening and shot these serrated leaves during my walk in the park.

w52.5.2: Simplicity

That’s a shot of climbing rose from our backyard. With all the rain these days, shot this indoors…

w52.5.1: Picket Fence

Had a chance to visit Faust Park in Chesterfield, MO with my son last evening. He was OK with me spending few minutes shooting the historic homes before taking him to the play area.

Will definitely go back to the park for a photo walk 😉

In case you haven’t noticed the tags, I switched to Lightroom 3 – Thanks Nikhil for tips/tricks.

Getting ready...

w52.5: Getting ready…

Getting ready...

My wife was a willing model for this portrait.

Shot this as she was getting ready for a friend’s baby shower party. She was about to be done with her makeup touches and took this shot with her reflection in the vanity mirror.

On a rainy day...

w52.4: On a rainy day…

On a rainy day...

And the spring rain seems to be continuing here in St. Louis. It’s not a downpour but it’s continuous drizzle with a drop in temperature that makes you less productive…but then again, it’s Sunday 😉

Abstract

w52.3.1: Abstract

w52.3.1: Abstract

Now that I’ve posted pictures of muffin in my photo blog umpteen times, want to try a different POV.

As this muffin (in a cupcake liner) was cooling – tilted halfway on a muffin pan, I shot this using Nikkor 60mm macro lens. With window lighting falling on the muffin, it gave a nice bokeh on the muffin top.

Window Blinds

w52.3: Window Blinds

Window Blinds

Shot this on our recent visit to Magic House last Friday. While kids were busy on their hands-on activities, I was able to shoot this window blinds and the lights creeping through the blinds.

And this is SOOC shot – of course I had it converted to JPG from RAW format 😉

Bridging the gap

w52.2.3: Bridging the gap

Bridging the gap

Had a chance to visit The Magic House with the family today. We all had a good time – kids had quite a bit of fun with hands-on activities.

Later this evening as we were getting back to the car, we came across this sculpture and my son was quick enough to run and was trying to bride the gap…I remember him saying, “I can’t”. May be next time when he is a big kiddo, he should be able to bridge the gap.

Of all the shots from our visit, my wife and I loved this shot – liked the way he’s trying hard to fill in and shadows seem to have worked nicely in this shot. So thought I should share it in my blog.

Ants

w52.2.2: Ants

Ants

My daughter had left milk in her cereal bowl this morning and when we got back home this evening, I was presented with this photo opportunity of ants sipping the milk. This scene reminds me of something I watched in National Geographic channel long time ago of animals quenching their thirst in a water hole 😉

Look close and you’ll see the reflection of the ants – gives the feel these little guys are staring at their reflection 😉