Natural Light

Years ago at a scout camp I had an opportunity to photograph a couple of events late at night that involved candles. It gave me a chance to do some photographs using the candle light as the natural light. It is fun to do and takes the use of a higher ISO setting on the camera but the results are worth it.

COLORADO ROCKIES AFTER DARK (Almost)

I realize it doesn't look like it is dark outside while we are traveling through the Colorado Rockies and following a storm that had just moved through. But with camera's you can sometimes almost hide the truth with the lens and camera settings. These images were all shot with a Canon 30D with the iso set to 1250. That is why they look grainy and have lots of noise. I took the pictures though to remind me of the beauty of those majestic mountains and the newly whitewashed valleys. The snow didn't stick to the roads but did almost everywhere else. The most beautiful part though was the low clouds that were hanging half way down the hills and into the valleys. I don't mind the noise if that is what it takes to catch the memory.

Time for some flowers

I have had enough cold weather for a couple of days and since it was so nice outside today I decided that I would post a few flowers. Now they are not the ordinary type but they are pretty and I still have a hard time understanding how all of this could have possibly just evolved. Enjoy them and if you know their names please post them in the comments. I love flowers but forget their names as easily as I do my friends. (And that is not because they are not great friends it is just because my grey matter isn't connecting as well anymore.) Actually I guess I can't really classify mushrooms as flowers but never the less they are pretty as well.