So, I packed up my camera bag, for the first time in forever, and I put my car in gear and I drove to the Lincoln Park Conservatory. As a rural girl with a degree in plant biology, this place, well, is one of my happiest places in the crowded, bustling, loud city. I can, truly, spend hours here. It’s a good size for being in the city, but not really huge. That doesn’t stop me. I can sit for an hour on a bench drinking it all in. Mostly breathing in the beauty. I don’t know what it is, there is a peace that comes over me when I’m in a greenhouse. And, I hope that never changes.
I am very pleased with many images that I captured on this trip. This one, it speaks to me. It’s okay to branch off.
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Captured with Nikon D810 with 24-70mm f/2.8. ISO 200, 66mm, 1/100s, f/4.5.
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I set her up with my nifty fifty. Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 I let her play with a few other lenses, but we came back to this one. I learned on a nifty fifty and I, being an old fart, thought it best to teach on that. We did some aperture work today regarding depth of field (DOF.) She's dying to do macro work, though. Sadly, my old macro doesn't respond with this newer body, but I told her, work that lens you've on now. Push it and try things.
(taken with Nikon D3100 and 50mm f/1.4. 1/640s at 50mm, ISO 100, SOOC with no in camera or post processing)
While not tack sharp, I'm proud of her for giving this a shot. This, along with mid range and far range subjects and changing apertures, I think she's got a decent feel for depth of field. The much BIGGER thing?!? She and I worked together. No fighting. No sass from her. No anger from me. She recognized me as knowing more than her and she let me teach her. And, I was able to teach her. It was a beautiful day.
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Taken with a Samsung Galaxy s5 and edited with Adobe Photoshop and Totally Rad's Rad Lab.
]]>Again, this was taken, roughly, a year ago. My heart was heavy with emotion while we visited the war memorials. So thankful, but so devastated. Tonight, I am having the same feelings swirling around. God bless and God speed those involved in the tragedy in Tennessee. My prayers and my thoughts are with the families, the friends of the soldiers lost and with the USMC and all the men and women who serve our country.
Taken with Nikon D600, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 lens. 36mm, f/2.8, 1/4000sec, ISO 200. Edited in Adobe Photoshop with Totally Rad's Rad Lab and some tricks of my own, too.
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