What a beautiful day in Kansas City yesterday!
Canon 60d
1/1000 sec., f/4.5, ISO 100
18-200 mm lens (20 mm), natural light
Category: nature
Day 94: Looks can be deceiving
Two days ago I posted a photo of some pretty pink buds on a tree. Within 24 hours, those buds turned into this! Even though it looks like a beautiful spring day, it was really only 40 degrees outside yesterday.
Canon 60d
1/640 sec., f/8.0, ISO 200
18-200 mm lens (18 mm), natural light
Day 92: Pretty in Pink
Yesterday was such a great spring day! We went for a long walk and noticed lots of budding flowers on the trees. Today many of those buds blossomed – a sure sign that my favorite season has finally arrived!
Canon 60d
1/800 sec., f/5.0, ISO 100
18-200 mm lens (80 mm), natural light
Day 77: Daffodil Days
This is one of the beautiful daffodils I purchased from the American Cancer Society Daffodil Days program – one of the American Cancer Society’s oldest and most beloved fundraising programs. As the first flower of spring, the daffodil represents hope and renewal.
1/125 sec., F5.6, ISO 200
18-55 mm lens (18 mm)
Day 66: A Sign of Spring?
We used to look for the first robins each year as a sign of spring, but this year, I saw them all winter long. I’m not sure what that means, but it can’t be good for them. I found this guy near my office yesterday.
1/350 sec., F2.8, ISO 200
300 mm zoom lens, no flash fired
Day 56: It’s still winter
The 70 degree temperatures were a tease last week – it’s definitely still winter. Local meteorologists predicted 2-4 inches of snow Thursday, but we ended up with rain, sleet, ice, and 6 inches of snow. Unfortunately I don’t think the roads were pre-treated, so the morning commute on Friday was a mess. If we look close, however, we can still find beauty in what God gave us.
1/750 sec., F4.0, ISO 200
18-55 mm lens (40 mm), no flash fired
Day 53: Greenery
This is one of the pretty plants from my grandpa’s funeral; it has found a new home in my office. Since my cat can’t eat it at work, I have no excuses for not keeping it alive!
1/125 sec., F5.6, ISO 200
18-55 mm lens (38 mm), no flash fired
Day 49: Shooting geese
Yesterday was another reminder of Grandpa with all the geese passing through Missouri. He liked to shoot them with his gun; I like to shoot them with my camera.
1/2000 sec., F5.6, ISO 200
18-55 mm lens (55 mm), no flash fired
Day 33: Blizzard 2011, Part 3
The sun is a beautiful thing, especially after a blizzard! Despite the cold, it was certainly a welcome sight yesterday morning.
1/250 sec., F8.0, ISO 200
18-55mm lens (35 mm), no flash fired
Day 32: Blizzard 2011, Part 2
Yesterday was definitely a blizzard, just as the meteorologists predicted. The snow was blowing so hard it drifted a couple feet tall into the hallways between apartment buildings, and by the time it was over, it practically buried some of the parked cars.
Both photos:
1/125 sec., F4.5, ISO 200
18-55mm lens (45 mm), no flash fired
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