Having some more fun with my D7000 and a new lens I got last night for it. It’s a 35mm 1.8 that allow even more low light photography. All these shots except for the movie below were shot in very low room light and hand held.
Oh did I have sooooo much fun today playing with my new toy, a Nikon D7000! WOW – this is sure a step up from my D200. I have never been able to hand hold my camera and take pictures in such low window lighting like you see below. If you scroll to the bottom you will see my first video I shot as well with it. Not sure how much video I will do but it’s sure neat to have the capability to record in such low light. More images to come!
A little impromptu video on how to cut a pomegranate and my dog Burt eating leaves taken with the D7000.
I haven’t been to Yosemite when there was so much color before. Below is my attempt to capture some of that color but it’s nothing compared the real thing as the light streamed down and caught itself on the yellow leaves throughout the forest. This year I have managed to get to Yosemite at least once during every season and each trip held something new to see. A meadow that was dormant the previous time is awake with flowers the next. Or a tree that was lush with leaves that is now covered in fluffy seed pods. It’s a wonderful thing to experience when you stop to look, listen and experience.
Panorama (click to enlarge)
I have a stand of cattails growing beside my garden that I have blogged about in the past. They are just getting ready to blow their seeds and yesterday I noticed one really irregular looking cattail. As I came in for a closer look I realized it was one cattail that had split at the base and had somehow managed to join back together at the top. I can’t really figure out how this happened but in the process it now has three seed heads! To me it looks kinda like a cinnamon twist and was so beautiful I just had to try and preserve it and photograph it.
I can’t help it. I think these birds are neat. They are called the New World Vulture and they are what naturally clean up our streets and fields when an animal dies. A friend of mind said these animals look mean. Perhaps if your only association with them is death then I can see how you can think that. If you think about it though they don’t kill so they can’t really be mean. They just clean up what’s left. These birds were eating the remains of some rabbit on the street when I slowly ventured near with my camera. As I came close they wondered if I was a predator – after all I was pointing a long gun like thing so who could blame them! As I crept closer I noticed how each bird looked out after the other. They didn’t fight over the tiny little rabbit. They just quietly ate and then backed away as another would share in the meager rode kill.
I’ll end with something on the other end of the size scale and perhaps a lot more mean 😉
As I leave work at night the sun like to cast long shadows through the building.
I love how this leaf seems to be waving goodbye to the sun