Lotsa rubba

Just a silly picture today.  Here are some instructions, in case you want to make one of your own.  (I didn't make these.)

Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 24-105mm f/4
105mm - ISO 100
1/320s - f/9

Boo!

These people REALLY like Halloween!  I would normally shoot a much tighter aperture to make the lights and colors more crisp, but I didn't have my tripod with me and had to shoot wide open.  Fortunately the dark/light contrast of the scene was quite strong, which saved the day.

 

Canon 5D Mark II

Canon 24-105mm f/4

73mm - ISO 400

1/15s - f/4

Azureus fungus

Well, I decided to keep my day job after giving "paint-your-own-pottery" a try with this mushroom.  I think it offended one of the cats, because I found it knocked over in the flower bed a night or two after I stuck it there.

Nikon D90

Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6

85mm - ISO 200

1/80s - f/5.6

Cups and pieces

Today I grabbed a snack for my husband and I to enjoy while watching a favorite show.  But, he had the same idea.  So the Reese's live to see another day...

Nikon D90

Nikkor 18-105mm - f/3.5-5.6

105mm - ISO 400

1/30s - f/5.6

Nikon SB900

TTL

Bounced 135-degrees away from subject

Strumming

I have always wanted a harp, so I bought one at the KCRenFest a few weekends ago.  It is a cradle harp, which fits in the crook your arm.  Here are two views.

Nikon D90

Nikkor 18-105mm - f/3.5-5.6

Top:  

90mm - ISO 800

1/3s - f/5.6

Bottom:

105mm - ISO 800

1/6s - f/5.6

Nikon SB900
TTL
Bounced up to ceiling

What the...?

One of my favorite foods from my childhood was banana chips.  You simply slice them up, put them on a tray, and stick them in a dehydrator overnight.  They look pretty funny, but taste delicious.  I think the ones you get in the store and in trail mixes are freeze-dried, because they taste like powder.  These are soft and gummy, or hard and crisp if you let them go a little longer.  But, with the whole house smelling wonderfully of bananas, that is hard to do!

Canon 5D Mark II

Promaster 70-300mm f/3.5-5.6

300mm - ISO 1250

1/60s - f/5.6

Jewels of Fall

May and June are traditionally thought of as great months for roses, but you may not have known that October is also wonderful for many species, at least here in the middle of the country.  Many bushes are in a second bloom period right now, and it is much nicer outside - not as hot, crowded, sunny or buggy.  

We have a wonderful rose garden here in Topeka, and I spent an enjoyable hour there today.  The roses are stunning of course (check out my Flickr stream to the right for more pictures), but I also love the water lilies.

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Nikon D90

Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6

105mm - ISO 200

1/1250s - f/5.6