Challenge # 4- Macro (Zoom IN)

This one was very fun. I don't usually use the Macro function on my camera, basically because I really don't see a difference in using and not. I think I'm weird. Well, here are my photos for this challenge.

This first photo has the shells that I found at the beach on Friday.

My next photos are right from my front yard! This is some plant in the front (don't ask, not a gardener) that looked real nice on Sunday so I started snapping. Just as I started.... I noticed that a bumble bee started to hoovering around the flowers I guess pollenating. So I started to see if I could get some good photos of him. Here's what I got.

I had a lot of fun with this one. I'm going to try to use that Macro setting more and see what developes!

Challenge #3-Landscapes

I had a lot of fun with this. I really like to take photos of landscapes or, are these called oceanscapes, when I get a chance. Here are a few that I already had. I know that I have a ton of great photos from Las Vegas but can't seem to find the folder they are in. I'll keep looking and post them later on. This photo was taken from our boat in the State Channel.

Here we have a bridge that we have to go under (while in the boat) to get to Captree State Channel.Here is the Robert Moses Lighthouse . The fog was rolling in that day and this was just beautiful.To be honest with you... I'm not really sure which bridge this is. We were going Upstate for an RC airplane show/exhibit.I'll add some more later on when I can find them. Can't wait to see everyones photos.

Signs

This weeks Challenge was to photograph signs. I will take pictures of signs especially when I'm on vacation. On the normal everyday level, I wouldn't. Here are some signs that are right around my house.

This stop sign is about 200 feet from my front door.

The children at play sign is just up the block.

The Dead End sign is right on the corner .

The Zahn's Park is in walking distance and this was a great park when my kids were little I use to take them there all the time.

Hollywood video. Again walking distance. ds Joseph spends alot of time there.

And this Good Day Fence sign is just around the corner from my house. I took this photo from the car (notice the window I forgot to put all the way down) as I was driving past the sign.Can't wait for this weeks challenge. Have a great weekend.

Photo Challenge Week 1

This is for a group that Heather started last week and well , as usual, I'm behind! But I did manage to get last weeks challenge done. The challenge was to take a photo(s) of a flower(s).

Here is mine. This bush is right outside my back door. To be perfectly honest with you, I'm not really sure what the heck it is (I don't like gardening) but it could be either a Hydrangea or a Rhododendron. Your guess is as good as mine. The first photo shows the flower right before its starting to really blossom.

This second photo is a whole group of flowers in full bloom.

And this last photo is of 2 perfect blossoms.

I had a lot of fun taking these for the challenge. Its not something that I would normally take photos of. It was a big change for me. Now I need to get started with week 2's challenge---Signs!