So, I had nothing to shoot, the weather was bad, my wife brought me roses, creative juices flowing…

A rose painted with light on our dating anniversary. I was enthrallled with the tones and textures in these roses and continued my experimentation for a while…

Before I knew it it was late, too late, like regret it in the morning late. But when I awoke and looked at these images I knew it was worth it, and a welcome reminder of my wife’s sweetness.

So, I thought I’d take this time to go through my old images and put a few up here. These images were the first I had ever tried using a technique to achieve an HDR (High Dynamic Range) image. In order to do this you take a number of bracketed exposures and combine them in software in order to get a wider range of exposure in a single image.

So I will be adding images from the past year or so on here and giving some insight as to what that day was like, etc.

Well, a while back I took my step-mom out to show her a little about how to use her new digital camera (a DSLR) and we stopped by the arboretum to practice what we had talked about, I came away with a couple of neat shots on this cold damp day…

…anyone need a lesson with their digital camera? Let me know!