I am still experimenting with the new camera and realize there is much I need to learn about the various options. I’m having a lot of fun though. 🙂
Converted to Black and White with Photoshop Elements 13
Cathartes aura – Turkey Buzzard (Vulture)
Bee on dewberry blossom
Closeup of bee
Green eyed kitty
Sunflower
Wren in garden
I recently received a new camera for my birthday. It is an Olympus Pen Lite E-PL5. It is a Micro Four Thirds interchangeable lens system camera. I wanted more than my Canon point and shoot camera, which I love and has served me well, but has some issues that I have found limiting. I was not willing to step up to a large Digital SLR. This is my compromise. It is smaller than the larger Nikon DSLR I had at one time, allows for some creative choices and interchangeable lenses with the fun aspects of point and shoot. It came with a 14-22mm zoom lens and I also bought a 40-150mm zoom. I am still getting used to it, but I like it more every time I use it. Today I took it out to try some macro shots and was satisfied with the results.
Ratibida columnaris
Katydid on Gallardia
Spiderwort
Fuzzy Caterpillar (I see myself in this one – lol)
closeup of Beetles in Cactus bloom
Fuzzy Peaches
Peach
Yucca Bloom
I am almost afraid to say anything to jinx the unusually pleasant weather we have had (so far). It has given us a bumper crop of dewberries. These grow wild near our house. We picked two quarts today.
These beautiful flowers have now become this:
Below: These Gaillardia pulchella have just started blooming on our land.
They are beautiful along the roadsides in the Hill Country right now.
This thistle was a bit weather beaten but I loved the way it looked.
This little Syrphis Hoverfly did too.
Sensitive Briar (Mimosa quadrivalvus) grows wild along the railroad tracks. I remember it being more fragrant than the ones I found today. Oh well, it is still beautiful.
Coffee and Captured Moments 