Speeed

At Chicago's latitude the Earth's surface is rotating at 770 mph which equates an approximate speed of 13 miles per minute. Sunset or sunrise differs by one minutes for every 13 miles east or west.

Blub blub blub...

other days all ya get is a patch of mud.

This is all I salvaged from the "lily pad pond" shoot down the block. I was too concerned about falling into the water - chicken!!!! The brush was just too overgrown to get in where I wanted to be. Ugh!

Successful Some Times

Here's one shoot I'm somewhat happy with - probably because my favorite color is green. I worked on changing my perspective here. I crept around the old house site behind the orchard for a few hours. So much to see!











And this fat guy was amazing. I did the best I could in low light, wind, and without a tripod.


(lens change...)

True Hair

Just some abstract macros of my hair. I wrapped my hair around the lens (50mm f2.5 + life size converter) and shot into the sun.







Hair is a filamentous outgrowth of protein, found only on mammals. It projects from the epidermis, though it grows from hair follicles deep in the dermis. Although many other organisms, especially insects, show filamentous outgrowths, these are not considered "hair". (Wikipedia)