Hibiscus Mexico

I took this shot of the Hibiscus Flower while I was in Mexico. There were other flowers in better condition in the area, but I thought that the torn petals made this flower more interesting than the others.

Location                  - Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (11.6 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Daffodil

I bought a Daffodil plant at the weekend and decided that I would try take a few shots.

Location                  - Calgary, Alberta, Canada (January 2012)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (7.68 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens
                                - Canon RS-60E3 Cable Release

Red Petals

This is another flower shot that I took from the last bunch of flowers that I bought Kristin.

Location                  - Calgary, Alberta, Canada (December 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (5.51 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Orange Parrot Heliconia (Heliconia Psittacorum)

Another flower shot from my trip to Mexico.

Location                  - Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (7.56 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Shadow Road

I took this shot on a walk in Mexico. I converted it to black and white to try put more focus onto the trees shadows.

Location                  - Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 3296 x 4384 (7.37 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Purple Knight (Alternanthera Dentata)

Today I downloaded a free trial for Adobe Lightroom. It is awesome! This is the first photo that I edited from its Raw format, and I am amazed at how easy it was in Lightroom.

Location                  - Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (11.0 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Cozy Pine Cones

This is is another shot I took on my Christmas photo hunt the other day.

Location                  - Calgary, Alberta, Canada (December 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (5.74 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Christmas Lily

Yesterday, I decided that it had been too long since I had played with my camera...So I wandered around the house taking pictures of all the Christmas plants and decorations. This is one of the flowers in a bunch that I bought Kristin a few days back.

Location                  - Calgary, Alberta, Canada (December 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (5.80 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Bougainvillea Flower

I really like this shot of this tiny white flower. I wish I had taken a little more time to line up the shot so that the flower itself was a little more in focus rather than the purple leaf in front of it.

Location                  - Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (6.74 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Plumeria Obtusa (Frangipani)

I took a lot of photos of flowers while in Mexico. There were just so many different beautiful plants there. I like the way the petals overlap on this flower.

Location                  - Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5010 x 3174 (6.40 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Snow Covered

And so the weather that I have been dreading is upon us...

Location                  - Calgary, Alberta, Canada (January 2011)
Full Size Image       - 3072 x 2154 (4.01MB)
Equipment              - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8

I Bee Looking at You

This is my favourite macro shot so far. I am very excited to get a proper macro lens for my new camera so that I can take some real close up shots.

Location                  - Calgary, Alberta, Canada (September 2011)
Full Size Image       - 2216 x 1476 (1.38MB)
Equipment              - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8

River Reeds

This is another shot from my last Photo Day with Chelsey.

Location                  - Pearce Estate Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (September 2011)
Full Size Image       - 3072 x 2229 (5.05MB)
Equipment              - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8

Purple Bell

Another unknown flower...If anyone can identify it, please let me know.

Location                  - Calgary, Alberta, Canada (September 2011)
Full Size Image       - 3072 x 2304 (5.02MB)
Equipment              - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8

Sunlit Tree

This is another shot my Photography Day with Chelsey the other week.

Location                  - Pearce Estate Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (September 2011)
Full Size Image       - 3072 x 1964 (5.99MB)
Equipment              - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8

Last Leaf of Summer

The one good thing about the fading summer and the looming onset of winter, is the beautiful colours of the leaves as they fade and the contrast between life and death.

Location                  - Calgary, Alberta, Canada (October 2011)
Full Size Image       - 3072 x 1983 (4.05MB)
Equipment              - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8

Purple Daisies

I took this shot on a camping trip in Alberta a few years ago.

Location                  - Cow Lake, Alberta, Canada (Fall 2009)
Full Size Image       - 2076 x 2660 (3.77MB)
Equipment              - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8

Busy Bee

Another shot from my trip to Bragg Creek yesterday. I spent about 15 minutes chasing bees around to try get some close up shots. This is one of the better ones I got. I like it even though the bee is facing away.

Little Pink Flowers

More flowers that I don't know what they are called.

Dandelion Burst

I have been doing a little bit more playing with Photoshop. I added a blur effect to this shot of a Dandelion.