Monthly Archives: July 2016

Birthdays, Black & White, Flowers, Jay

Daisylicious

Here are a few daisies from the Iowa Arboretum.


I was surprised how spry their daisies still are considering that my daisies went the way of the dodo bird almost a month ago.

PARTICULARS

CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
ISO: 100
FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm
APERTURE: f/5
EXPOSURE: 1/100
DATE: 07/03/2016 – 20:01
LATITUDE: 41.93805°
LONGITUDE: -93.86141°
PHOTO ASSISTANT: A gentle summer breeze
EDITING SOUNDTRACK: “Clean My Wounds” by Corrosion of Conformity

Before you head out, I decided that starting on July 1, I wanted to wish “happy birthday!” to any subscribers that I know the birthday of AND have a photo of.

The first person to meet those criteria is Jay.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAY!


Jay - Joy

For he’s a jolly good fellow! Which nobody can deny!

Flowers, Grandma

Time Killer

A few weeks back, while I was waiting for some people get ready for a photo shoot, I took a couple pictures of my Grandma’s rose bush.


Grandma's Rose Bush

This rose bush is one of my favorite plants. A top 5 plant I tell ya!

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CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
ISO: 100
FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm
APERTURE: f/4
EXPOSURE: 1/100
DATE: 05/28/2016 – 18:19
LATITUDE: 42.06305°
PHOTO ASSISTANT: Time
EDITING SOUNDTRACK: The quiet murmur of world class support.

Animals, Naima

Car Ride!

Took this photo of Naima as we were cruising for one of our walks on the backside of McHose Park.




I don’t recommend you attempt this photo, unless you are as skilled of a driver as I am. Just sayin’…

Great hands also help. Big hands wouldn’t hurt either.

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CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
ISO: 100
FOCAL LENGTH: 20mm
APERTURE: f/6.3
EXPOSURE: 1/80
DATE: 07/02/13 – 17:05
NO GPS DATA RECORDED
PHOTO ASSISTANT: The Camry (I don’t name my car. I’m not a teenage girl.)
EDITING SOUNDTRACK: “Country Man” by Buddy Guy

Flowers

Not from France

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I used the late parts of my vacation to try to look at my hometown through the eyes of a tourist. Let’s face it, Boone actually has some really cool unique aspects to it that most people take for granted.

One of those things that people take for granted is the Iowa Arboretum. It has miles of woodland trails and one of the most beautiful gardens in Iowa. Plus it is set in a beautiful rural environment.

This picture is from a trip out there.




My favorite time to visit is after the visitor’s center has been closed and you have to let yourself in through the gate. You can have the whole park to yourself, apart from the myriad of woodland creatures that call the Arboretum home.

It is a place where I can feel peace and I shouldn’t let that slip my mind.

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CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
ISO: 100
FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm
APERTURE: f/4
EXPOSURE: 1/100
DATE: 07/03/2016 – 19:38
LATITUDE: 41.93796°
LONGITUDE: -93.5993°
PHOTO ASSISTANT: The rocks and the trees and the birds in the sky.
EDITING SOUNDTRACK: “Eight Days a Week” by The Beatles

Angie, Black & White, Carla, Kim, Monica, Photoshop, Railroad, Shannon, Steph, WPC - Submissions

WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 42 – TRANSPORTATION

Considering that today is a holiday of some note, I’m pleased with the number of submissions.

Since today is a holiday of some note, I’ll make this quick. Here are the submissions for TRANSPORTATION:


WEEK 42 - TRANSPORTATION - KIM BARKER 1
Kim Barker 1

WEEK 42 - TRANSPORTATION - KIM BARKER 2
Kim Barker 2

WEEK 42 - TRANSPORTATION - ANGIE DEWAARD 1
Angie DeWaard 1

WEEK 42 - TRANSPORTATION - ANGIE DEWAARD 2
Angie DeWaard 2

WEEK 42 - TRANSPORTATION - ANGIE DEWAARD 3
Angie DeWaard 3

WEEK 42 - TRANSPORTATION - STEPHANIE KIM 1
Stephanie Kim 1

WEEK 42 - TRANSPORTATION - STEPHANIE KIM 2
Stephanie Kim 2

WEEK 42 - TRANSPORTATION - CHRISTOPHER D .BENNETT
Christopher D. Bennett

WEEK 42 - TRANSPORTATION - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland

WEEK 42 - TRANSPORTATION - SHANNON BARDOLE
Shannon Bardole

WEEK 42 - TRANSPORTATION - MONICA KEWER
Monica Kewer

But enough dwelling on the past. Time to look to the future. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future! This week’s theme:


WEEK 43 - SUNRISE/SUNSET
SUNRISE/SUNSET

Since Naima is waiting patiently to go on a walk, I’ll just point out that you don’t have to take this theme literally. Also, my quick advice is as follows. Think about what you put in front of the sunset or sunrise. That might make the picture. The other advice is don’t necessarily take a picture looking at the sunset. Turn around and look at what the light has done behind you. Finally. Wait at least 5 minutes until after the sun has gone down until you quit your scene. At least 5 minutes.

No Housekeeping today. Giving it the day off.

Flowers, Macro

Hometeam

I have to say that my lilies have been on fleek this year. I just hope I don’t break my arm patting myself on the back.


There are a literal ton of lily pictures in the hopper. I hope you like such things.

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CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
ISO: 100
FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm
APERTURE: f/5
EXPOSURE: 1/160
DATE: 06/29/2016 – 10:59
LATITUDE: 42.05526°
LONGITUDE: -93.87068°
PHOTO ASSISTANT: Naima
EDITING SOUNDTRACK: “Whoop That Trick” by Djayz