Valfal's photos

Macro Mondays 2.0: Easter These beautiful tulips were given to me by my daughter on Easter Sunday. Even on a cloudy day, they look sunny! :-) Happy Easter, ipernity Friends!

Saturday Self-Challenge: Long Exposure This week involved a lot of trial and error (mostly error). I learned a bit about the relationship between shutter speed and f-stop. Since I didn't have an ND filter, I was limited in how slow I could make my shutter speed without blowing out highlights. To compensate in some degree for the lack of an ND filter, I increased the f-stop to 14 and took the image in my living room using only the sunlight streaming from the window (the glass is polarized which further dampens the light). I shot at 0.4 sec., which is slow enough to record movement of the figures in my photo without blowing out the image. It was shot using a tripod to keep non-moving parts of the image sharp. This was also a week to experiment with special effects I don't normally play with. ;-) Happy Easter to my friends at ipernity!

Macro Mondays 2.0: Stones

Saturday Self-Challenge: Shadows any way you want. My cat Flame checking out his shadow on the door. Have a great weekend, everyone! :-)

A young seagull takes a rest on the fence of the Promenade in Havre de Grace, Maryland. HFF and a wonderful weekend to you all! :-) ~Best seen enlarged on Black~

A fallen tree lies in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay near the shoreline in Havre de Grace, Maryland. ~Best viewed enlarged on black~

Macro Mondays 2.0: Bokeh A young fern frond growing on the grounds of Winterthur Gardens and Museum.

Saturday Self-Challenge: The Color Green Eight Irish blessings: May you always have... Walls for the winds A roof for the rain Tea beside the fire Laughter to cheer you Those you love near you And all your heart might desire. Happy St. Patrick's Day!

HFF and a wonderful weekend to all my ipernity friends!

SSC: Macro/Close-up in Black and White I had a chance early this week to visit Longwood Gardens. There I photographed this hibiscus bud as close as I could.

Heavy snow falling in my front yard from Winter Storm Quinn. It hit the Eastern Seaboard from Maine to Maryland this week. A cold HFF and a great weekend to my ipernity friends! ~Best viewed enlarged on black~

Macro Mondays 2.0: Egg

Love locks found on a fence near the Brooklyn Bridge. HFF and a great weekend to you, my friends! :-)

I found this stunning Bird of Paradise flower beautifully back lit by the sun in the conservatory of Longwood Gardens. Have a wonderful day, ipernity friends! ~Best viewed enlarged on black~

Macro Mondays 2.0: Pencils

SSC: Triptych I was fortunate to visit Longwood Gardens a couple of days ago and found so much orchid beauty there!

Another exotic orchid to be seen at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA.