Wet

Summer's almost over, but there's still some hot weather to enjoy playing with the neighbor kids in the back yard with their rocket hose.

Ignition:

Liftoff!

Splash!

And look what you can do when you put your finger on the nozzle!

Daylilies

My daughter has some lovely daylilies! These are two different colors (pink and purple) and shot with two different cameras. I tried the reverse macro thing but couldn't get a handle on it.

Red

Petunias

and geraniums

Blur

Inspired by Hector at the Elements Village...

Once again I tried most of my lenses and this shot is a crop from the 75-300mm lens
Aperture priority, ISO 100, F5.6, on a tripod

I tried the 60 mm but didn't like the color.

baby in a flower - 1 year old (part 2)

baby in a flower - 1 year old

Derek is a year old now.

Baby sleeping in a flower

Playing with "baby in a flower" again.
Baby Derek was just a few weeks old last year when this photo was taken.
The clematis is a new shot.

The photo above has a warmed skin tone and the baby is highlighted.
Someone had commented that the baby just blended in...