Day 163 - Gone to Seed

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ISO 100 f/32 1/160s 1 SB-800 Camera Left 2 inches from subject @ 105mm set TTL triggered with Nikon CLS.

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One day of rain and the grasses in my flower beds are out of control again. I can't understand how I have so much trouble competing with grass when other people spend hundreds of dollars a year to maintain golf course green lawns. All I really want is a grass free yard with nice flowers and vegetables.

Nikon CLS performed better tonight than I expected. Sometimes I am impressed with how well it works, but always frustrated when it does not. It is a good thing I shoot full manual flash everyday for those days it doesn't work

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Day 126 - Anticipation

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ISO 100 f/32 1/200s 1 snooted SB-26 @ 85mm 1/4th & -2/3 power high camera left triggered with Pocket Wizard Plus IIs.

This is a photo of the center of one of my sunflowers planted earlier this year. I have been anticipating the arrival of this years sunflowers since last years flower slumped their heads after only a few days due to the unusually hot Alabama summer.

I have also been anticipating many other things; such as the sell of my photographic equipment and purchase of next lens. As much as I would love a macro lens the toss up is now between a Tokina 11-16mm ultra-wide angle lens and a Nikon 10.5mm fisheye. We will see what the next week brings.

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Day 124 - Green Spiral

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ISO 100 f/32 1/200s @ 300mm .95 meters for a Reproduction of 1:2. 1 SB-800 Camera Left snooted set to TTL triggered with NIkon CLS

Tonight I thought I would be lazy and shoot this new flower I found in the yard earlier this afternoon with my 18-105mm kit lens and a handheld flash set to TTL. I honestly didn't feel like metering light after the work week I have had. The 18-105 lens was not getting as tight on the flower as I wanted; I then went into the house grabbed the 70-300, a flash stand, and a snoot.

I still didn't get the point-of-view I wanted until I got down on my back and aimed up at this flower which was slumping down slightly. A 100mm macro lens would have been a life saver on this one and got me a life size reproduction, but I think I am going to invest in an ultra-wide angel or fisheye lens in the next week.

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Day 122 - Gone to Seed

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ISO 100 f/29 1/200s 1 SB-26 @ 85mm 1/4 power high camera left 2 feet from subject triggered with pocket wizard plus IIs.

It's been very warm lately. The onions have gone to seed and will be small. The flowers are quickly wilting and dying. It is going to be long hot summer in the south.

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Day 121 - Get off my Daisy

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ISO 200 f/32 1 SB-800 @ 50mm 1/32nd power handheld camera left triggered with on camera pop-up. Worked late this evening, but manage to catch of shot of this daisy with a roach hanging out on it.

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