Mary's Pics

Spring Point Lighthouse

November 3, 2011 at 2:02 am (landscapes)

Another lighthouse from the cruise in Portland, Maine. I would highly recommend this cruise if you like to photograph lighthouses.

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Portland Head Light

November 3, 2011 at 1:56 am (landscapes)
Tags: lighthouse

I was able to photograph this lighthouse from the “Lighthouse Lovers Cruise” and was so excited to get the view from the water. I had photographed it previously from the land side. This is one of the most photographed lighthouses in the United States.

Seattle Space Needle

November 3, 2011 at 1:53 am (landscapes)

I wish we had time to go up into the tower, but that will be something to do our next visit to Seattle.

Artist

November 3, 2011 at 1:38 am (landscapes)
Tags: Story telling photo

Recently we were on a sight seeing trip and our GPS took us to a place that was not the one we wanted to go to. However, on the way we saw a bridge with a sailboat coming near it. I wanted to stop to get a picture of the bridge and sailboat when I noticed this artist painting and got permission to photograph her at work. It is one of my favorite photos.

Waiting for babies to fledge from nest

May 6, 2011 at 10:57 am (birds)

The babies are hatched and they are looking out the hole occasionally. I hope to see them fledge from the nest. I have never seen that. The mother stays nearby all time now.

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Gold Finch

April 20, 2011 at 7:14 pm (birds)

I was testing my 70-300 lens for sharpness. I guess I am pleased with the sharpness of this image. I have had trouble getting sharp images in the past. Used tripod and cable release.

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Bluebirds

April 13, 2011 at 7:23 pm (birds)

We have had bluebirds for 3 years now. I was so excited to see them come earlier this year.

I got a few action shots of them, also.

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Blue Hour

April 12, 2011 at 9:52 pm (twilight)

This was taken at 7:45 which was during civil twilight. Most people put the camera away after the sun goes down, but there is a very special time called “blue hour” that gives great pictures.

Nikon D300 SS 20.0 sec, Exp. Manual, f/16, ISO 200, Focal length 15mm, lens 12.0-24.0mm f/4.0, matrix metering

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Food Photography

March 29, 2011 at 5:55 pm (food, ice cream, strawberries)

Recently we were challenged to do food photography. I didn’t get mine done in time for the challenge, but today I decided to see what I could do.

Nikon D300 105mm f/2.8 lens, ISO 141 f/9.0, SS 1/4 sec., Manual exposure, natural light

Wow! Looks good enough to eat!

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Close Up Challenge

March 22, 2011 at 10:20 pm (challenge, Close Up Challenge, close-up, flowers)

This is the beginning of several images taken in response to Scott Thomas’ challenge for us to work on close up photography. There are 11 pictures following this one. Please feel free to browse through my site and leave comments. Be sure to go to the next page as the best one is on that page.