Simon

Really cool things happen when the sun just starts to poke out over the horizon. These stalks of grass seeds looked like they were almost glowing, and though the photo is a bit cluttered I think it does an OK job of showing what happens in the wee hours of dawn.

Another marvel made possible by the Magnolia tree. I’m not sure how these seed pods work, but the end result is almost otherworldly.

We went to a farm yesterday to pick some pumpkins and pet some animals, and I kept looking for a photo that would encapsulate the feeling of autumn. I think this one did it for me, because this time of year is all about the unique mix of colors we get to see all around us.

Shortly after I took a picture of a relatively foggy morning, I found myself playing outside with my son before his bedtime. I don’t normally shoot in manual mode, but for this picture I wanted to get a nice set of light trails as well as the star patterns on the lights, so I adjusted the shutter speed for 15 seconds, aperture f/11, and ISO 200 in order to get the picture the way I wanted and not what the camera wanted. The only hard part was waiting for someone to drive by, which doesn’t often happen on this road at this hour. After 20 minutes a minivan kindly obliged my whims, and I was able to capture the evidence. Thanks, minivan!

We don’t get too many of these cloudy mornings here in Oklahoma, so when I left for work and saw the world around me shrouded in mist I was compelled to run back in and grab my camera. It reminded me of another Mist that I saw once, but this one was much better :)