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I made a point to run some errands today so I would be out taking pictures of the spring flowers. My first stop was at my sister Bee’s house.
I had my 50mm prime lens with me since it’s light to carry around but it lacks the ability to zoom because it is a fixed lens. This is my latest lens and I sold my old zoom lens to get this one. I bought an 85mm lens before and returned it within a day since I was not used to the fixed focal length and I thought I would never buy another fixed lens again. What attracts me to this lens is the wide aperture, and I like it so far and think that the images are very closed to what I am seeing.
My sister Bee planted many fruit and flower trees. They are blooming and I think they might have bloomed too early since we are expecting a frost Monday and Tuesday night.
The next stop was at my dad since I didn’t get a chance to take a picture of his Japanese sakura, or cherry blossoms on Saturday and they are also in bloom. By the time I got to his house it was windy and cold. It was not the easiest task to get a clear shot of the blossoms.
My mom’s orchid is not in bloom. It’s the stem in the background and should be blooming in the next few weeks. The blooming orchids below are my sister, and they have been blooming for several weeks now.
I do love this lens. It works so well in door and under low lighting condition.
This picture below is for my oldest sister, she planted the garlic during the week of Christmas. She didn’t bury the bulbs deep enough and the rains had washed most of the soil and left the bulbs exposed.
The gas price has gone up again, it is $3.69 per gallon at my local pump and $3.73 near my dad’s house. I guess I shouldn’t be ranting since other parts of the country and world are far more expensive than this. I’m just glad that I don’t have far to commute to work, and only have to fill up my tank once a week.
This was what I saw in the opposite direction.
All photos were taken with CanonT2i, EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens.
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Yesterday we decided to visit the Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden to see the Christmas lights. We got there early and it was still light outside. Some of my photos have digital noise, there was not enough lighting and I bumped the ISO up to 6400. My camera doesn’t do too well at a high ISO, and for me I rather have some noise than blurry images. All images and video clips were shot with a Canon T2i and EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens.
The Orchid tree composed of more than 300 orchids.
At 16 feet tall the tree only includes orchids and ferns on a metal frame. One of the most spectacular aspects of the tree is the vast number of varieties of orchids.
My sister by the palm trees.
I was photographing my niece, she is right in the center of the waterfalls.
To get a clean sharp image of the Christmas lights a tripod is a must and I saw many photographers walking around with a tripod last night. The next 4 images of the Christmas lights were shot at manual mode, f/6.3 to f/8, exposure time 15 sec to 30 sec, ISO100, and tripod mounted.
The coffee bar area is a lot warmer than outside. I only stayed in here for a few minutes and headed back outside to shoot some videos.
Hot chocolate
They have crafts for the children also.
Lee purchased a dragonfly wooden ornament.
Orchid night shots
We had a father’s day cookout at my dad’s house on Saturday and the storm swept through the area that evening and made it very difficult to grill outside. We managed but I didn’t get a chance to take any picture of the foods. After the storm had passed, I went outside to photograph his garden.
I uploaded my video in HD format, if you have a slow internet connection please watch in Youtube.
I was surprised to see how tall his corns got, his garden takes on a different height with all the string beans climbing the trellis and reaching the top.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/11, 1/20sec, ISO 400, focal length 70mm, evaluative metering
I missed part of elementary school education in the US and read about the corn from Lee’s library book. The corn plants have both male and female parts, the male part is known as the tassel (picture below). The tassel usually consists of several branches that looks very much like rice pods, and it has many small male flowers. Each male flower releases a large number of pollen grains, each of which contains the male sex cell.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/80sec, ISO 400, focal length 176mm, evaluative metering
The female floral organ is called an ear, my dad calls it the corn. The immature ear consists of a cob, eggs that develop into kernels after pollination, and silks. Pollination occurs when pollen falls on the exposed silks. Following pollination, a male sex cell grows down each silk to a single egg and fertilization, the union of the male and female sex cells occurs. The fertilized egg develops into a kernel and inside each kernel is a single embryo of a new plant. These are small white Asian corn.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/125sec, ISO 400, focal length 200mm, cropped, evaluative metering
My sister’s tomatoes are huge.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/40sec, ISO 400, focal length 122mm, evaluative metering
The storm had broke off one of the branches of the Thai eggplant. It was extremely high wind if you had a chance to watch the beginning of the video.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/125sec, ISO 400, focal length 70mm, evaluative metering
Lemongrass
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/80sec, ISO 400, focal length 70mm, evaluative metering
Chili peppers
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/100sec, ISO 400, focal length 70mm, evaluative metering
It has been very dry and we got about 2/3 inch of rain. Even though it ruined our cookout plan, but none of us were complaining since we desperately needed the rain.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/100sec, ISO 400, focal length 200mm, evaluative metering
The cucumber plants need a lot of water to bear fruits that will stick.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/125sec, ISO 400, focal length 113mm, evaluative metering
It has been several years since my dad planted the string beans here. This is a good spot since it gets plenty of sunlight during the day.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/11, 1/25sec, ISO 400, focal length 91mm, evaluative metering
There’s the string bean.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/125sec, ISO 400, focal length 100mm, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/11, 1/25sec, ISO 400, focal length 81mm, evaluative metering
Crab apples
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/80sec, ISO 400, focal length 176mm, evaluative metering
Pears
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/100sec, ISO 400, focal length 70mm, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/200sec, ISO 400, focal length 168mm, evaluative metering
Jasmine
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/320sec, ISO 400, focal length 163mm, evaluative metering
It was the 21st week of blooming when the lower branch flowers fell off. I think the top branch flowers still have a few weeks to go.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/13sec, ISO 400, focal length 131mm, evaluative metering, tripod mounted
I was hoping to see the lotus in bloom and it might be towards the end of the month, although I’m glad there were some water lilies in bloom.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/8, 1/320sec, ISO 100, focal length 140mm, evaluative metering
We got there around 9:15 am and the sun was high by then. We definitely have to get there earlier next time.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/100sec, ISO 100, focal length 78mm, evaluative metering
I used my telephoto lens to take these photos.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/1000sec, ISO 1400, focal length 163mm, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/1000sec, ISO 100, focal length 200mm, spot metering
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/60sec, ISO 100, focal length 200mm, center weighted average metering
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/640sec, ISO 100, focal length 200mm, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/500sec, ISO 100, focal length 200mm, spot metering
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/100sec, ISO 100, focal length 200mm, evaluative metering
It’s not a very sharp image of the moth but I like the picture.
Canon T2i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/1250sec, ISO 200, focal length 40mm, evaluative metering
The entrance to the glass–roofed Conservatory.
Canon T2i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/200sec, ISO 200, focal length 35mm, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/400sec, ISO 400, focal length 40mm, evaluative metering
This is a neat idea, recycled old suitcase as flower pot.
Canon T2i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/400sec, ISO 400, focal length 40mm, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/4000sec, ISO 400, focal length 40mm, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/11, 1/125sec, ISO 400, focal length 39mm, evaluative metering
I was glad to see the cactus in bloom.
Canon T2i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/6.3, 1/400sec, ISO 400, focal length 36mm, evaluative metering
The flower looks so delicate in comparison to all the needles sticking everywhere.
Canon T2i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/6.3, 1/250sec, ISO 400, focal length 40mm, evaluative metering
I’m glad to have seen these blooms also.
Canon T2i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/1600sec, ISO 400, focal length 40mm, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/2500sec, ISO 400, focal length 30mm, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/7.1, 1/125sec, ISO 400, focal length 31mm, evaluative metering
A very strange looking orchid.
Canon T2i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/640sec, ISO 400, focal length 40mm, evaluative metering
These blooms look beautiful in a strange way.
Canon T2i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/500sec, ISO 400, focal length 39mm, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/800sec, ISO 400, focal length 33mm, evaluative metering
They do take a character of their own.
Canon T2i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/6.3, 1/320sec, ISO 400, focal length 33mm, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f5.6, 1/200sec, ISO 400, focal length 40mm, evaluative metering
This is the first time I’ve noticed the blooms, they look like little hungry baby birds.
Canon T2i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/500sec, ISO 400, focal length 40mm, evaluative metering
This must be a pineapple, it’s very tiny.
Canon T2i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/1000sec, ISO 400, focal length 40mm, evaluative metering
To see more photos: A Road trip to Biltmore.
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