Spaghetti Squash Plant Flower

There are several flowers on my spaghetti squash plant now. I went out this morning and took a few pictures of them. I used a macro lens to get this and the flower was in shade so I used a reflector to bounce some light back onto it. I had to have the camera on a tripod and compose the picture then while I was holding the reflector I used a remote to trigger the camera. Maybe I should try using a kid stand to hold the reflector next time!

More Steller's Jay

This is another photo I took of the Steller's Jay when we were out camping. The shutter speed was to slow to freeze the wings as the bird was moving so you end up with this blurred effect on much of the body. It was a totally unintended look but I thought it looked pretty cool. ***By the way, in case you don't know you can click on the picture for a little larger view.

Flower on a Light Box

I was doing a little experimenting with back lighting a flower by setting it on a light box. With a subject that has a little bit of transparency to it you get a nice effect with some light filtering through the subject and a nice white background.