282/366 - "Morning Mums"

(F/4, 100mm, 1/160 sec, ISO 100, Canon 5D Mk II)

Our neighbors back yard is packed full of mums.  I had to go out this morning while there was still some morning dew on them to get a shot.

271/366 - "Window Seat"

(F/8, 17mm, 3 Exposures, ISO 100, Canon 5D Mk II)

The rain tonight forced me indoors.  This is a window seat in the master bedroom.

260/366 - "Daisy"

(F/7.1 , 100mm, 1/200 sec, ISO 200, Canon 5D Mk II)

I was outside today and decided to get low and take some shots of these daisies from a bugs view.

228/366 - "Sunflower"

(F/5, 100mm, 1/160 sec, ISO 800, Canon 5D Mk II)

I went out front today after dinner in search of something to photograph and wound up talking to our neighbor Cathy.  I explained the 365+1 Project that I am doing, and she walked me behind her house and showed off her beautiful sunflowers.  I will be revisiting this garden with a tripod later.  Thanks Cathy!

200/366 - "New Rose"

(F/6.3, 100mm, 1/6 sec, ISO 200, Canon 5D Mk II)

Tonight when we got back home there was fresh rain on the flowers.  A perfect chance to get some macro flower shots.

195/366 - "Mini-Sunflower"

(F/4, 60mm, 1/200 sec, ISO 100, Canon 5D Mk II)

We were over at the Green's house tonight for dinner.  Outside they have all kinds of flowers and this one caught my eye.  I think because to me it looks like a mini-sunflower.  I have no idea what it really is called but I like the way it looks.

192/366 - "Wild Flower"

(F/16, 100mm, 15 sec, ISO 100, Canon 5D Mk II)

When we got home today Harper and Jonah picked some "Wild Flowers" from our yard, a.k.a weeds.  Sue put it in a small bud vase, and I decided to take a macro shot of it for tonight.

184/366 - "Daisies at Sunset"

(F/7.1, 100mm, 1/80 sec, ISO 100, Canon 5D Mk II)

I think the title tells the story here.  It goes without saying by now that this is from my neighbor's yard.

180/366 - "Yellow Stars"

(F/4, 100mm, 1/40 sec, ISO 100, Canon 5D Mk II)

We were outside playing tonight and in my neighbor's yard are these purple flowers.  I set up for some macro shots.  After I took a look in Lightroom it appears to me that the pieces that make up the eye look like little stars.

177/366 - "Wasp"

(F/8, 100mm, 1/400, ISO 100, Canon 5D Mk II)

This shot is brought to you once again by my neighbor's backyard.  After work I went out and there were bees, wasps, and butterflies all over the place. 

173/366 - "Monarch Butterfly"

(F/4, 67mm, 1/250, ISO 100, Canon 5D Mk II)

Today we went to the Edventure Children's Museum in Columbia, SC.  They had an outdoor butterfly exhibit which for me was the highlight of the visit.

167/366 - "Along the Road"

(F/9, 24mm, 1/250 sec, ISO 400, Canon 5D Mk II)

The theme for today was "On the Road".  I spotted these flower beds along the road and eventually was able to stop, jump out, and snap a few shots.

165/366 - "Pale Yellow"

(F/11, 100mm, 0.6 sec, ISO 100, Canon 5D Mk II)

Tonight after the kids were in bed I walked out front and set up for some macro flower shots.  This is the one I liked the most.

158/366 - "The Neighbor's House"

(F/8, 24mm, 3 Exposures, ISO 100, Canon 5D Mk II)

I have shot several macro shots of flowers for this project in my neighbor's backyard.  Tonight I thought I would show you her whole backyard and her house.  It also gives me a chance to practice my HDR processing.

145/366 - "Little Bunny Foo Foo"

(F/4, 105mm, 1/80 sec, ISO 100, Canon 5D Mk II)

Tonight after dinner I went for a walk with the kids around the block a few times.  As we walked, Harper sang "Little Bunny Foo Foo" the entire way.  When we returned home, there was a bunny rabbit in the neighbors yard.  Harper was super excited that she found Foo Foo.

137/366 - "Rain Flowers"

(F/16, 100mm, 1/8 sec, ISO 200, Canon 5D Mk II)

Tonight it rained a little and after it stopped I ran outside with my camera and tripod to grab a few shots before the rain drops dried up. 

127/366 - "Flower Power"

(F/16, 100mm, 1/8 sec, ISO 100, Canon 5D Mk II)

Today was an outside day.  While Jonah and Harper were playing, I was figuring out what to photograph.  I setup my tripod over this flower and I was waiting for the breeze to stop.  As the flower was beginning to settle a bee happened to appear in my frame.  I snapped about five photographs before he flew away.

121/366 - "Flower Train"

(F/6.3, 100mm, 1/100 sec, ISO 100, Canon 5D Mk II)

Our neighbor has a flowering bush that has these long branches that have white flowers with this yellow pollen.  The bees love it and right now the bush is in full bloom.  I went out after dinner and took several photographs.  This is one of my favorites as it looks like a train of flowers coming down the tracks.

If you know the name of the bush / flower let me know.

118/366 - "White Flowers"

(F/2.5, 50mm, 1/250 sec, ISO 100, Canon 5D Mk II)

I got home from work / happy hour and knew that I had to take some photos.  The sun was setting and wanted to use natural light if at all possible.  So I grabbed the camera went outside and saw that my neighbor's flowers were looking very photogenic.

116/366 - "Azalea"

(F/9, 100mm, 1/200 sec, ISO 200, Canon 5D Mk II)

It is commonly known that I can not grow anything to save my life.  We bought and planted some azaleas a couple years ago and all but two of them died.  These were then transplanted to a "better" location and then one more died leaving one remaining.  Last night during our walk Sue noticed that it finally started to bloom.  It will probably die this year.