Photo Contest - Results!

Remember I submitted photos back in September for Henry Clay calendar photo contest?

I heard back from them last week....


and they chose two of my three photos!!

Yipee! Woot! Woot!

f/5.6, 1/800, ISO 800

f/18, 1/100, ISO 800

When I told my Dad about this he asked if it was the camera (which he bought for me) or my skills. I would like to think it was a bit of both. Having my photos chosen for a calendar shows that I am improving in my photography skills, that I am getting somewhere. I was told that my photos would be displayed at a art gallery during the calendar revealing event later this month. I am pumped. I knew snapping tons of pictures everywhere I go would help. Practice makes perfect.

Nature Walk

This morning we took a nice walk on the Henry Clay Estate Historical Trail.

It was a misty after-rain morning, wet grass, mulch-paved trail, and one too many squirrels for Lola to chase around...

f/25, 1/50, ISO 800

f/5.6, 1/200, ISO 800

f/5.6, 1/125, ISO 800

f/4.5, 1/500, ISO 800

f/4.5, 1/640, ISO 800

f/4.5, 1/1000, ISO 800

Until we stumbled upon this secret garden of hydrangeas.

f/22, 1/80, ISO 800

f/5.6, 1/800, ISO 800

A sea of hydrangeas.

f/18, 1/100, ISO 800

f/5, 1/1000, ISO 800

And another perfectly manicured secret garden

f/18, 1/80, ISO 800

f/5.6, 1/320, ISO 800

The little surprises that brighten up my day.

A Stroll in the Park

After days of non-stop rain, Mr. Sunshine has decided to show his beautiful and warm face. Jake and I visited the University of Kentucky Arboretum for an Arbor Day celebration. Of course I took my beloved camera (and canine) with. I am pretty proud of my pictures today...looks like my photography practices finally paid off a little.

f/5, 1/800, ISO 200

f/5.3, 1/500, ISO 200

f/5.3, 1/400, ISO 200

f/5.3, 1/1000, ISO 200

f/7.1, 1/400, ISO 200

f/5, 1/1000, ISO 100

I love taking pictures of flowers because no matter how bad the pictures turn out, the flowers are still beautiful. The pictures capture the short lifespan of these full-bloomed flowers. They are the perfect subjects for photography.

f/5.3, 1/800, ISO 100

f/5, 1/320, ISO 100

f/4.8, 1/1000, ISO 100

f/5, 1/800, ISO 100