Waikiki
Sunset
I haven't posted in a while, though I have been busy working on vacation photographs.
Before we left on vacation to Hawai'i - yes, Hawai'i! - I was able to take quite a few shots of some butterflies, bees & hummingbirds. With our late summer & fall drought, these creatures enjoyed my flowers. I loved using my 100mm f/2.8 Macro lens
My husband & I enjoyed our trip to Hawai'i, though getting there was a long flight! Eight hours from Dallas to Honolulu wasn't easy being confined to a small space AND the six hour time difference. But we had a wonderful time! We stayed at Waikiki Aston Beach Hotel. We did a snorkel trip (my first time) & I loved it. We took the Grand Island tour & went to Pearl Harbor & visited the USS Arizona Memorial. We had a great time - five night stay.
Well, we did take A LOT of pictures! Well, I took most of the pictures. We purchased an Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 to try our hand at some underwater pictures (it can go to a depth of 33 feet & be water tight). Not many came out, but the ones that were the best, my husband took! We'll just have to go back again to practice more underwater shots!
Sailboats - Waikiki, taken in the evening,with pincushion filter
To view all my Hawai'i galleries, go to http://drmrsy.smugmug.com. I have seven galleries of pictures under the category titled "Hawai'i." You can't miss it!
After we returned from Hawai'i, I was asked to take pictures of a friend's wedding (takes place this weekend). I had been desiring to get another lens & this wedding was a good excuse to get it earlier than I anticipated, which I didn't mind. I was able to get a nice 50mm f/1.4 fixed focal lens. I tried it out at home & at our family gathering at Thanksgiving.
My niece, Ashley& Geoff
http://drmrsy.smugmug.com/Family/Ashley-and-Geoff/14815064_7mFBs
http://drmrsy.smugmug.com/Family/Thanksgiving-2010/14815178_WdgCW
