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Playful photography at ground level

Shelley

With the early morning sun in the background, my camera set in manual mode and ISO at 400, I find that scene to be one of my favorite ways to capture playful photos.

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I don’t watch to see what I am capturing.  I just listen to my camera focus as the aperture zooms back and forth to narrow the depth of field, and I click the button.

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I capture dewdrops at the top of the grass blades with a fun bokeh effect in the background and foreground as a result of my haphazard attempts.

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I capture photos while Copper wanders around in the distance with his sniffing nose down low to the ground.

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I admire a marigold blossom with dew formed on the edge of the bucket below it while I wait for him to finish his job.

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The warm glow of the sun warms my face and my soul.  While each dewdrop goes its distance to the top of the blade of grass, I find that I’m in my happy place.

Post Inspiration – Linda G. Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Preposition and Susannah Conway’s August Break 2019 – In the Distance

 

 

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Letting my quirk out one post at a time.

32 thoughts on “Playful photography at ground level”

  2. Hi Shelley, I am always curious the type of camera and the camera setting used for a photo. Your photos are a zen moment for me. Yes, playful photos:)

    1. Hi Erica, thank you for stopping by! I have a Canon Rebel XSI. I was using my EFS 55-250 mm lens. It’s an older camera. I remain impressed with what photos I can capture when I just play. 😉

  7. Lovely photos as always, Shelley. As children we often sat waiting for the dew to dry so we could play in the grass without getting our tennis shoes wet.

    1. Thank you, JoAnna. Thank you for sharing your photos and video of the mantis, too! That was awesome. I like you new Gravatar photo, too, by the way. Take care – hope that cold you caught leaves you soon.

      1. Thanks, Shelley. I’m glad you like the new Gravatar. It’s a couple years old from when I was working on a community mural. I just added it for an art website and didn’t realize it would be everywhere. Oh, well, it’s the real me.

    1. Thank you. They are very pretty this time of year. They are my favorite flower to grow – they are very resilient to my gardening techniques. LOL!

      1. hahah – glad they are win-win for you –
        I have some this year after not having some marigolds for a few years – we got them because they help tomatoes stay bug free –
        anyhow, – I ended up mixing a planter with some extra marigolds that came up – with some pink and white vinca
        it is not the best color combo – the orange/yellow in between – but I kinda like the fresh take on a pot arrangement

        1. I didn’t know that about the tomatoes. I don’t have any tomatoes, but that’s good to know if I do grow some in the future.
          That flower pot sounds interesting – a fun rainbow and lots of different textures. Fresh flowers are the best!

          1. well my suggestion is that if you start with tomatoes – start with cherry tomatoes in a container – they are a simple treasure.
            this year the hubs had a few different experimental ones and he grew these small “paste” tomatoes which were for cooking and making sauce – and he said he will not grow them anymore. The beefsteak (very big) heirloom ones were the best –
            – and just an idea – but maybe grow one contains rod basil (super easy) – mint (also easy and can be invasive so container is best) and then a tomato or two – it will smell wonderful and the little snacking is so rich

    1. Thank you, Sue, I appreciate you stopping by and for sharing your thoughts. Photography is such a fun hobby – your photos show you enjoy it as well!

  12. Dewy early morn and you caught a little spider web action between those two marigolds in the last picture. They are all lovely and peaceful shots.

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