Inside the bridge

This is the view inside Watson Mill bridge looking out.

Tv: 1/60
Av: 3.5
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 21.0 mm 

Fence post

This photograph tunred out differently than I intended. This was taken mid-morning and the sun was just beginning to warm everything up. If you look closely at the darkest portion of the post, you can see what looks to be smoke. This was the water evaporating off the post as steam and that was what I was originally trying to capture...but the angle of the sun wasn't allowing me to get a good shot of it. So, I ended up with a shot composed of the fence post as the main subject. Not that I mind; I actually like this picture and the way it turned out.

Tv: 1/80
Av: 9.0
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 37.0 mm 

Japanese maple leaves

Amazing color on these leaves. Also, I actually called these by the proper name! I was just going to name this photo "Leaves", but at the last moment, I remembered what they were called.

Tv: 1/25
Av: 14.0
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 22.0 mm 

Spider web

I've been on a mission ever since the weather turned warmer to photograph a spider's web and I found one, but it's not exactly what I'm looking for. I need to get out early one morning and find one covered in morning dew. I think that would make for a more striking photograph.

Anyway, there always has to be a first...no matter how anti-cimactic it may be!

Tv: 1/60
Av: 4.5
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 24.0 mm 

Shack

This is an old shack out at Watson Mill. I'm not sure what purpose it serves. I've never been inside.

Tv: 1/60
Av: 18.0
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 22.0 mm 

Creek

This is another photograph taken out at Watson Mill and further down the blog (click the link below), there's a picture taken from this exact same position:

http://tinyurl.com/krw8r

It's amazing how different these two pictures look. One feels cold and dead, almost, while this one just looks so much more alive.

Yet another example why spring is one of my favorite times of year.

Tv: 1/60
Av: 7.1
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 24.0 mm

Grass

Now, I know that this isn't your typical grass you find in your front yard, but I couldn't come up with a better title. I'm sure there's an exact name for this kind of ground covering...and if you'd like to post a comment letting me know that name, you go right ahead.

Tv: 1/25
Av: 11.0
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 55.0 mm 

Watson Mill

The old bridge looks a little bit different in the spring; a bit more color than in some of the photos way down the blog taken last February.

Tv: 1/800
Av: 4.5
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 34.0 mm 

Sunlight

The reason I snapped this photo was because of the contrast between the dark tree trunk and the sun coming through the bright green leaves on the other side.

Tv: 1/100
Av: 7.1
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 41.0 mm

Wildflower

These flowers were all over a hill at a local state park. I guess these are daisies, but I'm not sure. Remember, I'm no botany expert.

Tv: 1/1600
Av: 4.5
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 51.0 mm 

Oconee River

A nice view of the Oconee River in the spring.

Tv: 1/100
Av: 8.0
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 55.0 mm 

Green

I was out walking around the area and snapped this photo along a trail. It was a Saturday morning after it had rained all night...and I was just impressed with how green and alive everything was.

Tv: 1/25
Av: 3.5
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 22.0 mm 

Tree

A close-up of an old oak tree.

Tv: 1/400
Av: 5.6
Exposure Compensation: -1
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 55.0mm 

Temporary hiatus...

Well, I was on a regular schedule with my photographs; a new set each weekend for about three or four weekends in a row there for a while, but I've skipped a weekend and I feel almost guilty for it. Truth be told, I needed the time to take care of some other business. Since it's a bit hard to get out and do anything during the week, my weekends are the only time for me to do things I want to do instead of doing things I need to do...however, sometimes, the weekend is taken up with things I need to do that I can't do during the week. That probably makes little sense.

Anyway, the weather in the area is in full spring mode. Warm (almost hot) temperatures and everything is brilliant green or some other color. I want to try and get some night shots or a few more time-lapsed photos if possible, but I just haven't found a suitable subject yet. As soon as I do, I'll be posting them.

Georgia Botanical Gardens

It was such a nice day, so I went back out to the Botanical Gardens to walk around and take a few more photographs.

I was finally able to get a few pictures of some wildlife. Since the weather is turning warmer, things seems to be a little bit more alive and vibrant. 

Snake

As it is early spring and the weather today was in the upper 70's, this snake decided to come out and soak up a little sun. Not a bad idea.

I took this from a little bridge over a stream so I couldn't get too close (not that I'd want to anyway), but that prevented me from really getting a good shot. I cropped into this picture to get a little more detail on the snake. A long lens would have worked well in this situation.

I can't tell what kind of snake this is. I think it's just a harmless brown water snake (or a brown rat snake) but if anyone knows, please post a comment letting me know what kind you think it is.

Tv: 1/100
Av: 5.6
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 55.0 mm
White Balance: Daylight

Bricks

I thought that the vegetation growing on the bricks along with the brick pattern made for an interesting shot.

Tv: 1/160
Av: 4.0
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 22.0 mm
White Balance: Daylight 

Gazebo II

This is the view from the other side of the gazebo pictured below.

Tv: 1/1250
Av: 4.0
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 18.0 mm
White Balance: Daylight 

Gazebo

This is one of a few gazebo pictures I took out at the Georgia Botanical Gardens.

Tv: 1/500
Av: 5.6
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 18.0 mm 

Hanging flowers

These are the flowers that were hanging down from the trellis in the photo below.

Tv: 1/400
Av: 5.6
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 24.0 mm
White Balance: Daylight 

Shadows

I thought the shadows going across this trellis made for an interesting photograph.

Tv: 1/1250
Av: 5.6
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 45.0 mm
White Balance: Daylight 

Butterfly

This butterfly was pretty busy so I had to wait on him for a while before I could get a good picture.

Tv: 1/60
Av: 5.6
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 55.0 mm
White Balance: Daylight 

Sprouts II

I took a shot of these plants out at the Botanical Gardens a couple of weeks ago when they were very close to the ground. They've grown a little since then.

Tv: 1/200
Av: 7.1
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 49.0 mm
White Balance: Daylight 

Squirrel

This little squirrel was too pre-occupied with his snack to bother running away from me, but I still had to just grab my camera, point and shoot. Not much time to adjust settings, so, it's not perfect, but it's not a bad little shot of my buddy, here.

Tv: 1/160
Av: 9.0
ISO: 400
Focal Length: 55.0 mm 

Shelter

There are always some interesting things written on this chalkboard along a trail in Athens.

Tv: 1/125
Av: 4.5
Exposure Compensation: -1/3
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 35.0 mm
White Balance: Daylight