Formation Flying

ISO 100 ~ f/8 ~ 1/320 ~ 135mm

Wheat in the Sunset...

ISO 100 ~ f/7.1 ~ 1/125th ~ 44mm

After the Rain (3 of 3)

ISO 100 ~ f/6.3 ~ 1/160th ~ 135mm

After the Rain (2 of 3)

ISO 100 ~ f/8 ~ 1/250th ~ 135mm

After the Rain (1 of 3)

ISO 100 ~ f/6.3 ~ 1/200th ~ 135mm

Crying Flower

ISO 800 ~ f/5.6 ~ 1/25th ~ 135mm

Misty Barn

ISO 400 ~ f/5 ~ 1/60th ~ 65mm

Sunset blooper...

ISO 1600 ~ f/36 ~ 1/4000 ~ 135mm

      Hmm, you may say.  Those numbers look really wild --  what was he thinking???  Yeah, that's what I asked myself after I downloaded the photos: What was I thinking?  Two lessons, learned from mistakes.  #1) always put your camera settings back to normal after getting "creative." And, #2) always check your camera's settings before shooting.  What did I do?  Well, I had left the camera on Aperture Priority, at 1600 ISO, and f/36.  A great combo for a really grainy picture and a "star" pattern around the sun...  I like the star pattern, I just wish I could get rid of the grain. :-)  Oh, and about the crooked horizon, there's another lesson...  If it does not interfere with other subjects in the photo, try to match the horizon line; even if it is slanted in real life.  It just looks better.

Ah, lessons are so fun, aren't they?

Locust Blooms....

ISO 100 ~ f/10 ~ 1/250 ~ 70mm

Did you know?  Locust blossoms are my absolute favorite flower scent.

Round Bales

ISO 100 ~ f/9 ~ 1/250 ~ 80mm