9th February 2015 - Waiting for Spring

I have been away for a very long time. I was busy with life. Some highs and some lows. I realized that if you do not get the lows of life, you would never know what the highs are. In the midst of the chaos that life brings us I was not away from my passion and that is photography. I have been clicking every day, almost. Here in this post I have some shots that I clicked recently. As winter has been my companion all through out this time here are a few shots.

This one is of Grand Haven, some forty five minutes away from my place.

A lot of times we get sub zero temps. We've had a few winter storms and few are still on their way. Winter is just not the cold that hinders us from moving but also the load of clothes we have to wear to keep us warm. Just a few more days, I tell myself and then we will step into Spring.

This one shows how the beach has transformed into an icy shore. It was windy and cold.  My hand were numbed by the cold. Being a photographer, I had to use my fingers, though I was wearing gloves that have your fingertips out.

There is one more thing to share. I was given the opportunity to judge a worldwide photography contest sponsored by Pixoto.

Submission Deadline: 2/15/2015
Winners Announced: 2/20/2015

PRIZES:

Judge's Award: One Year of Pixoto Pro (a $95.40 value)
plus 1 Pixoto credit for each image entered (currently 119)
2nd Place Award: 10,000 Pixoto Credits (a $75.00 value)
plus 0.6 Pixoto credits for each image entered (currently 71)
3rd Place Award: 5,000 Pixoto Credits (a $40.00 value)
plus 0.4 Pixoto credits for each image entered (currently 48)

If interested you can visit the link below.

http://www.pixoto.com/challenges/pwc-140-flowers-arrangements

Hope you all will have a great week and a great February.

June Flowers

A visitor.

The highlight is Nature - bugs, flowers, birds and rain. With a Macro lens I cannot focus on anything else but Bugs and closeups.

Some more info-

• ISO -100
• Shutter Speed-1/500
• F number - F8

Mother bird.

 A bird has built a nest right below my deck and last week I caught the bird with worms in it's mouth. Most probably taking food for it's children. What a delight! The bird is not that pretty but that was my close encounter with a bird and a camera and I was quite happy with the outcome as I am not a wild life photographer. I have to hone that skill. I am not sure what you think.

Some more info-
ISO -160
Shutter Speed-1/160
F number - F2.8

Wild flower.

Pretty wild purple flowers are all I see where there are no other flowers. Love their sight. It rains here off and on, so love to snap them whenever I get a chance. They are delicate, colorful and lovely.

Some more info-
ISO -400
Shutter Speed-1/45
F number - F22

Waiting for other flowers to bloom in my garden.

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