The Dave & Anne Mini-Shoot

The last time I saw two of my best friends Anne and Dave I conveniently also had my camera with me. I asked them if they would be OK with me taking a few portrait shots of them as practice, as I am always looking for subjects to photograph so I can improve my skills and technique. They kindly accepted (Dave, having traveled with me before, was all too used to the idea of me sticking a camera up in his face), and we goofed around for about 10 minutes, Anne suggesting that they take a mock "album cover photo," and Dave fooling with the omnipresent "hover-hand." The resulting images, I think, came out quite well! These were taken outside of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Extension Hangar out at Dulles Airport in Virginia with, of course, the slick 50mm f1.4 lens.

Dave getting a bit serious.

Anne, a bit less serious

A proper shot looking off to camera right

The album cover shot

Botanic Gardens

I have rarely had the opportunity to photograph flora, so when my mother, grandfather, girlfriend and I headed over to the Denver Botanic Gardens, I didn't hesitate in grabbing my camera and 18-200mm lens. It was a cold, dreary day with the clouds threatening to rain at any moment; truly an unusual late spring day in the Colorado front range. Luckily there was an indoor tropical conservatory that we took refuge in to warm up and eat some lunch when our hands got too cold. Presented here are a few nice images from throughout the garden complex.

Wonderful Orchids

River stone sidewalk

Overwinter Bamboo

Bamboo pathway