Macro Monday: Los Gatos Creek Trail

During an evening walk in the Los Gatos Creek Trail, I stumbled across this pretty little Statice plant along the edge of the trail. I love the papery texture of the flowers.

Cambria Pines Nursery: Garden Photography

Even the Cambria Pines Nursery is too darn cute not to take more garden photos at. They have adorable displays within the nursery and amazing flower beds around the perimeter. We were only here for about 15 minutes, so I had to be quick with my snapshots. I decided to stay away from my usual macro type shots, as those require time and patience without a tripod to ensure you get crisp photos.

I'm definitely making the birdbath display in my future garden!

Macro Monday: Cambria Pines Lodge Flowers

I recently stayed at the Cambria Pines Lodge and they have an assortment of beautiful, tucked away gardens. I spent a bit of time with my medium camera going around taking photos only to find out that the dials had been moved and all the photos were blown out. It was such a bright day that I had thought I just couldn't see the screen properly. Note to self - always check the setting before starting a photo shoot!

After properly adjusting the camera settings, I went around with lightning speed to try to capture some photos worth keeping. These are a few of the macro photos I took. I did not have a tripod on me, so I took many more photos than were in crisp focus.

Rose Garden: Macro Photography

Considering I did not use a tripod with my medium camera, this is actually quite in focus. Though it isn't a super close up shot either.

Truckee Flowers: Macro Photography

Whenever I'm out and about, one of my favorite hobbies is to take snapshot of flowers. I'm collecting all these snapshots and hoping to eventually use them in a painting.