The earth has been reborn and life goes on

Open up your eyes and see the brand new day, 
A clear blue sky and brighty shining sun, 
Open up your ears and hear the breezes say 
Everything that's cold and gray is gone. 


Open up your hands and feel the rain come on down, 
Taste the wind and smell the flowers' sweet perfume. 
Open up your mind and let the light shine in, 
The earth has been reborn and life goes on. 

Canon 60D, ISO 500, 400mm, f/11, 1/500

Canon 60D, ISO 500, 400mm, f/11, 1/640

Canon 60D, ISO 400, 400mm, f/5.6, 1/500

Springtime in Idaho

Canon 60D, ISO 100, 40mm, f/11, 1/250

Springtime in Idaho brings promises of new beginnings and places millions of photo opportunities in front of us.  They almost make the pollen-laden sinus infections worth it...almost.  


This photo was taken of the tree that hangs over my drive way so I didn't have to go far to get it.  I shot it at f/11 in order to draw the viewer's attention to the central cluster of flowers.

Canon 60D, ISO 100, 35mm, f/11, 1/125

This second photo is of a flower on a Star Magnolia tree in my backyard.  I know it would have been better to shoot it in the evening when the light isn't so harsh but we had plans for a Saturday evening.  Sometimes life gets in the way of our photography.

iPhone 4, ISO 80, f2.8, 1/125

And now, for something different, I shot the same blooms with my iPhone.  Sometimes it's hard to believe how good the camera is on this thing.  Guess it goes to show you...you don't always need expensive equipment.  Wait, now that I think about it, an iPhone 4 isn't really that cheap!