A New Push

Books Inc in Palo Alto, CA is now carrying some of my photo cards. And, now, I'm trying to focus on photography anew. Now that I've been working part time and am somewhat used to it, photography is moving back up on my list.

And, I'm excited about a new class I'm taking through Aperture Academy in April.

Will post some new photos from a lovely walk at Baylands with the Rebel dog.

Enlargements and Reprints

If you'd like to order enlargements or reprints of any pictures, please contact me via HABaikie@gmail.com. The Etsy site isn't up yet as I am still photographing the stock I have in at the moment.

What a tangled web

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I've been loving my macro lens for what I can capture in my garden. This spider made his web between the outdoor table and one of the chairs (need to dine outside more before it cools off!). He was enjoying wrapping up his lunch when I caught him. He's just the latest of my "Bugs and Blooms" collection. 

The Way Ahead...

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This photo was taken outside of Huarez, Peru. We had planned to hike in the Cordillera Blanca for a few days, but arrived to nothing but rain, and low clouds. A bus trip to a glacier was a stalling technique to see if the weather would clear enough to hike. This was taken with our little point and shoot camera. The sign reads, "Access difficult but not impossible." Should have been at the Peruvian-Ecuadorian border where we had more trouble than we'd bargained in moving across the border. Always puts a smile on my face. This sells as a photo card or art print at Riverside Studios in Truckee, California. 

Photography Class

A quick update. My photography class has been going well. And, it's been getting me excited to get out there and take more shots. I'll be posting shots from Yosemite, and some more macro that turned out well.

Macro is quickly becoming my niche. It seems to be the format for which I have developed an eye. The garden has been blooming, and is my best model for now as it is still difficult to make sure I get my camera in car every time I go out. Or, to take it with when the kids and dog and I go on a walk. A 90 pound dog isn't conducive to macro and greatly contributes to the shake factor.

So, still working on a great, portable way to work photography into being a full time mom without only taking pictures of the girls and the dog. So, the garden is my lab for now.

Less than a week away

My photography class starts next week--and not a moment too soon. Definitely needing a little something for myself. Expand my knowledge, get out of the house, and grow. It's hard to do that when the schedule seems the same every day: get up, get kids ready, school/errands, pick up kids, more errands/play dates, clean house, walk dog, dinner, bed time, a little time to ourselves, then bed. Rinse, repeat.

And, due to rain, didn't get out to the garden again to try some other techniques.

Experimenting in the Garden

It's been a while since I used the camera, and my photography class starts in 10 days, so I thought I should at least play around with the new lens and see what I could do today. I was using one central focal point with my macro lens (fixed 60 mm f/2). Tomorrow think I'll try a multi-focus to see how they compare to today's work. Here's just a sampling.

The first picture was actually taken with my zoom telephoto lens...forgot that was today. The rain settled on the tall grass in the yard and looked amazing. The others are all flowers in our garden.

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