A day in the desert

[Dana Grant]

We went out for a long ride on Saturday. I took some pictures of blooming cacti......and an old leaning fence post.......just whatever came into view that I wanted to photograph! It was a nice day -- except I ended up with stickers all over my pants legs.....LOL

But no snakes. That was a good thing!!

Here are a few of the pictures.....it was fun to get out of the house and enjoy the springtime weather.....I also walked a couple of miles with Ebony on Saturday afternoon -- however, having DOG prevents having CAMERA....LOL....so no pictures of the walk. Next time Lindsey goes with me, I'll take along the camera. There are some beautiful wildflowers this time of year!

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[Jonathan Long]

Dana,

Where's the flash to reduce the shadows????

How quickly we forget....LOL

Jon

[Cecil Wallace]

Despite the comment by the "pro", I think the pics are great. :basic01
Yes, the use of a flash would have been great, but I kinda like the shadows. They seem to make the colors stand out.
That's just my humble "non-pro" opinion.

It is good to hear that you are going strong these days.

Thanks for sharing the scenery from out there in "Arid-zona."

[Jonathan Long]

Cecil,

A flash wouldn't have made the colors any less vibrant looking... it would have made the picture better by reducing the amount of contrast present in the picture. Digital cameras have much less exposure latitude than film, the blacks block up faster and you lose the detail in shadow areas...

Jon

[Cecil Wallace]

Cecil,

A flash wouldn't have made the colors any less vibrant looking... it would have made the picture better by reducing the amount of contrast present in the picture. Digital cameras have much less exposure latitude than film, the blacks block up faster and you lose the detail in shadow areas...

Jon
Thanks for setting me straight.
That's a good tip which I shall try to remember when I take pics in those kinds of settings.

:basic01

[Judy Hamilton]

Dana...i think these are really pretty

wish we had the time to have done this a couple of weeks ago

has it been ONLY TWO weeks??

Judy

[Dana Grant]

Dana,

Where's the flash to reduce the shadows????

How quickly we forget....LOL

Jon

Jon, you are hilarious!! I DID actually forget all about FILL FLASH -- now how could I forget that when I've read those words from you a thousand times?

Oh what a poor student am I!!!!

LOL

Dana

[Dana Grant]

Dana...i think these are really pretty

wish we had the time to have done this a couple of weeks ago

has it been ONLY TWO weeks??

Judy

Does seem like longer!!!

Oh, by the way -- here is the code sentence for the day:

Your bowl is safe.

LOL

Dana

[Jonathan Long]

Dana,

I was just glad to see that you had posted a picture!

There's always next time!

Jon