I took my camera to Camera Tek today for a bit of a cleaning… so this afternoon I tested the macro lens out again in my garden just to make sure the images were perfectly clean. And thankfully they are

Then I spotted an old rose which the dogs for some reason had decided wasn’t good enough to destroy…

Oh I love this 100mm f2.8 Macro lens

I went out at lunchtime today to the James and Ethel Gray Park close to Melrose Arch.  It was a scouting expedition for a new park to use as a photo venue.  My photos from my excursion are a mish-mash of styles today, and I only used my 50mm f1.8 lens.  This time, even though I could seriously have done with a macro lens, I’m quite pleased with the results especially the more arty photos that the lens allowed me to take.

And how awesome is the first one, considering I wasn’t using a zoom lens. This dragonfly perched on the flower for ages quite still while I got my shot!



And lastly, the view of part of the city of  Johannesburg from the top of the hill

And I’ve only realised now, after doing some research on the park, that there’s a memorial somewhere in it… it must be amongst the trees at the bottom of the hill somewhere.  Think I’ll have to go back again some day.

See the full set of 2010 photo-a-day photos on my Project 365 Flickr Set.

My silver birch trees are always the first to change into their autumn colours, and it was the first time I’ve noticed the shape of the leaves!  My next lens HAS to be a macro lens so I can do them proper justice, but the 50mm f1.8 did it’s magic this evening

See the full set of 2010 photo-a-day photos on my Project 365 Flickr Set.

The party we’d planned on going to yesterday was cancelled due to the grotty weather, so I ended up having a free day… the first one in absolute ages.  And today is no different actually, both photoshoots have been postponed.

These photos were all taken in the kitchen during the course of the day.

Connor jumbled a few magnetic letters together on the fridge, and I liked the shape they made

The BIG news of the week was Bradley losing his second tooth…

There’s nothing like a drop of Cape Velvet to warm a tummy on a chilly evening

Awww…

And finally Bradley trying to make his eyes squint

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My roses are finally blooming in my garden.  I love this rose called Simplicity, it’s so very easy to get a good-ish shot… but this time I felt it was too boring, so I added a texture

I’ve got such a hectic weekend planned, with Connor’s school concert tomorrow morning, then the “Blogging Chicks United” in the afternoon, and rounding off the weekend with a batmitzvah on Sunday. I’m going to be exhausted… but the photos I get will be worth it Prepare to be bombarded for the next few days!