A Seasonal Journey: the Little Things

[lisarhinehart]

This is my first image sharing ever on d grin, so here goes... Most of these were taken on my point and shoot, so you'll have to bear with the quality-- I tried to pick good ones, though :wink Lisa
In the summer heat:
A wasp waits with his precious water droplet, ready to share it with his parched colony
http://lisarhinehart.smugmug.com/photos/492384395_Q3FTh-M.jpg
Butterflies drank from divits in the sand
http://lisarhinehart.smugmug.com/photos/466065150_P7rTg-M.jpg
On a crisp fall afternoon:
This leaf lay on the ground a dull brown, but when i picked it up and held it to the sun-- lava!
http://lisarhinehart.smugmug.com/photos/466070266_aCyuY-M.jpg
I noticed these leaves laying at the bottom of the pond, in deliciously saturated browns
http://lisarhinehart.smugmug.com/photos/467880947_SdRpq-M.jpg
In the cool of a spring evening:
An ant tastes sweet peony nectar (helping the flower to open, or so Grandma says)
http://lisarhinehart.smugmug.com/photos/492384073_N82tQ-M.jpg
A thankful butterfly is moved to safety
http://lisarhinehart.smugmug.com/photos/466067654_uZnFS-M.jpg
In the bitter cold of winter
Tiny geometric ice crystals decorated the blacktop of my parking space
http://lisarhinehart.smugmug.com/photos/466077020_9AAKW-M.jpg
Rose leaves were frozen by the ice storm
http://lisarhinehart.smugmug.com/photos/467822982_e2sNi-M.jpg

[Harryb]

Congrats on your first picture post. :clap

Some nice captures on the set but they're not wildlife but they are cool so I;m going to move your post to the Other Cool Shots Forum.

[dnie]

Lisa, not all of us can afford those dream cameras. Point and shoots can get some great photo's, they just have limitations to them. The one that bothers me the most is not having the distance I want. I can zoom out only so far before I lose any sort of quailty.
You have a nice set of pictures here and a good eye to catch some of them, like the leaves in the water.
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE." - Ernst Haas - Comment in workshop, 1985

[lisarhinehart]

:dunno Where does it say wildlife? I thought it just said "journeys"

[dnie]

:dunno Where does it say wildlife? I thought it just said "journeys"
It originally was posted in the wildlife forum. Harry moved it here for you since it was more of a cool shots photo than wildlife.

[Skippy]

This is my first image sharing ever on d grin, so here goes... Most of these were taken on my point and shoot, so you'll have to bear with the quality-- I tried to pick good ones, though :wink Lisa
In the summer heat:
A wasp waits with his precious water droplet, ready to share it with his parched colony

Butterflies drank from divits in the sand

On a crisp fall afternoon:
This leaf lay on the ground a dull brown, but when i picked it up and held it to the sun-- lava!

I noticed these leaves laying at the bottom of the pond, in deliciously saturated browns

In the cool of a spring evening:
An ant tastes sweet peony nectar (helping the flower to open, or so Grandma says)

A thankful butterfly is moved to safety

In the bitter cold of winter
Tiny geometric ice crystals decorated the blacktop of my parking space

Rose leaves were frozen by the ice storm


Hi Lisa, and welcome aboard the Dgrin Forum :clap
Thats quite an assortment your sharing with us.

How pretty are those butterflies, boy I wish we had such pretty one's where I live..... I dunno about you, but I get a real buzz out of saving bugs.

I love your ice shots, in particular the one from your packing space.

Thank you for sharing your work, I hope you will take the time to visit other sections of the forum, and may you enjoy all that you find here.

Happy Shooting :thumb ..... Skippy :D
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[Jack'll do]

Welcome to dgrin. You have a very good eye. If this series is any indication we can expect to see lots of fine images from you. #5 is my favourite. The colors are perfect, great composition and wonderful background (bokeh). Keep up the good work and keep on posting. :thumb:thumb

[lisarhinehart]

Thanks for your encouragement and feedback. :wink

I am so thrilled that people are actually checking this out and writing to me. Very fun! I wasn't really sure how all of this would work.

For more check out my gallery at www.lisarhinehartphotography.com (http://www.lisarhinehartphotography.com) I love seeing people's favorites. Two that are in my top 12 right now i almost didn't put on the site b/c I didn't think they were good. :huh :rofl

--Lisa

[redleash]

Welcome! As has been said, we're looking forward to more of your work. You do have a good eye for composition, and I enjoyed the story telling in your captions. Please post more!

Cheers,
Lauren

[Qarik]

you have a great eye..and these are good. These are much more impressive knowing the come from a point and shoot. Looking forwrd to seeing what you can do with your new DSLR!:thumb

[lisarhinehart]

Thanks for your welcome and kind feedback. I'll post a few more. This time I included the camera in the post.

9. Winter: Icicles hanging from the roof rack of my car
http://lisarhinehart.smugmug.com/photos/466061779_fz9aR-L.jpg

10. Late Winter: Droplets on the lid of my little greenhouse, a sign that spring life is just around the corner (canon powershot)
http://lisarhinehart.smugmug.com/photos/466069589_SGtqE-L.jpg

11. Spring: I photographed this black swan at the game preserve and love the green reflection caused by the new spring leaves (canon powershot)
http://lisarhinehart.smugmug.com/photos/467881344_M75Sy-L.jpg

12. Spring: Frog on the edge of my pond. When we bought this house we were told to always clean out the mud at the bottom before winter, with no explanation as to why. We didn't get around to it last year and were tickled to see two large frogs in our pond this year. We learned that frogs need mud to winterize, and were pleased by our lack of effort. Then our fish started disappearing-- big fish. Apparently frogs mouths are big for a reason. Now we are trying to catch them. (Canon Rebel)
http://lisarhinehart.smugmug.com/photos/520910440_8hUPH-L.jpg

13. Summer: A view of my fishpond last summer (powershot)
http://lisarhinehart.smugmug.com/photos/467880807_RWhQv-L-2.jpg

14. Summer: Sunflowers in my backyard. This was taken before my neighbor demolished his barn. Now I have a lovely view of a metal car port. (Fugi Fine Pix)
http://lisarhinehart.smugmug.com/photos/466069847_HZ8D6-L.jpg

15. Fall: My little brother's rugby scrum (Canon powershot)
http://lisarhinehart.smugmug.com/photos/466069881_HJbDJ-L.jpg

16. Fall: leaves in my parking space (Canon powershot)
http://lisarhinehart.smugmug.com/photos/467881018_yWJ2f-L-1.jpg

As far as my DSLR-- yes it's new. A few shots from my previous post were taken with it (Ice leaves, sand butterflies), but most weren't. I have only really used that as a point and shoot as well (auto modes). I'm trying to use AV and focus points, as I have no technical knowlege and the result is mostly AWEFUL pictures, the frog is the best I've taken on AV-- I love the detail, but the dandilion is too bright. I've ordered a book so that I can learn some things, though I'm not at all tech-y. I hope I'm up to it. If not I've just made some very bad investments. I'm thinking I'll get worse before I get better, and crusing through on instinct can only get you so far.

Thanks for visiting. Please check out my site and rate your favorites. --Lisa