Category Archives: photo and thoughts

World Peace

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Helen C

World peace — is it possible? One day a month or two ago, there was a golf game scheduled to be shown on TV, which I knew my husband would enjoy watching. That morning, with a soft (and loving – … Continue reading →

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XDrive Photo Lesson 11 – Lenses (Part 3)

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Helen C

This is my third post for XDrive Photo Lesson 11 – Lenses. 😉 Another post for Lenses? For me, there is one more question that I would like to know the answer, and that is if I take the same … Continue reading →

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XDrive Photo Lesson 11 – Lenses (Part 2)

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Helen C

This is my second submission for XDrive Photo Lesson 11 – Lenses. All photos were taken with Nikon D750. I took our 16-28 mm lens to Douglas Trail today. It didn’t take me long to see why many photographers don’t … Continue reading →

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XDrive Photo Lesson 11 – Lenses

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Helen C

This is my submission for XDrive Photo Lesson 11 – Lenses. All photos were taken with Nikon D750. I was very surprised when I found out the subject of Lesson 11. I am a one-lens person. It used to be … Continue reading →

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XDrive Photo Lesson 10 – Black & White

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Helen C

This is my submission for XDrive Photo Lesson 10 – Black & White. Every week, I look forward to reading Raj’s photography lesson, wondering what his new subject would be. This week is “Black and White”. Immediately, I thought of … Continue reading →

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XDrive Photo Lesson 9 – Focus

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Helen C

This is my submission for XDrive Photo Lesson 9 – Focus. All photos were taken with Nikon D750. First, here is the daylily photo I posted for XDRive Photo Lesson 8. (F/13 1/80 Sec. ISO-200 105mm) In Raj’s comment, he … Continue reading →

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XDrive Photo Lesson 8 – Closeup/Macro

Posted on September 9, 2017 by Helen C

This is my submission for XDrive Photo Lesson 8 – Closeup/Macro. All photos were taken with Nikon D750 and Sigma 105 mm Macro lens (I didn’t know we have a macro lens! 😉 Raj said, “In this micro world, the … Continue reading →

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Already…

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Helen C

Already… leaves start turning red. We don’t have our summer yet! (I don’t think we do.) Already… my nephew and niece have become responsible, matured adults. (They really are 😉 He slept a lot when he was a baby. No … Continue reading →

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XDrive Photo Lesson 7 – Frame your subject

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Helen C

This is my submission for XDrive Photo Lesson 7 – Frame your subject. All photos were taken with Nikon D750. Raj’s examples (for this lesson) are easy to understand. But, don’t we all already stop in front of every arch … Continue reading →

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XDrive Photo Lesson 6 – Focus on Blurs

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Helen C

This is my submission for XDrive Photo Lesson 6 – Focus on Blurs. All photos were taken with Nikon D750. (Left: F/5.6; 1/6 Sec.; ISO 320; FL 48mm Right: F/5.6; 1/8 Sec.; ISO 320; FL 170mm) (F/4.8; 1/10 Sec.; ISO … Continue reading →

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