Last night we had a storm. Stepping out the back door this morning, I was hoping for, if not actually expecting, cooler, fresher air. It was a futile hope. Today has been one of the hottest, muggiest days of the summer. It was dry, in the sense that there was no rain, but with the moisture-laden air, I felt like I was “swimming” without the refreshing benefit of being in a pool. So no trail walk today. Instead, after capturing the picture of a hummingbird in our back yard, I “borrowed” my son-in-law’s Mike’s garden for a short photoshoot. Mike was at work, but my daughter was home today, and we had a little time to visit while I photographed flowers. So despite the heat and humidity, it was a win-win situation.
I don’t own a macro lens, but recently I have been inspired by another blogger to play around with the close up filters that have been buried in my drawer for several years. The images aren’t as good as a quality macro lens would produce, but the filters, attached to my nifty-fifty lens, do allow me to get within an inch or two of the flowers, and I had a good time playing around with them. That’s it for tonight. In my next post, I will be back with more about my experiment with close up filters.
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 
I agree, these are fantastic shots! I am trying out macro without a macro lens too and it is fun.
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Thank you, Debbie. You are right about how much fun it is. I’m looking at new possibilities for the things I see along the trail and in my back yard.
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The flowers is so vibrant!
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The vibrancy (is that a word?) is definitely what draws my eye. It’s why I enjoy summer so much, even though I don’t like the heat and humidity at all.
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Your hummer is beautiful but your dahlia is stunning!! 💖💕💖
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Thank you, Jill. The hummer was a nice extra to snap before breakfast, and the dahlia is my favorite.
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Both wonderful shots!
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Thanks, Belinda, for your frequent visits and faithful commenting.
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I think it’s an excellent dahlia close up…nice work!
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Thanks, Clare. I was glad I had retrieved the close up filters from the drawer when they have been buried for several years. They are helping me look at things differently.
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