Hangin' Around

Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Tamron 70 – 300
f/8 at 1/250
ISO 320
Manfrotto 055 tripod

My attempts to shoot new pictures everyday seem to be thwarted at every turn. During the week my 10-hour workdays get in the way. This weekend my time has been taken up by shopping for a newer car. Our old car has seen better days. We think we have found one so this won’t be an issue next weekend.

I am forced to show you something from June 2007. Once again my wife and I headed to one of our favourite spots, Vandusen Garden. Along with the flowers, trees, and shrubs there is plenty of wild life. There are a couple of ponds at the garden, which attract dragon flies, one of my wife’s favourite subjects.

The lesson I learned with this picture is to look back at my images every now and then. I didn’t even remember this photo. I discovered it today while searching for something to post. Technically it is not as sharp as it could be but it is passable. What I do like about it is the composition. It is a good example of the use of the rule-of-thirds.

I also like the lack of depth-of-field which allowed the background to blur. That was accomplished partially by the aperture I was forced to shoot at due to poor available light and partially by the fact that I used the lens at full zoom but was relatively close to the subject.