Bead Blocks

I found these beads in a drawer and loved the colorful stripes. I had fun stacking them up, moving them around and changing the focus. They came out just how I wanted them too.

'Moses in a Basket' & Raindrops

Purple Plant & Raindrops, originally uploaded by Orchid Photo.

This was originally named 'Purple Plant & Raindrops' but thankfully my friend Jessica knows the real name :)

This might be the best raindrop macro I've gotten so far. I've been envying other people's techniques with this on Flickr (and I'm still not as good). Cate at www.catescott.com has some great raindrop macros, so check those out for more.

Purple Flower

Purple Flower, originally uploaded by Orchid Photo.

Playing with my new 50mm lens! I'm a lot more pleased with my attempts yesterday than I was on the first try.

I used Google images to try and find out the name of this flower, but I still don't know.

Yes, It's Flowers (Don't Judge Me)

Yellow with Raindrops

Petals on Rocks

I can't resist posting these photos of the flowers in my mom's long stem rose garden. They're so pretty!

Blue Grooves

Blue Grooves, originally uploaded by Orchid Photo.

Since I started this learning experiment of photographing a lot of different things, I've been suddenly noticing things around me. It doesn't happen everyday, unfortunately. That sure would make doing this blog easier!

So one morning I reached for a cotton ball in my "peacock" pottery jar. I randomly closed in on the detail of the lid. I wanted a macro to really show the texture in the lines and grooves.

Baby Cactus

Baby Cactus, originally uploaded by Orchid Photo.

Apparently I was into macro plant photography today.

Our cactus is having a baby! It's so darn cute I had to get a nice closeup of it.

We'll be registered at Target for the baby shower. Baby cactus loves towels and Xbox games.

Our Plant Has Hair

Tomato Plant, originally uploaded by Orchid Photo.

My fiance got 2 tomato plants yesterday. I was outside with Denali at about noon, and I went to check them out. The sun was lighting the little hairs perfectly, so I went inside and grabbed the camera.

I'm really pleased with how sharp the hairs came out. I love macro!