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Apr 12, 2010

Life is Wonderful

Today, I made a short HD video. Had one of the most beautiful days in terms of weather here in San Diego with rain and then sunshine and then rain again! funky and fun! And it was my birthday! YAY! So hung out with family, friends and dogs! Had lots of fun and relaxed a bit! and then shot the video! :) For the first time I used my dad's Nikon D90! I kno...I went to the dark side since Im a CANON Girl! but my 5D doesnt have video, so used his camera to make a small video! first video! :) My inspiration was Jason Mraz song 'Life is Wonderful'. So enjoy! do tell me how it is (other than the shakey/wind blowing part!)
Thanks everyone!!!

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Mar 29, 2010

Spring is here!

Tractor and Flowers
Focal length: 50mm
Shutter speed: 1/3200
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/1.4

Spring is one of my favorite seasons. It gives me plenty of opportunity to use my Macro Lens with Flower blooms. But this year I also tried using my 50mm f/1.4 to give a lens blur effect in the flowers (as seen in the first picture). I really like the lens blur effect it gives to the photos and hope you guys like it too! :) Again, no Photoshop, but just right out of the camera. I know post processing is necessary but i don't own Ps/Lr yet! Anyways, I hope you guys enjoy the color! takecarez and enjoy the blooms this year! Do check out my old posts of Spring from last year: A Wave of Spring 09.

Daisy DayDreamin'
Focal length: 50mm
Shutter speed: 1/5000
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/1.8

Pink Blurr
Focal length: 50mm
Shutter speed: 1/1600
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/1.4

Mystic Pink

Focal length: 50mm
Shutter speed: 1/1600
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/1.4

New leaves rolling out
Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/80
ISO: 400
Aperture: f/4.0

Pastel
Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/320
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/5.0

Fire
Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/250
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/4.5

At the Center
Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/320
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/5.0

May 16, 2009

Ladybugs

Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/320
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/5

The fun friendly bugs known as Coccinellidae or Ladybugs is a beautiful insect part of the beetle family. There are 5000 different kinds of ladybugs around the world and about 450 live here in North America. Ladybugs, like other beetles and insects, go from eggs to larval to pupa until they become the Adult Ladybugs. Most children consider it their favorite insect. Ladybugs are one my favorites to photograph. They give a pop of color to the flower or leaf they are on. Check out some pictures ive captured since the beginning of this january. Enjoy!

Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/320
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/5

Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/320
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/5.6

Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/500
ISO: 320
Aperture: f/7.1

Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/250
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/5

Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/500
ISO: 320
Aperture: f/6.3

Apr 24, 2009

The Butterfly effect

Gulf fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/100
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/3.5

Butterflies are part of the insect species known as Lepidoptera. They have four stages of life cycle falling from larva to caterpillar to pupil and go through metamorphosis to turn into the beautiful and elegant butterfly forms with the varying patterns on its wings. There are three types of Butterflies, the true butterflies, the skippers and the moths. Ive noticed that humans tend to be fine with butterflies while, of the same species, they are very afraid of spiders or even ants. Butterflies are seen in many arts in different cultures symbolizing a lot of things from human soul to the state of nervousness. The butterfly effect is part of the chaos theory in mathematics to predict tiny variations affecting a bigger system. As the phrase goes: The flap of a butterflies wing can affect the weather system throughout the world if there are repercussions. So butterflies tend to be more important in our lives than we think. I love capturing butterflies. I think they have a uniqueness to each type of butterflies and like how i believe each one of us have a purpose in life so do these each unique butterflies. Call it a philosophical butterfly effect, I'm not sure, but there is something in each of them. So here are some captures from my backyard to creeks to butterfly parks. Enjoy!

Margarita Beltrán (Heliconius burneyi)
Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/30
ISO: 500
Aperture: f/2.8

Margarita Beltrán (Heliconius burneyi)

Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/100
ISO: 500
Aperture: f/3.2

Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charitonia)
Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/25
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/2.8

Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charitonia)
Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/160
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/3.5

Cattle Heart (Parides arcas)
Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/30
ISO: 200
Aperture: f/2.8

Orange Julia (Dryas julia)
Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/200
ISO: 320
Aperture: f/4.5

Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/50
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/2.8

Margarita Beltrán (Heliconius burneyi)
Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/125
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/3.5

Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina)
Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/40
ISO: 250
Aperture: f/2.8

Malabar Tree Nymph (Idea malabarica)
Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/25
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/2.8

Malabar Tree Nymph (Idea malabarica)
Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/40
ISO: 250
Aperture: f/2.8

Postman (Heliconius melpomene)
Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/160
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/3.5

California Hairstreak (Satyrium californica)

Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/320
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/5.6

California Hairstreak (Satyrium californica)
Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/320
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/5.6

Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/250
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/5

Gulf fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/100
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/3.5

Mar 29, 2009

A Wave of Spring

The Flower Fields

Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/250
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/5

Rows and rows of flowers creating a wave of color, Carlsbad Flower Field is an annual event done for the celebration of Spring. The flower fields consist mainly of miniature rose in a variety of colors. The field is on a hillside overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Carlsbad, CA. A lot of tourists and locals visit the fields to see its annual beauty. Here are some pictures of my visit.

Miniature Rose

Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/160
ISO: 125
Aperture: f/4

The Flower Family

Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/250
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/4.5

The Suns reflection
Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/250
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/4.5

Peaceful
Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/400
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/5.6

The Flower Factory
Focal length: 84mm
Shutter speed: 1/250
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/7.1

The Flower's style
Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/200
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/4

Yellows
Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/250
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/4.5

Petals
Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/200
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/4

A Flower's eye
Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/200
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/4

Standing out of the crowd
Focal length: 24mm
Shutter speed: 1/200
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/9

Monet Reds
Focal length: 105mm
Shutter speed: 1/200
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/5.6

The Colors
Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/400
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/5.6

The Rows
Focal length: 32mm
Shutter speed: 1/125
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/8

Enjoy!

Mar 27, 2009

Popping Poppies

Poppy

Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/320
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/6.3

California Poppy, or Eschscholzia californica, is known for its Vibrant Orange and Yellow Colors. Its found through out open grassy areas on California mountains. It is also found on the sides of freeways, catching your eyes in an instant. These flowers grown in big families, making it a beautiful scene to capture. So i got a good chance this year to take pictures of these wonderful flowers. First i spotted them on the side of Highway 15 and then traveled to Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve. So Spring is here, and so are the poppies in California!