247 - Buttons

From 365 Project

~BUTTONS~

In a bag full of buttons
I'm that tiny unique one.....

Odd in size and color
Holes as round as the sun.....

I may not shine or sparkle
Or even catch most eyes.....

I may not match one's attire
Nor compare to all those flies.....

Though, I may not have a matching set
I've learned to stand alone.....

When it comes to wearing the britches
I surely can hold my own.

A poem with meaning by 4 Sugar Bear

Canon G10, 1/4 sec @ f/3.2, ISO 400, 50mm equivalent focal length in macro mode.

246 - Aliens?

From 365 Project

This small flower has an almost alien feel to it. It comes from a stringy vine that appears in August on a number of my bushes. It is very small and delicate. Canon Rebel XTi, 1/250 sec @ f/11.0, ISO 800, 65mm macro at approximately 2.5/1, lighting with off camera strobe at 1/64 power.

245 - Surf's Up

From 365 Project

This surfer caught a good wave at Cape May beach this morning. Good surfing pictures are hard to capture. The action is fast, usually pretty far away and its hard to get the light just right. I was able to capture this image because of the way the jetties are at Cape May. I was standing on the jetty while the surfers were catching the waves in deep section just on the other side. The sunlight was coming over my left shoulder and I had the big zoom. I think it's my best surfing picture yet. Canon 40D, 1/640 sec @ f/6.3, ISO 400, 320mm focal length.

244 - Crystal Vision

From 365 Project

A close look at a crystal wall sconce light at the Virginia Hotel a restored 1879 landmark building on Jackson Street in the heart of the historic district of Cape May New Jersey. Canon G10, 1/400sec @ f/3.2, ISO 400, in macro mode.

243 - Sunset Beach

From 365 Project

It's rare to see a sunset over water on the East Coast but you can at Sunset Beach near Cape May, New Jersey. I took this photo about 5 minutes before the sun dipped into the bay. You can see the wreck of the concrete ship Atlantus just offshore. Canon 40D, 1/125sec @ f/11.3, ISO 100, 17mm focal with a 1 stop polarizing filter.

242 - Victorian Twilight

From 365 Project

This children's store is on the Washington Street Mall in Cape May, New Jersey. This is our first visit to Cape May and the great old Victorian architecture still dominates. So far we are loving our stay. Canon40D, 1/13sec @ f/4.5, ISO 400, 28mm focal length. Taken from our sidewalk dinner table at the Jackson Mountain Cafe.

241 - The Fruit of the Gods

From 365 Project

This apple is part of a larger work of art entitled the The Garden of the Hesperides by J. Kenneth Leap. It is located in the lobby of the Heldrich Hotel in New Brunswick New Jersey and comprises enameled float glass and glass mosaic tessera. The hand belongs to one of the Greek nymphs tending to the fruit of the gods in the garden which was the mythical venue for the eleventh labor of Hercules. Canon 40D, 1/40sec @ f/4.0, ISO 800, 144mm focal length.