313 - Golden Time

From 365 Project

The low afternoon sun is behind this maple tree and lighting up the yellow and gold leaves. The fall transition has accelerated with the cool nights we had last week. Canon G10, 1/1000 sec @ f/3.5, ISO 200.

312 - Swirl

From 365 Project

We had to move all of the furniture out of several rooms today because the hardwood floors will be refinished next week. The one lamp left in the living room created an interesting look on the swirled plaster ceiling. The strong contrast really highlights the swirl pattern. Canon 7D, 1/20 sec @ f/2.8, ISO 800, zoom at 21mm.

311 - Upside Down & Red

From Nov7

My grandson spent the afternoon with us and was quite full of himself. He is hanging upside down looking at me through a red plastic candy dish. The empty candy dish is a good indication of how he got so full of himself. He just loves to visit Grammy's house! Canon Rebel XTi, 1/13 sec @ f/2.8, ISO 400, 30mm prime lens.

310 - Under the Rose

From 365 Project

The rose has always been valued for its beauty and has a long history of symbolism. In Rome a wild rose would be placed on the door of a room where secret or confidential matters were discussed. The phrase sub rosa, or "under the rose", means to keep a secret — derived from this ancient Roman practice. Canon Rebel XTi, 1/400 sec @ f/5.0, ISO 800, 50mm macro lens. Converted to B&W in Lightroom 2.5 with the Cyanotype preset.

309 - Color Bomb

From 365 Project

Fall colors explode from this maple tree with a little help from the camera's zoom blur. Canon 7D, 1/5 sec @ f/9.0, ISO 200 with a variable neutral density filter set at 4 stops of light reduction. The effect is completely done in camera with the saturation pumped up a little in Lightroom. I was pleased with the "impressionistic" effect.

308 - Oh, What a Tangled Web She Weaves

From 365 Project

I know spiders creep out some of my loyal followers but this will probably be the last one as the spiders are getting scarce now. For some weeks now she has been building her orbweb just outside the side door at the house. Tonight's web was pretty spectacular and so it ends up as today's photo. Canon Rebel XTi, 1/25 sec @ f/4.0, ISO 800, 50mm macro lens.

307 - Stainless

From 365 Project

Stainless steel has amazing properties for corrosion resistance and is often associated with clean modern design. This is one of three "Library" lamp shades in my office. The brushed finish on the curved shade nicely reflects the overhead lights and other features from my office. Canon G10, 1/25 sec @ f/3.5, ISO 200.