My friend, Cathy Larsen, and I went to Thanksgiving Point Friday. We took an hour off work and were anxious to try the late afternoon light, as other photography visits had always been early mornings. The tulips were late in blooming this year and only 40% were out. We did manage to find some beautiful ones and tried to use some of the things we've been learning in our photography classes.
I experimented with "depth of field." If I shot a picture in "Landscape" mode, then the entire picture was in focus (meaning the aperture was a large f-number). If I chose "Portrait" or "Macro," then just the main subject was in focus with a blurred background (a small f-number).
I also changed my lens. I've been taking most of my photos using the 18mm-55mm lens. I tried using the 55mm-200mm lens during this excursion. I found I had to stand back further, which felt awkward when using the Macro setting. But I felt like I got better results.
I've created a Flickr link to view photos.
