329/365 - Jim - Grass Seed

( f/1.8 50mm 1/8000 sec ISO 200 Nikon D300 )

Jameson and I were playing in the back yard today. The grass in our mini garden grew so high it has seeds. I had Jameson hold one up so I could get a picture of it and have him all blurry in the background. He was less than cooperative as 2 year old boys tend to be. I was able to get him to hold it up, but he waved it around so much and I just got lucky with this shot. At 1/8000 of a second shutter, it froze like a deer in headlights. I got quite a few good shots while the sun was setting. It makes me wonder why I bother to shoot at any other time of day...

212/365 - Jim - Only the Strong Survive

( f/6.3 210mm 1/10 sec ISO 200 Nikon D300 )

We will be going to the Pittsburgh Zoo on Sunday and for that occasion, I ordered the TC-20e II 2x Teleconverter to use with my 70-200mm lens. It arrived today. Another bonus is that it works with my 105mm macro lens. I thought that auto focus would not work, but it does, so yet another bonus. Armed with a 210mm macro lens, I went out into the front yard to get really close to something. This is the time of year that those pesky dandelions are all over the place and spreading seeds everywhere. I simply plucked one like turkey until only one seed was left and placed it in front of a dark background. I feel like I could have done better with more light, but this isn't bad.