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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Lamp post

This lovely green photo is intended to accompany the previous, red one.  These seem to be the traditional holiday colours after all!  This is the base of a lamp post downtown.  Each one has a small copy of the city's seal.  It's a sheaf of wheat enclosed in a shield shaped cartouche.  It says so in the City ordinances!

F Number10.0
Lens IDLUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
Focal Length41.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 82.0 mm)
Exposure Time1/800
Exposure ProgramProgram AE
ISO800
Exposure Compensation0
FlashOff, Did not fire

Monday, December 19, 2011

Poinsettia

These plants are sold almost everywhere this time of year.  Typically, they are displayed in offices and houses until the red leaves drop off, and then they are thrown away.  I can never bring myself to throw away a perfectly good plant, so I keep them.  I have at least 2 from prior years sitting nearby.  They are pure green.  It takes a solid 12 hours of complete darkness for two months in order to induce them to get those red leaves, and I haven't tried it because I don't have the right schedule to take them out from under cover and into the sunlight each day.  Maybe when I retire, who knows?

The red leaves are not the flowers - the tiny yellow bits in the middle are!

F Number5.5
Lens IDLUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
Focal Length34.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 68.0 mm)
Exposure Time1/5
Exposure ProgramProgram AE
ISO3200
Exposure Compensation0
FlashOff, Did not fire

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Femme

This is Femme.  She's a Greater Swiss Mountain Dog - a Swissy.  She loves the outdoors, even if it's chilly out.  She's coming back from her morning walk, and she's happy to see someone at eye level!

I haven't been good about posting... it's hard to find interesting things to photograph in this time after the leaves have fallen and before the snow.

F Number5.6
Lens ID-45mm F3.5-5.6
Focal Length28.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 56.0 mm)
Exposure Time1/160
Exposure ProgramProgram AE
ISO100
Exposure Compensation0
FlashOff, Did not fire

Friday, December 9, 2011

December sky


This is the sky as it looks this morning.  It seems a pretty typical December day.

A group of photobloggers post a photo of their skies each Friday - it's called Skywatch Friday. Click the link to see photos from round the world.


F Number5.6
Lens IDLUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
Focal Length45.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 90.0 mm)
Exposure Time1/3200
Exposure ProgramManual
ISO800
Exposure Compensation0
FlashOff, Did not fire

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Chistmas cactus in bloom

The Christmas Cactus spent the summer outdoors.  It's a little ragged, but once it came in the house, itsprouted blossoms from every tip!  What a glorious sight.  I wasn't sure if it was the temperature difference or whether it's the shorter days that triggers this, but I'm very grateful for this glorious colour.

F Number5.6
Lens IDLUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
Focal Length45.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 90.0 mm)
Exposure Time1/160
Exposure ProgramManual
ISO800
Exposure Compensation0
FlashOff, Did not fire

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Holiday trolley

On Saturday, the city had a low key holiday celebration.  More like an informal get-together.  The folks from the Dudley Observatory were there with a 6 inch Dobsonian telescope, set up on the steps of City Hall with a solar filter so we could see the sunspots.  Inside there were balloons and crafts for the kids.  Jay St was decked out with sales from the boutiques and these beautiful horses pulled a trolley with smiling people round City Hall.  I don't see horses here in the city very often; it was a treat to be so near them!

F Number5.6
Lens IDLUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
Focal Length30.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 60.0 mm)
Exposure Time1/25
Exposure ProgramManual
ISO100
Exposure Compensation0
FlashOff, Did not fire

Friday, December 2, 2011

Shiny and... old?

It was complete serendipity that brought this car down the road while we were on it.  The thing that struck me most about this was how it sounded - just like Bonnie and Clyde in the movies!  What a beautiful job of restoration.

F Number5.6
Lens IDLUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
Focal Length45.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 90.0 mm)
Exposure Time1/100
Exposure ProgramProgram AE
ISO100
Exposure Compensation0
FlashOff, Did not fire

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Monthly theme day - Action shot

On the first of the month, many in the City Daily Photo community post a photo that realises a common theme.  This month's theme is Action Shots. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants 

This is my youngest, doing what comes naturally: throwing stones into water.  The weather has been wonderfully warm, which explains the lack of a coat when there are no leaves on the trees.

F Number4.0
Lens IDLUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
Focal Length18.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 36.0 mm)
Exposure Time1/15
Exposure ProgramProgram AE
ISO200
Exposure Compensation0
FlashOff, Did not fire
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