Leaves Backlit by the Sun

Dogwood Tree

When I was growing up in Brooklyn, my family lived in a house. My father, my brother and I spent alot of time tending to the plants and flowers around our house. Last weekend, I saw a dogwood tree and it reminded me of the large dogwood tree we had in our back yard.

Flowers From the Backyard

Pink Flowers

Plants in My Sister-In-Law's Backyard

I love shooting with a shallow depth of field. There are some pictures taken with an aperture of f/1.2. The area in focus is only a few centimeters deep.

Canon 5D with 85mm f/1.2L II lens, 1/1000 sec., f/1.2, ISO 100
Canon 5D with 85mm f/1.2L II lens, 1/1250 sec., f/1.2, ISO 100

Canon 5D with 85mm f/1.2L II lens, 1/400 sec., f/1.2, ISO 100

Canon 5D with 85mm f/1.2L II lens, 1/400 sec., f/1.2, ISO 100

The Bellagio

This is a view of the Bellagio pools and courtyards from our hotel room. The weather was mostly sunny and in the 70's. Not too many people went into the water. Most just sunned themselves by the pool.

Canon 5D with 35mm f/1.4L lens, 1/500 sec., f/7.1, ISO 400


This is the Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. The current exhibit is "Gardens From Around the World".

Canon 5D with 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye lens, 1/40 sec., f/3.2, ISO 1600

Canon 5D with Lensbaby 3G lens, 1/50 sec., ISO 1600