spring rocks my socks

Even though winter was short this year, it was still long enough to make me forget how awesome warm weather is. It seems this happens every year...every time spring rolls around I think I should take off to somewhere with a little more...heat. Don't get me wrong; winter is good too. It could just be

orange

a couple of shots I took for the last TC challenge. had some fun with this one!

insides out (Tulip Festival)

Every year it's a struggle to get a great, really unique shot at Ottawa's annual tulip festival. At a cetrain point, after thousands and thousands of tulips, they all start to look the same. here's my effort this year. i'm pretty pleased. the petals of this tulip had already started to fall off, leaving

something new

I've been meaning for some time now to try HDR photography. It seemed to be a little more work than it's worth, and I had mixed feelings about it. Well, I tried it out, and it's not difficult at all. And I am convinced that there are some situations where it really is advantageous....as long as you