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I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the Georgia Nature Photographer’s Association Photo Expo this past weekend at Callaway Gardens.  It was my first trip to Callaway and gave me a great opportunity to start using my newly acquired Canon 50D.  This photo was taken on Sunday morning a the Butterfly House with guest speaker, Nancy Rotenberg.  WOW what a wonderful treat to be able to listen and be taught by Nancy!  I returned physically and mentally exhausted but really had a great time.   Shout out to Jo who received an honorable mention for her Taos lightening photo!  Way to go, Jo!  Thanks for encouraging me to go along as well!  We had a great time talking about photography into the wee hours.

Canon EOS 50D ( hand held), F5.66, lens focal length 135mm, exposure time 1/200 second(s), shutter speed 0.0051 second(s).

As always, please click on the photo to view the larger image.

“Listen a hundred times; ponder a thousand times; speak once.” — Turkish Proverb

Thanks to RickT at The Mindful Eye’s community, I found out this lil critter is a native bee and not a fly as I originally suspected.  I was practing my macro shooting out on my deck this summer when I was fortunate to have it pose for me.  This is my Nana’s favorite photo.  When I spent time with her in September she remarked over and over ”that camera sure takes good pictures”.  I love you Nana!

Taken with my Canon PowerShot A590IS – July 15, 2009

Yet another experience in macro shooting.  I happened to get a fly that was fairly patient while I snapped a few shots.  I swear I don’t have an insect fettish, in fact those who know me know otherwise…but they do seem to be attracted to the camera, at least around my backyard & deck. 

Canon PowerShot A590IS