Photo of the Week

Another photo from the area where our friends live ...

While we were there it rained pretty good and I wanted to get out and get some photos of the flowers and plants while they still had rain on them.

Here's one of my favorites from that time:

EXIF Info

Shutter Speed: 1/50s

ISO: 200

Aperture: F/5.6

Focal Length: 200mm

Lens: Canon EF70-200mm f/4L USM

I particularly liked the colors - the pink flower stands out nicely on the grey background of the rock, which is blurred.

Photo of the Week

I've decided to change the title and remove the week counter - another goal for next year, to actually post a photo a week!

Some friends of ours live in a small valley outside of Quito and part of the property is a small farm. I enjoy going there and taking photographs since it's such a picturesque area.

On our last visit there I noticed this bucket sitting abandoned at the base of a small tree and it caught my attention:

EXIF Info

Shutter Speed: 1/80s

ISO:800

Aperture: F/7.1

Focal Length: 200mm

Lens: Canon EF70-200mm f/4L USM