a beautiful day

Yesterday wasn’t terribly cold, and it was unbelievable sunny and cheerful outside. I took Stella for a nice little walk over on the walking trails near our house, and spotted some wonderful photo opportunities. So after our walk, I grabbed my camera and headed out again. I’ve been trying to play around with aperture and all that stuff, rather than just shooting the picture with everything set to auto. While I end up with some dreadful shots, I also am feeling more comfortable with how to turn a dreadful shot into a good photo with a few adjustments. Much better than relying on the preset mods. I still find that I use those occasionally though, out of convenience, or sometimes frustration when I’m striking out completely with the manual settings.

Here are a few of my favorite shots from the day.

My absolute favorite photo from the day:

It’s definitely more subdued than most of my photos, and it’s a bit overexposed, but I think that’s precisely why I like it so much. There is something about the muted colors, with punches of the berries color, and also that sole leaf flipping up at the tip of the stem, that I really like.