[This post was originally on my other blog, Deep in the Heart of Textiles, as part of a photography challenge. It seems to belong better over here. It was originally posted on May 28, 2015.]
Beautiful tiny creatures I found around the farm on a walk in May.
These were all taken with a Canon Powershot SX60HS.
I told myself THIS would be the year I would finish ALL of my unfinished objects (UFOs) before I let myself start any new projects. Okay, I would finish FIVE quilts before starting anything new. Well, considering that in a good year, I make one twin-size quilt and about six baby quilts, maybe that goal […]
You young people probably won’t believe it, but once upon a time, when we went to the doctor’s office, we could not bring an endless supply of entertainment with us in a device the size of a slice of toast. While we waited to be called, the only thing we could do was read whatever […]
I am thrilled to have a finish for this ScrapHappy Day! I started this quilt last year. I did this quilt Quilt-As-You-Go, with a central rectangle, and four skinny panels. I quilted the center with straight lines to outline the patches, and I did the first skinny panel with a sort of wood-grain look. But […]
The quarterly challenge for this online art quilt group was “Portrait.” As usual, I had lots of ideas, but as the deadline approached, I chose the least complicated of them. I had taken an online workshop from Melanie Rivers in intuitive portrait making. In the class Melanie directs you in the placement of ovals and […]
The spark for this baby quilt came from a big tub of donated fabrics. There were four Mickey Mouse 6-inch squares, two Dr. Seuss 6-inch squares, and a whole lot of Dr. Seuss fabric that had been cut up into 2-inch squares. The colors were bright and needed something to ground them. An ad in […]
I’m impressed that you know the names of almost all these little critters.
It takes me so long to figure out the name of each one. Lately I have been using iNaturalist and it gives suggestions as to species, and then other (knowledgeable) people help you identify it too. It is so much quicker! And then I check in all my guidebooks to make sure the ID is right.
Great macros 🙂 🙂 Thanks for the names as well. I use a PowerShot as well but mines the next model a SX70HS
That is probably a newer model than mine. I went back to a Panasonic Lumix for my most recent camera, but I am not sure which one gives me sharper images. Brian, have you ever had the problem of all your pictures just turning out darker and darker as time goes by? I have my white balance set on automatic, but it seems like after a few years each camera just gives me darker pictures and I have to fix them in Photoshop. I have heard their sensors wear out, but I haven’t been able to find out on the internet. Do you happen to know if that is true?
I have never had that problem. I have had three PowerShot SX40?, a SX60 and now a SX70. The 60 started making noises using the telephoto so I got a new model at the time, the SX70, before it broke down completely.
Maybe there’s a Canon forum where there are others who may have experienced the same problem. Sorry I couldn’t help more.
OK, thanks! I just thought you might know.
My current camera is having some zoom troubles too — it may be time to start researching for a new one. 🙂