Inspired by Now

Category: Burnside 35

  • Lensbaby Session with a Pink Dahlia

    Lensbaby Session with a Pink Dahlia

    I have once again added a few more pieces to my Lensbaby lens collection; this time I found a set of three optics that fit into my Composer Pro base. I also found a beautiful pink Dahlia plant at the local nursery where I learn about gardening tips and tricks on most Saturdays.

    I was wondering how differently I could capture the same flower with all my Lensbaby lenses and optics. So I emerged in a photo session with the Dahlia for a good two hours. I used  two additional accessories for all images: a +10 macro filter or a +10 macro filter combined with a 36mm macro tube.

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  • My Dragon Fruit Flowers

    My Dragon Fruit Flowers

    Dragon Fruit or Pitaya is a vining cactus. I received cuttings from my neighbor a few years ago, and last year it actually brought a fruit. Here is an image that shows last year’s flower and ripened fruit.

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  • Another Lensbaby Visit to the LA County Arboretum

    Another Lensbaby Visit to the LA County Arboretum

    Yesterday I was able to meet another Southern California Lensbaby photographer, Rita. She lives about an hour north of LA, and I am the same distance south of it. We decided to meet half way in between, at the LA County Arboretum.

    I was very excited about driving there because of the overcast. It is so much easier to take nice floral photographs on cloudy days. Unfortunately, as soon as we entered the arboretum, the sky cleared up. Although it wasn’t what I wished for, we had a beautiful, sunny day to walk around for a few hours.

    There weren’t a lot of plants blooming, but the place was still very beautiful.

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  • Eclectic Venice Beach with the Burnside 35

    Eclectic Venice Beach with the Burnside 35

    Last Sunday we made a family trip to Venice Beach, CA. It was 5 years ago when we were there last time; it was during my brother’s visit from Hungary.
    This place was a very interesting, eclectic place back then too, but it felt even more unusual to me now. Lots of buildings were boarded up, restaurants/street food stands were closed, and the homeless population has boomed since the last time we were there.
    Since this was a family walk, I shot pictures with my Burnside 35 lens. I find this lens useful when I am not on my own shooting schedule, and I only have short times to stop and focus on something before I take the picture. (more…)

  • Laguna Beach Walk

    Laguna Beach Walk

    After dropping off my daughter at school (she has just started as a Freshman), I headed down to the ocean with my camera to take a walk in one of my favorite beach cities, Laguna Beach.
    It was pretty early and the city was not as crowded as I experience it most of the time. I grabbed my Lensbaby Burnside 35 for this short walk, and except for the last image, I kept it on my camera.
    I couldn’t walk by this beautiful Lily without snapping a picture of it. Then I headed down to the beach.

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