By foot with macro...

...macro lens & camera, that is!

Home after work... the sun was shining, the pavement was dry, the temperature was pleasant. It was really hard not to roll out on my bike, but four days in a row with a total of 173 miles under my wheels means that I deserve a rest. A real rest would have been smart, but my feet were anxious to walk.

I headed out with a small pack on my back, carrying a camera equipped with a macro lens. There are some beautiful flowers blooming in gardens, just waiting to be captured by my camera. I've been grabbing shots of the flowers with my little camera; now it feels like the time is right to experiment with my SLR and macro lens. Somehow while the SLR often joins me on bike rides, I usually only have one lens with me; changing lenses while standing by my bike doesn't always seem like a good idea.

Fun, but I have to admit that it's truly a challenge to capture a close up of a flower when there is a constant wind blowing.

Beautiful, purple...

...and a focus challenge. This close, and I have to choose which piece of the gone-to-seed flower that I want to be in focus!

You're right! Looking back even I am having a hard time believing I was standing there with my camera trying to capture a photo of a bee.