Focus on Life: Week 14 - Up Close

*I'm in Sedona this Friday/Saturday with out internet service, so please forgive me for posting late over at the Studio Sublime this weekend.  I'll be hopping to everyone's blogs that I can on Sunday/Monday!!*

Sally's prompt for Week 14 of

Focus on Life: 52 Photos is:

 

 

 

Up Close
 

  

"Macro Shots - How Close Can You Get?"

 

I LOVE me some Macro!
 

 

Taken w/my Canon. I had to hold the flower still because it was windy!

 

I cannot seem to get as close with my new

Canon Powershot XS 160 that I just got as I can
with my Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5 camera.

I've had 3 Lumix and I love them!
The one I use most has 'macro zoom'.
(translation: super-duper macro!)

This one was taken w/my Lumix. Click to enlarge any of the pics.

 

 

The Canon's got a feature that lets you'zoom' while doing video. I know, so does an actual video camera, but a still shot camera seemed more up my alley so I decided to try it. 

I'll let you know what I think after I use it a bit. 
So far I'm rather pleased with the still shots.

 Of course, if I'd ever save up the $$ for a 'big daddy camera' (the kind where the lens costs more than the camera itself), I'm sure my pics could be even better.  And closer!

Spring has Sprung! Captured with the Canon.

 

 

But until then, here's some "Macro Love" for you!

Comparing the different photos,...what do you think?

Off Center because of the wind - but still rather close w/the Lumix.

Jump on over to The Studio Sublime and see what the other participants have captured Up Close today!

 

 

Until Next Time,

Peace, Love and Getting Up Close!

Cheers,

~Shel~

Wind

If you're looking for the One Crayon Color Challenge from Yesterday ~

Click Here!

I told you that last weekend we got out of the  desert and headed to the mountains, right?

Well, these little fella's were just begging for attention - but the wind made it rather hard to snap a pic of them. 

Here's the best ones I could get before they all just blew away!

Hope you're having a wonderful Sunday!

I'm linking up with I Heart Macro over at Studio Waterstone today - won't you join me?

Until Next Time,

Peace, Love and Tiny Treasures!

Cheers,

~Shel~

This or That Thursday

Playing along with Deb Duty and the gang for

This or That Thursday.

Waiting for the perfect wave,....

Wanna join in?

 

Until Next Time,

Peace, Love and Fun!

Cheers,

~Shel~

I Heart Macro - It's Sunday!!

Sunday - Up Close! 

Won't You Play Along?!

Until Next Time,

Peace, Love and Macro Shots!

Cheers,

~Shel~

**Note**
I keep trying to post my pics for I Heart Macro over at Studio Waterstone,
but keep getting this error message:

An error occurred trying to retrieve images from that page.
Please try again. Be sure your address is exactly correct.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Some blog sites block any attempt to read the code from a page.

If you continue to see this note, try another blog address OR download your image to your local computer, and use FROM FILE to upload your image.

If anyone knows what I've done to my blog that won't allow me to post to the linky tools things on Studiowaterstone - please let me know. Thanks!