soccer game

Last Saturday was my daughter's soccer game for this spring season. She will play again in the fall. I took a bunch of pictures and here are some of my favorite. I used my Canon 70-200 mm F/4 L lens to take this pictures.

DPS weekly assignment

This week's assignment is low light/night photography. 

I sent this as my entry for the contest.

I hang this flag in preparation to Memorial Day celebration next week and did not realize I could use it as my subject. My original plan was to take  a moon shot or silluette of trees with the moon in the back ground unfortunately it rained, oh well, will just to it next time

apple and flowers

An apple a day keeps the doctor away......apple is one of my favorite snacks low  calorie and full of fiber and vitamins. I always wanted to take picture of water bouncing back or water droplets, so I took these shots. I used my Olympus with 50 mm macro lens

so I was kinda pleased with results and best thing was I ate the apple after...yummy!

this is one of my favorite shot of spring tulips

I really like the narrow DOF on this one

That's it for now....

peace and love.

Wide Open

As I have mentioned before this week's DPS assignment is wide open (aperture not wide angle). I was debating in between this two photos which would I submit as my entry. They were both take at f/1.8 .  I guess I leaned towards the above.

a bird bath

black and white

These were also taken at the Independence Grove. I experimented with monochromatic effects

a day at the park

I took a quick stroll around Independence Grove today looking for a subject for this week's DPS assignment. In between takes I took these photos .

I really like the composition. Nice reflection of red on the water

I thought a blue sky is a nice back drop
a wild flower


a park bench

my DPS weekly assignment

I am fairly new member of DPS ( Digital photography school/blog). Every week there is an assignment that we have to do if you'd like to join in the weekly contest. This help me think and be creative. Thought of sharing with you my two previous entries. Anyway there are three winners being chosen ...no prize involve though but recognition as your work will be posted in there site.


This was entry for SPRING. I thought of rain so I placed a rain boots to some plants trying to burst out.

My entry for CONVERGING LINES. This was taken at Waukegan Harbor. I really thought I have a strong chance on this but there were so many stronger contenders. Better luck next time.



This week's assignment is WIDE OPEN ( aperture in camera not the wide angle lens). I still have two days before the deadline. So please come back and see it for yourself and you'll be the judge.

Peace and Love