You can see my wordless Wednesday post for 06/10/2105 at http://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2015/6/continuing-construction. A lot has changed in 4 years. We’ve gone from super dry with forest fires on this date in 2011 to above average snowfall and rainfall for the first 6 months of 2015. I also no longer have any Olympus digital cameras or lenses (I’m down to only two digital DSLR cameras and lenses), and I have gone from zero film cameras in 2011 to three 4X5 inch view cameras, two 6X7 medium format cameras, one 35mm film camera and a complete darkroom in 2015.
Originally posted on June 10, 2011: I got a new lens — an Olympus 80mm to 300mm zoom lens. It’s not fast 1:4-5.6, but it’s very light and compact. Since it was on special for under $100, I couldn’t pass it up. All the photos tonight, except for the bird, were done with the new lens. Since the smoke wasn’t as bad tonight, I got a photo of a yellow ball of sun behind a dandelion. There was enough smoke to get a clean edge on the sun, but the smoke wasn’t thick enough to turn the sun hot pink like that past few evenings. This morning I got an orange sun rising behind Iceberg. Queen Elizabeth looked great tonight despite the fact that many of her leaves were dirty and wilted from the smoke and ash. Rainbow Sorbet was in fine form for the new lens tonight. A lot more roses are blooming, and our garden is starting to actually look like a garden instead of a post -apocalyptic set for a Rose Warrior movie.
Off Center & Not Even 
Amazing image:)
Thanks, Janet!
You are welcome:)
Fantastica! Un saluto. Marisa
Grazie, Marisa!
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Thanks, Sharon! I appreciate it.
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Thanks! Much appreciated.
Beautiful Images as usual! I love when you talk about your camera’s, films and lenses, I’m always like, Na what now?? lol.
Thanks, Miz Shaaz! Don’t you normally post a blog on Wednesday?
Hi Timothy! Yes. I posted everyday for the first 3 months of blogging, then slowly transitioned to 3 times per week, Mon Tue Wed for a year. Since the beginning of May I started posting whenever I can find time to shoot. My goal is to have at least one post per week from now on but aim for 3 posts per week if my schedule permits.
Ok. I’ll have to be vigilant of watching for your posts. I don’t want to miss a one.
You can subscribe through email or RSS and you’ll never miss any :).
I’m subscribed through email and so far WP has dropped you, but I get so much email that I often don’t see things in the long list of unread mail I have to face every morning.
Ahh ok I see. Ever since you told me about RSS it’s been great to follow your blog. I get to see what I’ve already seen and new ones so that might be the way to go then.
Another stunning set of photos, especially that dandelion! It looks as if it is lifting up its many arms to the sun, as if in supplication.
Thanks, Lavinia!
Sublime!
Thanks, Cindy!
I love your photos of flowers, I love flowers! But, this first one, with a nice touch of the sun is stunning!!
Thanks, Lari!
Rainbow sorbet!!! One of my fave roses at the rose park here 🙂