Light in the Forest

On Saturday Lenore and I were working on the drainage on our shared road. Some idiot in a four wheel drive tore it up really badly over the winter creating a bunch of ruts where the water has pooled creating great breeding spots for mosquitoes. The road also functions as a fire escape route and the big ruts will make it difficult for passenger cars to negotiate.(Rant Over) Along our route I discovered one of the last fungi that must have popped up during the recent rain. Later on during the night Jay and I went back out and he helped me photograph the fungi by holding a flashlight directly over it. It gave it an unusual look. This image was created with a Canon 7D and a Canon EF-S17-85 mm lens at 33mm. Camera settings used were Manual mode, ISO 400, F 13.0 at 1/8th of a sec. The camerawas supported by a Gorilla Pod on the ground.God's blessings upon your week, chris

Selfie

I'm not the usually the type of person to take a selfie. Last night I went out to get some stuff from my pick up and I noticed that there was a lot of moisture in the beam shining from my flashlight. I immediately thought to myself, "That would make such a cool photograph!" Knowing that no one from my family would probably want to pose with a flashlight in the misty rain I didn't even bother to ask them. I went back inside and set up my camera on a tripod and wrapped it with a plastic bag. Then I went back out and took some images with it of myself shining a flashlight into the sky. The end result looks pretty cool. Thank you Lord for the rain, chris

Camera Equipment Used- Canon 7D, Canon 28-105 lens at 28 mm. Manfrotto 055XPROB Tripod with a 3055 Ballhead. Camera Settings- Manual Mode,ISO 400,F3.5, Shutter speed 30 seconds.