For today's Wednesday Vignette, the weekly feature hosted by Anna at
Flutter & Hum, I took a few photos of the combination of plants I see through the window when sitting on the living room couch. The view has been energized by a strong showing on the part of
Leonotis leonurus, also known as lion's tail, but the assemblage also includes
Achillea 'Moonshine', Callistemon 'Cane's Hybrid', Coleonema pulchellum 'Sunset Gold', Euphorbia 'Ascot Rainbow', Gaillardia 'Arizona Sunset' and
Leucadendron 'Jester'. I took multiple photos as my husband gave me a new camera for my birthday and I used this as an opportunity to evaluate the differences between my old camera and the new one, which came with multiple lenses.
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| This photo was taken with my old point-and-click Canon PowerShot. It provided the most vibrant colors. |
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| This photo was taken with my new Nikon D3400 using its standard lens. It provides a wider view but the colors are more muted. |
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| This photo was taken with the Nikon camera using a telephoto lens, which compresses the spaces between plants and blurs more of the area surrounding the Leonotis |
It's going to take me a while to determine which camera is best for which uses. I'd hoped the new camera would improve my ability of capturing photos of the hummingbirds. No such luck.
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| I lurked around the feeder at a comfortable distance for a long time but the hummers are currently more focused on battling one another than feeding. This one took chase just as I was focusing my shot. |
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