Today I went on my first Steemit-inspired photography outing. Up until now I'd been posting photos I'd taken before I joined this wonderful network.
I spent around three hours at my local botanical garden, taking 301 photos in total. Most of them will be deleted, but I took a few that I'm quite proud of. In particular, I practiced with my macro lens, which I haven't had much opportunity to use since I got it. If anybody has any tips for taking better macro photos, I'd love to hear them!
The flower below was one of my first subjects for the day. I was trying to focus on the nectar buds (I think that's what they are, at least). It's far from the best photo I took today, but it's one of the only purple ones :) At any rate, I had a really relaxing day (and quite a good workout from all the walking/crouching!)
I have a bunch of photos that I'm looking forward to sharing in the coming weeks. And of course, I'll keep getting out there and practicing. One thing that I really like about Steemit is that it gives me more of an incentive to get outside and work on finding interesting pictures.
