Monday, 17 December 2012

The Last Blog for 2012!

This is the final blog for the Smoking Camera for 2012! 

What a busy year it has been...so I'm having a couple of well earned weeks off over the Christmas and New Year period to go out and take some photos. I'll be back on Monday the 21st of January 2013 and I hope you'll all re-join me then.


Here are a few jelly fish photos to enjoy...









  I hope you have a good break as well and look forward to seeing you in 2013!

Monday, 10 December 2012

Macro Photography

Sorry about the late post today but I've been struck down all week with kidney stones and for anyone who has ever had them you will know why I didn't get this post completed on time.


Today I'm posting some Macro shots. I've always been intrigued by the amazing Macro close ups I see in magazines and on the web. The smallest object captured to show all its detail that otherwise escapes the human eye in real life. 

I recently purchased a Canon 100mm Macro lens to use. I had already purchased a Canon 2x extender in the past and wanted to use the two together to get super close up shots. You can imagine my annoyance when I discovered that the two don't fit together! 

Having gotten online I discovered that this was a fixable problem, I added an extension tube between the two and off I went.

The photos I'm posting today are my first time at trying macro photography, these were taken in our very small front garden,










Enjoy and i'll see you next week for my last post of the year!


Monday, 3 December 2012

Las Vegas

This weeks blog is featuring photos from sin city...Viva Las Vegas!

Vegas is a fun place to visit in the USA. At night it's a great place to take photographs...if you're not at a casino. Each casino has it's own unique theme and attractions, including a live lion, roller coasters, mind blowing water fountains and anything else you can think of you'll find it.

Enjoy the photos and i'll see you next week.

Paris Casino

The Venetian Casino

Inside the Venetian Casino

Caesars Palace

Sunset on the Strip