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nice shots....macro focus much? I'm pretty addicted to it as well.

What are you shooting those with? The color is way better than what I have.

I have an account, but nothing uploaded.

some of my photography is still up there, I've just been inactive for quite some time now
http://wahwah.deviantart.com/

Canon Powershot A530. It's pretty good, but not nearly as good as my sister's Canon Rebel. That thing is awesome to the max, dude. That's one of my first or second purchases once I have a decent job (i.e., once someone actually gets back to one of the applications I've submitted).

And yeah, I love macro focus. Bokeh FTW!

I didn't know the term myself until a couple weeks ago, so don't feel too ashamed. You're human, so some level of shame is, of course, natural.

EDIT: I"M GONNA KILL YOU.

I host my photo's on www.Fotofight.com . Check out the contests. Both my wife and I are active members there.

I'm a moderator on that site and go by the handle "Magnus" there. I would have used Magnus here, except that it had already been taken.

Yeah, my camera does something like that. Usually whenever the hell it wants to. Sometimes the buttons like to remap themselves too. So I'll lose the Zoom function or be unable to shoot video on any given day.

I promise these aren't spiders (I share that hatred):

Camera doing what it pleases.

Camera doing what I want.

Big difference. I want a new camera! :/

BTW, your knowledge of plants has impressed me. If I don't see labels anywhere, my folders are full of just "pretty things."

Well, I can't claim 100% that I don't use Google on occasion. Like the picture of the Queen Anne's Lace I have posted (titled Daucus Carota) - I had to double check to make sure that was what it actually was (it's a fairly common weed, but it's also similar in appearance to poison hemlock, the primary difference being the presence of fine hairs on the stem of the wild carrot as well as a difference in leaf shape).

I also had to double check the gardenia (there's one planted outside the local YMCA, but I haven't been there in ages) and the prickly pear (I've seen the leaves - i.e., the flat rounded segments - for sale in grocery stores [yes, they're edible, as are the fruits], but I had to confirm that there wasn't just a similar looking species).

Really, my father's ultimately to blame. All of the lily pictures, the water hyacinths, the grapes, and the papyrus in my gallery were all planted by him. I think he even planted the incense cedar, but that was ages ago (either before I was born or when I was but a wee bairn). He also planted our two sequioa (haven't posted a pic of them yet) and, I believe, the majority of the trees on our property. He doesn't merely have a green thumb, he's got a green fricking forearm. I really need to get some decent pictures of his bonsai (he's got some really nice ones) to post. It's a shame he's not in a business where that knowledge could truly be of use (he's a locksmith).

First off, thanks! I try my best, but really, I'm just an novice. I don't ever plan to become professional, but I might do stuff on the side, freelance stuff, and I also plan to help my sister out with her business once I'm able to get a Canon Rebel.

At the very least, it's something for me to do when I want to get away from the video games (blasphemy!) and I have no inspiration for writing (which, lately, has been quite often).

Those are some great photos, by the way. I especially love the first one of the waterdrops. I also like the one you have labelled "One of the flowers on the grounds of Oakland's Mormon Temple." Which, by the way, is a type of lily. Specifically, I believe it's Japanese golden-rayed lily (Lilium auratum).

I don't use dA, but a friend of mine does. Her dA site is http://fandragon.deviantart.com.

I keep my personal art in RedJen's Gallery

me = isisless.deviantart.com

edit: I feel redundant with my sig.