I never really became interested in photography all at once. Over the years, I've had several little pocket-sized cameras, and I'd take pictures of lots of things - snow outside, things in my room, pets, or random things out of the car window. Towards the end of the summer of 2013, I began borrowing my sister's Nikon Coolpix L120 to photograph plants and insects in the garden. I began posting these photos on Instagram and when people would ask what kind of DSLR or lens I used, I'd have to tell them I just had a little point-and-shoot.
This spring, my sister moved out with her camera, so I wasn't able to do much picture-taking. However, in August she knew someone who was selling their Canon EOS 50D and lens, and she asked me if I was still interested in photography. I told her that I was, and she bought and shipped it me! So my hobby has resumed. :)
Because my lens is telephoto, closeup photography isn't the easiest thing (you must be a minimum of almost 3 ft from your subject.) However, I'd like to get a macro lens someday.
Although I'm not planning to go into photography as a career, I'm trying to get a little personal business up and running to bring in some extra money.
Yellow Swallowtail on Zinnia
Old Mexico Zinnia
Red & Purple Zinnia
Sunflower Bud
Bumblebee & Zinnia
Bumblebee on a Sunflower
Fly on a Zinnia
Turtle
Bumblebee on Salvia
Tiny Insect Crawling out of a Sunflower
Coneflowers in the Rain
White Sunscape Daisy
Waterdrop on Mexican Sunflower Petal
Dew on the Grass
Monarch Butterfly on Mexican Sunflower
Honeybee Landing on Gaillardia
Dew on Mexican Sunflower
Rosebud
Monarch Butterfly on Zinnia
Monarch Butterfly on Sunflower
Female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Anise Swallowtail on Carousel Zinnia
Sunflowers with a Rainbow
Foam on the Tide
Vintage Binoculars at the Beach
Blue Crab
Dill Plant at Dawn
Brown Skipper Butterfly on Zinnia
