Various 2012 pictures with my new camera

As you may now, a dear friend got me the Canon EOS 600D in February; and meanwhile, I got really attached to it. In fact, I think this cam is much better than my old 450D, even though I'm still using my old, crappy lenses.

Here are some pictures, various stuff in no special order:


http://www.catmom.de/2012/kelch_a.jpg

http://www.catmom.de/2012/gruen_a.jpg

http://www.catmom.de/2012/abendlicht2a.jpg

http://www.catmom.de/2012/aufwaerts_sw.jpg

http://www.catmom.de/2012/bach_a.jpg

Took this and the next one in a shopping mall and learned later that I wouldn't have been allowed to do that. :-O

http://www.catmom.de/2012/city_point_1a.jpg

http://www.catmom.de/2012/city_point_2a.jpg

http://www.catmom.de/2012/loslassen.jpg


Still one of my favourite locations:
http://www.catmom.de/2012/kaserne01a.jpg

My nephew, during a concert:

http://www.catmom.de/2012/till3.jpg

http://www.catmom.de/2012/till2.jpg

http://www.catmom.de/2012/till.jpg

http://www.catmom.de/2012/bug.jpg

http://www.catmom.de/2012/getarnt.jpg

http://www.catmom.de/2012/insekt.jpg

http://www.catmom.de/2012/insekt2a.jpg

http://www.catmom.de/2012/kuhweide_a.jpg


Luna's official birthday picture: ;-)

http://www.catmom.de/2012/luna_bday2.jpg


Many rainbows this year:

http://www.catmom.de/2012/regenbogen3a.jpg

Gorgeous, as always. Thank you, Kirsten!

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Delicate as air the fronds are still
Anticipating the right breeze
Or a child's hopeful puff of breath
To send it whisping away
With its cargo of seed
Of new life
Of unexpected tenacity
Spinning off into the ether
Wishes and wonder attached
To land only heaven knows where
And continue the circle
Of life, beauty and hope

Thank you, Lady's Human! :)

Karen, what a wonderful poem again, such beautiful words! :)

Ohhhh, such beautiful work, Kirsten! Thank you so much.

Oh my, how beautiful.

Fantastic work Kristen - I love your versatility:). You see both the big picture and the micro - it's wonderful. Thank you for sharing all and especially Luna's Birthday picture - precious.

MY GOODNESS! Each one took my breath away, and just when I thought I had seen the best, the next one was even better!! I just can't believe the BEAUTY you capture with a camera!

All the pics were great but my fav photo is the one with cows and red barn/house.

What beautiful photos, thank you for sharing them. :)

Amazing! Of course my favorite is Luna's birthday pic. :love:

I think it takes more than just a good camera. You have an eye for it girl. The close-ups of the bugs and flowers is awesome as well. Nature at its finest.

What wonderful pictures! I never saw a dandelion like this.
And I must admit, looking at them with my iPad makes them look even better ;)

Thank you so much everyone for taking the time to look at them. :o

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Originally Posted by Barbara

And I must admit, looking at them with my iPad makes them look even better

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Now you got me envious! lol Oh, how I'd love to have an iPad! And I would love to see my pictures on one. It's only a few weeks ago that I finally got rid of my 10++ years old CRT monitor, and now with the new LCD monitor, I discovered so many details in my pictures that I had completely missed before! :)

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Originally Posted by happylabs

I think it takes more than just a good camera.

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Well, yes, it is true that a "good" camara doesn't automatically take good pictures if you don't know how to use it. That's why I decided to take classes when I got my first DSLR back in 2010... But it takes more than just "a good eye", or talent, or whatever you may call it, do to certain things. Like these pictures of my nephew in concert; those would have been impossible with my old camera 'cause you'd need a high ISO for this, and my old one doesn't have it. And even with the new camera, there are still many many things I cannot do because I don't have the lenses.

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Originally Posted by Bangalz

I love your versatility. You see both the big picture and the micro - it's wonderful.

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Thank you. :-) Well, over the years, I'm getting a little bored with just doing landscapes, and nature macros... I would like to try something different, like working with people, with models... but's that's difficult for me due to my health problems.

Wow what beautiful photo's. Your camera is fantastic but I'm sure it's cuz you are one great photographer. I really enjoyed seeing these, amazing.

http://www.catmom.de/2012/kuhweide_a.jpg

The cows stand like cut paper figures
Or solid ceramic statues
Starkly black and white
Against the verdant spring landscape
Pulsing with green life
The red-orange of the barn stands
Amidst the green of trees and field
In bright contrast saying "man is here,"
But the rich colors make it not industrial
But a fitting accompaniment
To the nature that that surrounds
But does not overwhelm it
And the cows?
They are not impressed,
Just standing, grazing
In bovine stolidness
On a bright spring day

Amazing as usual Kirsten. I just love the first picture, something about it that makes it stand out. All of the pictures are awesome, thanks so much for sharing your talent with us.
So many things pop into my head as I look at each picture, the beauty expressed with each is breathtaking.

Thank you, Asiel and redbird. :)

Karen, this is another wonderful poem, something to think about. You really have a gift.. :)

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Thank you, Asiel and redbird. :)

Karen, this is another wonderful poem, something to think about. You really have a gift.. :)

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Some day we should do a show or a book!

I'll do another one later today - I try to just do one per day so I get other things done as well!

Such beautiful work. You SHOULD do this for a living! My, oh my. Just stunning. Out of this world. Perfect. Breath taking. What more can I say.

Kirsten, i love your photography. Some day I want to have a book of your work!

This touches my heart, though! :love: Luna!
http://www.catmom.de/2012/luna_bday2.jpg

http://www.catmom.de/2012/getarnt.jpg

Intricate and delicate beyond belief
Wings that Tiffany glassmakers would envy
Perched light amidst the grasses
Unnoticed by passerby
But a wonder of creation
No engineer could dare replicate
Spun from matter so small
Only nature could handle
Colors subtle and varied past expectation
Beauty captured in an instant

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Originally Posted by Karen

Some day we should do a show or a book!

I'll do another one later today - I try to just do one per day so I get other things done as well!

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Karen and Kirsten, yes, you should do a show AND/or a book!!!!!

I'm putting in my order for the book now and I don't care about the price! Kirsten, you have done it again! Your photography is nothing short of art, always stunning beauty no matter what you're shooting. In your hands a camera works magic.

It's hard to pick a favorite but I love the one with the ladybug. The waterfall in the woods makes me feel like I'm actually there. Have you ever considered teaching photography?

As always, thank you for giving us an extraordinary treat! Lovies to Liliy and Luna :love: :love:

PS: You have quite a handsome nephew :eek:

http://www.catmom.de/2012/bach_a.jpg

Deep in the forest
Away from the sounds of the city
Far enough, anyway
Stop a moment and listen to
The age-old music of water falling over stones
Feel the damp air, ripe with life and pollen
Listen to the songs of bird unseen
As they flit from tree to tree above head
Revel for a moment
In things eternal and fleeting
The quiet hum and buzz of insects
A forest stream reflecting the dark woods
And filtered light
Sparkling, singing undisturbed
By our wondering observation

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Karen and Kirsten, yes, you should do a show AND/or a book!!!!!

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I agree.:) The pictures are amazing and so are Karen's poems.:)

Ahh, Karen, so nice... You always seem to capture the essence of my pictures and put it in beautiful words! I think it would really be nice if we could have a book of our pictures and poems... Too bad that it would be so expensive printing it.

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Originally Posted by momcat

It's hard to pick a favorite but I love the one with the ladybug. The waterfall in the woods makes me feel like I'm actually there. Have you ever considered teaching photography?

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Ahh, no, no way... That would take much more than the few things I'm doing; actually I know very little about all the technical stuff...

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PS: You have quite a handsome nephew

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Thanks! :) I'm glad he's letting me now taking pictures of him (he used to run away from my camera when he was younger). Now I'm planning a photo session with him and his girl friend.

http://www.catmom.de/2012/city_point_1a.jpg

Elegant curves
Sprung from an architect's mind
Clean and graceful arc across the space
Lines in harmony, strong and delicate at once
Capture in a camera's instant
All in harmony, line and tone and form
Purity and elegance only marred by
The inelegant, asymmetrical humans
Arranged between and across lines and spaces
Ironically the ones for whom
And by whom this pristine space
Was deigned to serve
And to impress

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Originally Posted by Karen

http://www.catmom.de/2012/city_point_1a.jpg

Elegant curves
Sprung from an architect's mind
Clean and graceful arc across the space
Lines in harmony, strong and delicate at once
Capture in a camera's instant
All in harmony, line and tone and form
Purity and elegance only marred by
The inelegant, asymmetrical humans
Arranged between and across lines and spaces
Ironically the ones for whom
And by whom this pristine space
Was deigned to serve
And to impress

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Beautiful words to describe the building, Karen! I really like the lines and curves in this picture. But now that I know that it's forbidden in shopping malls to take pictures, I don't think I will ever do that again. :o


BTW, I ordered a new tele lens today. It's an early birthday/Christmas present. Actually I wanted to wait until December, but when I took pictures with my old tele lens today, I was so unhappy with the outcome that I asked my mom if it's okay to order it now. I hope the new one will be much better!

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Originally Posted by Kirsten

BTW, I ordered a new tele lens today. It's an early birthday/Christmas present. Actually I wanted to wait until December, but when I took pictures with my old tele lens today, I was so unhappy with the outcome that I asked my mom if it's okay to order it now. I hope the new one will be much better!

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Cool, we look forward to the results!

I love the picture of Luna as well. I would love to be able to get a picture like that of my cats. :love: