Stepping out of program mode...

[schrackman]

and into creative mode.

This photo is of a wild purple sage bud about to bloom, and the fragrance is just awesome. It's about 1/4" in diameter and is one of many that line the stalk, some of which have already bloomed. I am tempted to go back where I found this sage bush and collect as many stems as I can and bind them together to make a scent brush.

Canon EOS Drebel with Sigma 28-80 lens in macro mode, aperature value mode, f/22, 1/8th, ISO 100, custom white balance. I used a black foam board for the background and lighting was a single 250 watt tungsten bulb wtih 10" aluminum reflector. Straight out of the camera except for a bit of sharpening in ps.

Okay, enough photos from me for a while. I think I owe some feedback.

Ray