Mario Mushroom

So my mother calls me and tells me that the next time I come by her house, to bring my camera.  She says there is a really large and cool looking mushroom growing in her front yard.  She knows how much I love macro shots of plants.  So later that day I go by and check out this mushroom.  It was very cool looking.   While out running errands, I decide to stop by Toys-R-Us and look for a small Mario Brothers toy to position on top of the mushroom for a funny photo. 

Well the Mario I found was perfect.  He is in a jumping pose.  I broke a toothpick and wedged it in his backside (he’s a pencil topper) to prop him up on the mushroom.  I hope you enjoy the photo as much as I enjoyed it.  I think it turned out hilarious.

Red Tree (HDR)

So I was across town at my family’s house this afternoon. Teaching my daughter (and myself) how to Rollerblade. After we finished up in the driveway, I noticed the color on the tree in front of their garage was completely unreal looking.   It was almost like a dream sequence in a movie.  I couldn’t resist taking a picture of it.  I set up the camera and fired off 9 shots with auto-bracketing for the exposure in 1 stop increments.  I then merged these 9 photos into an HDR photo using Photomatix.