Backyard Photography

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Backyard photography is all about looking closely at what's nearby.

The critter illustrated is a common orb weaver spider, Neoscona hentzi, ventral view, in its web in our front yard after a rain shower.

The photograph was taken with a Canon Digital Rebel XT with a shutter speed of 1/30 second, aperture f4.5, focal length of 30mm, and ISO 400.

Backyard Photographers

Digital Backyard Photography: Taking your camera outside for a safari in your own yard is one of the areas of interest of this digital photographer.
Tulsa Topics: from the post: "one of the best photographs I caught on digital was right under my nose in my backyard."

Digital Photographic Equipment for Backyard Photography

Canon Digital Rebel XTi 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens (Black)

Amazon Price: $599.95 (as of 07/10/2009)

Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM Digital SLR Lens for EOS Digital SLR Cameras

Amazon Price: $370.00 (as of 07/10/2009)

Canon ET-67B Lens Hood for EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM Digital SLR Lens

Amazon Price: $25.21 (as of 07/10/2009)

For Kids

Backyard photography activities for kids to do under adult supervision can be a fun game.

Scavenger Hunt: Singly or in teams, kids hunt for items from a list and bag them with a digital camera.

For Adults

A little forethought and preparation can improve your photos.

Organizing Your Backyard For Bird & Other Wildlife Photography: Encourage the wildlife and make it easier to take photos, at the same time.

Just Stuff

Odds and Ends on Backyard Photography

Backyard Photography: A poem by Br. Tom Murphy, O. Carm.