Trinidad

We went to the coast for President's Day weekend.  This was the most eye-catching image that I took: 

I was also able to catch a nice family portrait:

Water Droplet

I wanted to take an image of a water droplet this weekend as a photography challenge.  I set up a light box of sorts in the kitchen sink.  I took several images adjusting the expose on the camera and on the flash.  I also adjusted the color of construction paper that I used as a background. Here is the best of the images that I took:

I am not in love with this image.  The colors are nice but the droplet is somewhat out of focus.  I am also surprised by how much noise is in the background.  It demonstrates the limitations of our lower end camera.  This shot is taken with ISO of 400.  I wouldn't think there should be so much noise.

Here is a photo of the "studio" that I set up:

Butterfly

I had the opportunity to use my new macro lens (AF-S Micro Nikkor 60mm f/2.8G ED) when I discovered this butterfly trapped in our rain gutter.

In the images that I took, she is resting on Michele's arm drying her wings.

Due to the break in the weather, there was plenty of ambient sunlight.  As a lucky bonus, there was an additional source as sunlight was reflected off of a mirrored door stored in the garage.  The light enabled nice exposures.

The butterfly flew away shortly after the shoot and alighted in a nearby tree.

Perfect!

I would love for some feedback on the three images in my gallery. Which is your favorite and why?