Marilyn Botta Photography

Brick Pond in Winter

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Brick Pond park is so beautiful in the fall and I’ve gotten so many pictures of that time of the year. But, much to my surprise, it also has its own charm in the Winter. Here are several photos of Brick Pond in the Winter. It was a bit cloudy on the day I took these photos, which is better because you get the white fluffy clouds in the sky. It is prettier then if the sky were all blue.

Parrots

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Parrots are such beautiful birds. I happen to have two of them who literally own me. So, I decided to take some pictures upstairs in my studio of my beautiful parrots. They were very cooperative. I used a speed light, LED flashlight, shot into an umbrella. Cord attached to the stand with the speed light and to my camera hot shoe. I used a second umbrella on the other side with a reflector. No tripod was needed. I was pretty pleased with the results.

Columbia Zoo

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I took a trip to the Columbia Zoo to get photos of all these wonderful animals. I especially loved the super cute Koalas and Meerkats. The lions we gracious enough to pose for me. All in all it was a great day.[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”10″ gal_title=”Columbia Zoo”]

Fall Foliage at Brick Pond Park

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The Fall foliage has not been too brilliant this year. But it finally arrived, although not as good as last year, it was still nice nevertheless. Here are a few foliage pics taken at Brick Pond Park.

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Sunrise at Phinizy Swamp

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On Saturday, October 24th, we ventured out to Phinizy Swamp to take some sunrise photos. We assembled our equipment–camera, tripods, shutter releases, on the boardwalk over the water that faced where the sun would rise. We waited a bit and around 7 am the sky began to get orange, and glow with the impending sunrise. We started to snap away, moving the camera in different directions to capture the beauty from different angles. The instructor, Ed B. told us to set our ISO to about 400 and the Exposure Compensation down about 2 stops. I set my EV to negative 1.7. Here are some of the amazing images I shot on that gorgeous, glorious morning.

Brick Pond Park

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I recently went out to Brick Pond Park in North Augusta. The day was glorious, with blue skies, blue water, bright green trees, and wildlife. I got a few shots of some adorable turtles sunning themselves on the logs. They seemed to be oblivious to me and my camera.

Breast Cancer Benefit for Rosanne Grubbs

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On Saturday, October 10, I attended a breast cancer fundraiser for Rosanne. She has been battling this disease since 2009. Since that time she has incurred many medical bills, which is why this fundraiser was arranged. It was a beautiful evening, with good food and good music. I volunteered to be the photographer of this event and I tried to capture the love people have for her and their joy as they honored her. The ultimate goal is to increase breast cancer awareness and to create a permanent vehicle for people to contribute for breast cancer research. $17,000 was raised at this event alone and we hope this is just the start in fighting this deadly disease.

 

Phinizy Swamp 2015

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I recently went over to Phinizy Swamp to shoot some photos and could not find any ducks or wildlife in the water. As you can see from these images, there is not much water this time of the year. The abundant swamps are usually teaming with fowl but apparently the fauna has taken over. Even still, I got these lovely shots, but I would’ve liked to have seen some of the animals too.

Jamaican VBS Experience 2015

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Jamaican VBS Experience 2015: Since I am new to the bible, church in general, and West Town Community, when I saw that there was a VBS trip to Jamaica I questioned whether or not I was qualified to go. I didn’t think that I had anything to contribute, but Joyce said that was not true, so I jumped in, even with lingering doubts. I figured although I couldn’t really share my biblical knowledge, I could at least document the trip in pictures. So, that was my contribution. I believe that everyone on this trip had a unique talent, that when taken alone would not have been enough, but together each one of us contributed in our own special way. It made for a united front and a great team.

Macro Flowers

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I recently purchased a very versatile lens (18 – 270) on the advice of a friend. But I also purchased a Close Up lens and step up ring, to attach to my long lens (also advised by my friend, who is a master at Macros). The green flowers are actually mother’s day flowers, the orange tulips were found right in my neighborhood. The sunflowers were a real treat and found at the Blue House Farms blueberry patch. The bees were very cooperative in that they left me alone. They were mainly interested in sucking nectar from the abundant beautiful flowers. I used a tripod, my long lens, and the close up lens attached. I was pleased with the results.