Archive for the ‘Photos’ Category

Turtle Thursday? – Baby Turtles (5 photos) – Photography

07/02/2015
Baby Turtle Spy Hopping

Baby Turtle Spy Hopping

Turtle Thursday?  Why not?  And what can be cuter on Turtle Thursday than baby turtles?  So here are five photos of them in situ.  As these are little guys at best, you may want to click on the images to get a better view.

 

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Cloudscape – Sky – Muse – Photography

06/27/2015

A muse?  Hmmm…  Seldom do I think that deeply.  In fact, to generalize the last sentence, seldom do I think.  But to go along with the challenge, the sky could be my muse.  Most light comes from the sky.  Light is something that inspires photographers.  In its own right, the sky is notable as the canvas for sunrises, sunsets, weather, clouds, sun, moon and stars.  To celebrate the sky, here’s a cloudscape.

To see what inspires others, click here.

Cloudscape

Cloudscape

Weekly Photo Challenge – Roy G. Biv – Sunset – Photography

06/20/2015

I cheated.  Again.  Sorry.  In order to come close to the challenge I included the histogram for photo in the challenge (and a little bit of my desktop wallpaper).  So here’s the cheat and the final photo.

For more about Mr. Roy G. Biv, click here.

Sunset with Histogram

Sunset with Histogram

Sunset

Sunset

Weekly Photo Challenge – Off-Season – Picnic – Photography

06/17/2015

With summer officially only a few days away, it’s usually time to go down to the river for a picnic.  Except when the creek rises and then, it’s the off-season.

For other things off-season, click here.

When The Creek Rises

When The Creek Rises

Great Blue Heron – Walking On Water – Photography

06/12/2015

I’m not sure if this heron did this for fun or was just aborting his dive for a fish?  Maybe, some day, I’ll go back and watch him again.

Great Blue Heron - Walking On Water

Great Blue Heron – Walking On Water

 

Cattleya Orchid (?) – Photography

06/12/2015

No real clue what this is, except pretty.  But my best guess is a Cattleya orchid.

Cattleya_Orchid

 

Green Heron – Light Snack – Photography

06/12/2015

This is a lot to ask of a camera from 35 feet away.  At the end of his beak is a dragonfly he just snatched out of midair as it flew by his side.  Click on the image for a larger view.

Green Heron - Light Snack

Green Heron – Light Snack

 

Weekly Photo Challenge – Vivid – Fireworks (12 Photos) – Photography

06/09/2015

100_2800-001I was surprised in sampling the vivid entries for this week’s challenge that there weren’t many entries for fireworks.  Many flowers, but few fireworks.  So to help right the world, here are 12 photos from the original light painting application (there’s an app for everything, even if it goes back to the 7th century), fireworks.

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Vivid – Car Paint (9 Photos) – Photography

06/06/2015
Purple Flames

Purple Flames

Around the world vividly painted vehicles are a unifying theme.  Here’s the US interpretation.

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New Lens Test – 5 Photos – Photography

06/05/2015

FrogNew lens?  Needs a test drive.  The new guy isn’t exactly a new new lens.  He’s still around 30 to 40 years old.  I’m hoping experience counts.

Now that that’s done, back to the wine reviews.  A word of caution though for your new lens test, don’t do the wine review before the new lens test.  Hope you enjoy, either or both.

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