Plant/Flower
May I call you Billy? William sounds so formal. I drive past this tree at least 10 times a week. While I’ve noticed it’s greatness before, the new sign recently caught my eye, so I thought I’d pay another visit. According to the sign, this bad boy is 300+ years old. Imagine if you has [...]
How’s this for abstract? What is this? Well, it’s a flower, but I have no clue what type. This was taken with my macro lens with extension tubes. A ‘full-sized’ version is below is just with the macro lens. I’ve been macro-happy lately, it’s just a phase, I promise. A contribution to I heart macro [...]
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My wife always finds the coolest plants. This one is called a Spider Web Chicks and Hen. This was taken with a 100mm macro lens with 65mm extension tubes. I added some HDR processing to give it some punch, then converted it to monochrome. My contribution to The Weekend in Black and White 14-June-2013. I [...]
It’s not, but it looks pretty realistic. What is it you ask? When my wife uses new pots for planting flowers, they never have drain holes in them, so we drill holes in the bottom. I picked up one of the shavings and placed it in the middle of one of the plants growing on [...]
I am so bad with names, it takes me several attempts to remember them, especially with flowers. These flowers are really small and I’m pretty sure I used extension tubes with my macro lens to get in close. I cropped this shot and it was shot at ISO 400, both contributed to increased noise. I [...]
These originated from the same photo but each possess unique qualities. I photographed an ‘Indian Blanket’ blossom using my 100mm macro lens stacked with three extension tubes (31mm+21mm+13mm), allowing me to get ridiculously ‘up close an personal’. I’m going to print at least one of these and I wanted your opinions on which one you [...]
My wife planted some sort of bell flowers to attract butterflys; I spied the heart even without my reading glasses. There’s a crop below that gives you a closer perspective. A contribution to Random Hearts #163 and I heart macro #2. Canon EOS 7D (100mm, f/9, 1/8 sec, ISO400) Canon EOS 7D (100mm, f/9, 1/8 [...]
While taking some photos one morning after rain had fallen, I noticed this flower. A contribution to Macro Monday and I Heart Macro #1 Canon EOS 7D (100mm, f/18, 1/30 sec, ISO400)
I noticed little drops of water had accumulated on the pansy’s from overnight rain. A contribution to Weekend Reflections #190. Canon EOS 7D (100mm, f/25, 3.2 sec, ISO100) Canon EOS 7D (100mm, f/18, 1/8 sec, ISO400)
My wife has been on a planting frenzy, which provides me with photo ops This is one of the planters, which are to attract butterflys and hummingbirds. Canon EOS 7D (22mm, f/4.5, 1/13 sec, ISO100) This is the same photo with the ‘photo stylizer’ preset applied in Color Efex Pro 3.0. It’s like selective colorization on steroids. [...]
The Scotch Broom branches caught some snow flakes the other morning and I like them, in monochrome. Canon EOS 7D (200mm, f/4, 1/250 sec, ISO100)
as in Spring has sprung I received an 8mm fisheye lens for Christmas and realized I have not used it much. I found these crocuses at a local park, so I thought I’d share them with you. Canon EOS 7D (50mm, f/0, 1/640 sec, ISO100)
I captured this nice birch tree late one afternoon the Peace Valley Park. Seems to be a bad time of year to be shedding your bark! A contribution to Macro Monday (I was so busy, I forgot to submit the link) and Rurality Blog Hop #4 Canon EOS 7D (67mm, f/8, 1/60 sec, ISO100)
Our amaryllis bloomed several times this year, but I waited until until the end before photographing. Canon EOS 7D (100mm, f/6.3, 1/40 sec, ISO100)
While roaming about Peace Valley Park the other day, I came upon a massive tree that had been uprooted. The roots formed an interesting pattern, resembling a ‘C’. I provided a color an monochrome version. I think I prefer the monochrome because of the details in the textures. Canon EOS 7D (80mm, f/4, 1/25 sec, [...]
We’ve had several hard frosts so far and the pumpkins are past their prime. As I was getting ready to discard this one, I spied a little heart. My contribution to Guest Hearts #138.
Our neighbor gave us a nice flower arrangement, which sits on our kitchen table. At breakfast one morning, I noticed one of the lillys had a droplet on the stigma, so I grabbed the macro lens/tripod and went to town. You can see the anther in the background and in the droplet. It looks like [...]
This wildflower was one of the last remaining before the frost. It was a nice shade of purple before I converted it to monochrome and applied the ‘Cool Tone’ preset in Silver EFEX Pro. This is dedicated to our friend, Ray, who died earlier this week after complications from a knee replacement. A contribution to [...]
This was one of the first photos I took in the cohort series, before I had selected my ‘victim’. Just an ordinary wet path through the park near work. Who’d a thought I could have taken seven photos of a single leaf in such different settings? dreary-reflections standing-tall down-the-drain when-i-grow-up long-way cohort My contribution to [...]
I like baseball and for some reason, my cohort made me think of a benched player. Sick of my cohort series yet? No worry, this is the last one I have. If you look at the leaf, it forms the outline of a heart, hence my contribution to Random Hearts #135.
I thought I’d give y’all a break from cohort. The leaves look like burning bushes, but I didn’t think burning bushes had berries. I thought the cinematic aspect ratio worked for this one. Canon EOS 7D (50mm, f/3.2, 1/100 sec, ISO100) red
My wildflowers have not taken well to the colder temps and most of them have died, although they continue to provide enjoyment. I have no clue what type of flower this was, but it makes a neat star pattern. These are my contributions to Weekend Reflections #162 and Macro Monday. Canon EOS 7D (100mm, f/5, 1/8 sec, ISO100) [...]
I thought the vine resembles a fishing rod with a hook. I post processed this in Color EFEX Pro 3.0 using the ‘Indian Summer’ preset. I really like the warmth. A contribution to Macro Monday
This is yet another photo of my cohort, this time, positioned against a rusty metal pedestrian bridge with a reflecting stream in the background on a damp, dreary day (how’s that for a run on sentence?). A contribution to Weekend Reflections #161, Orange you glad it’s Friday #10, Foto Friday #70 Fallen Leaves, and Sunday Bridges. (never [...]