Leaping

Leaping Fawn

A young deer leaps into the underbrush in this image. I don’t normally post photos I consider a bust, but every time I look at this I like it a little more. While I’m not a fan of images with blur added by camera movement, in this case, it works well with the young deer [...]

November Fungus

fungus

We went walking in the woods this weekend, and I brought my camera along. Luckly, I brought my flash, too. In this shot, I held it in my left hand as far away from me as possible when I took the picture, and set the camera to underexpose the image slightly. I like the way [...]

Flowers and Bees In Flight

Bees and flowers

I took a few shots of bees buzzing around some flowers this summer on a trip to Virginia, and for some reason, haven’t posted them yet. Here are a couple photos that I thought turned out well. My tips for taking photos of flying insects? Take lots and lots of pictures Use a smaller aperture, [...]

Hydrangea

hydrangeas

I’m not one of these guys that will go out with a squirt bottle to add little drops of water to flowers before I take their pictures… but when it rained a couple weeks ago, I went looking for interesting things to shoot, and I liked the way the water was dripping from the hydrangeas [...]

Purple Flowers

Purple Flowers

I took this shot at the J & F Farm. We had stopped for tomatoes and carrots, but ended up wandering by where they grow their flowers, too. I was pleased with the focus on the subject, and the nice bokeh behind it.

Pipes

Pipes

We’ve seen this photo before, but something always draws me in to photos through enclosed spaces, so I took a couple quick shots when I walked by some large drainage pipes being used for a project in my town.

Nemesis: Beetle

Beatle

A photo of one of the beetles that is terrorizing my garden. I hope the chickens think these things are tasty!

Dragonflies

Dragonfly bokeh

Two photos of dragonflies taken in southern New Hampshire, one macro, one not.

Still Life with Pears

Pears

A photo of seven pears on a black background, this image was inspired by an oil painting with similar subject matter.

So long, and thanks for all the pollen

Flower and Bee

A bee flies away from purple flowers where it just dined.

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