A fern unfolds in this photo.
Vase
March 15, 2012 43 Comments
A photo of a vase I encountered on a family vacation, and its contents’ shadows.
Winter Corn
March 8, 2012 28 Comments
I lived most of my life in Arizona, where you can grow corn all winter long. Here in New Hampshire, this is what the corn looks like in January… This image was taken with me bending all the way down to the ground, the camera just a few inches above the snow.
Leaping
December 30, 2011 24 Comments
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
November 30, 2011 12 Comments
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
November 14, 2011 13 Comments
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
September 13, 2011 21 Comments
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
August 21, 2011 37 Comments
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
August 18, 2011 12 Comments
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
August 16, 2011 15 Comments
A photo of one of the beetles that is terrorizing my garden. I hope the chickens think these things are tasty!
