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Hemlock Drip
Eastern Hemlocks in the rain, in the same location as this post entitled Confluence. The One Picture a Day challenge survives, though not every effort has produced blog-worthy material. Thus I offer an...
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Confluence
A confluence of creeks on a rainy November afternoon. Nikon D90; Tokina 11-16mm on a Manfrotto tripod. Related articles Pittsburgh Duck’s Final Evening Leaf Fall We Are Family
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November Goldenrod
Goldenrod seeds fly into the air like gnats on a breezy November afternoon in the meadow before a dormant bluebird box. Nikon D90 and a Nikkor 70-300mm AF-S ED. Related articles Called out of...
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November Sky
November sky. The color pallet is quite reduced now that the last of the leaves and the flowers have fallen. Nikon D90; Nikkor 70-300mm AF-S ED. Related articles Clouds and Sky Front Door in Bloom
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Camo Demo
Juvenile White-throated Sparrow? A juvenile white-throated sparrow demonstrates the purpose of his drab coloration. While I am not 100% certain here, I judge this to be a juvenile. Not from this angle,...
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Titmouse Treasure
This photograph is not as much a product itself but rather a test of my rig. I have a Nikon D90 with a Nikkor 70-300mm AF-S ED VR and a Nikon SB-500 Speedlight on a Manfrotto tripod. All available from...
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Bitter End
One chrysanthemum is still blooming valiantly in the back yard. The end draws night, however, with a winter blast in progress. A snow shower has coated the petals. One has to wonder what’s going...
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Focus Stack Experiment
This image is strictly experimental. I was testing StarStax for use with focus stacking. The input was quick, handheld shots; settings in StarStax were default. Oddly enough, something sort of...
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Buttons
Buttons. Related articles DIY: Spare Button Hair Clip Emerald Ash Borer Galleries of Death
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Boardwalk
Boardwalk, post-processed for the look of a saturated kodachrome from the 70s. Related articles Carnegie in His Music Hall Lobby Bitter End Sick Rose On the Boardwalk
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Orion
The winter constellation Orion, as seen from my front door. I played with some blur to recover from some camera shake. Does it work? Meh. Related articles The Orion Constellation The mighty rage...
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Gritty Window
Gritty window. Helped along with a “Toy Camera” preset in Aperture. Related articles Bitter End Focus Stack Experiment Art Every Day & Gritty Jane’s 40 Portraits Challenge
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Weeds over Waves
A seed head in the late fall sun, backed up by smooth pond waters. Related articles Beast of a weed creeping across Midwest from south Just Mowed My… Weeds Leaf Fall Spider in Autumn Color
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Sky Roots
Branches reflect in the smooth waters of a still pond. We are in the midst of a very calm, warm stretch of weather. December will be back shortly. Related articles between tree branches and sky...
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Falling Christmas Star
This is just a simple long exposure, handheld. It happens to be a telephoto lens, the Nikkor 70-300mm AF-S EF ED, but just because that’s what I had on the camera at the time. The star is atop a...
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Sand Painting
An artwork based on Navajo sand painting. We purchase this at a roadside stand somewhere between the south and north rims of the Grand Canyon in 1994. I say “based on” because a real sand painting is...
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Fall Run Waterfalls
Way back last winter, in the early stages of the One Picture a Day challenge, I visited Fall Run. On that day, everything was frozen. Today we are enjoying record warmth. It’s cloudy, but we’ve had...
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Glass Snowman
Experimenting with cranking up the depth of field on the Micro-Nikkor 60mm AF, using an SB-600 Nikon SpeedLight. Related articles Focus Stack Experiment Snowman Soup! Snowman Christmas Ornament
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