08-27-12 Dewey Web

When I looked outside yesterday and noticed that our town was enveloped in a thick fog, I figured I would find something unusually photogenic . So when my wife and I went on our morning walk, I did something I don't normally do - I took my camera.Initially, I was disappointed because it was actually too foggy to get much of anything. But then I noticed hundreds of spider webs on fences and plants along the walkway. The webs were coated with beads of water because the air was so humid.I must have taken 30 photos before catching up with Deb, who was walking ahead. But I wasn't satisfied. So I went back a little bit later, this time with my macro lens and tripod. I took another 50 photos and this one is one that I liked.I especially like that each one of the beads of water is a little lens, which reflects the brown and green terrain behind the web and the foggy white sky above. Of course, because it is a lens, everthing is upside down.And, if I hadn't taken my camera, I wouldn't have seen the webs. What's the moral of this story? When I carry my camera, I am a photographer. And when I'm a photographer, I see the world a different way.

08-12-12 Wonderful Web

08-09-12 Native Grass

08-01-12 Feed Me, Seymour

So here's and example of what I was talking about yesterday when I said the sunflower had amazing textures. The plant has a bit of a gothic appearance. And, no, this is not a cousin of the man-eating plant that stars in "The Little Shop of Horrors."

07-29-12 Wing Span

I'm not really equipped to photograph birds in flight - I need a much bigger lens. But, When twelve big bird started circling the trees not too far from the Spring Creek marina, I decided (being pushed by my wife) that I needed to try to photograph one.This one came pretty much overhead, though even with my 200mm telephoto, I had to crop out about 80% of the photo to get a decent "close-up." In case my wife is wondering why I keep getting higher resolution cameras, this photo will certainly answer that question. Now, Deb, how about letting me get a 400mm lens?(We thought these might be eagles but after doing a little research, I've decided they are turkey vultures or buzzards. Oh well. . . )

07-26-12 Morning Rain

07-24-12 Depth of Field

07-23-12 Patterns

Last in a series of wheat photos.

07-21-12 Rain Drenched

I have been known to "fake" rain drops by spraying leaves and petals of my garden subjects. But these drops are real: it actually rained the other morning!

07-20-12 Star Gazing

It hard not to notice the star gazer lilies, which just bloomed a few days ago.

07-19-12 Amber Waves

4th in a series.

07-18-12 Golden Braids

This is third in a series of wheat, this time a close view of what comprises a generally nondescript golden field of wheat.