One of a line of 3 neglected toy Matchbox cars on the outdoor sill of our pantry. I like these as a subject.
bookmark_borderCar Crash
Author: Pegasene
bookmark_borderWistful Growth
Found this little plant growing on the wrong side of the window in our barn. It seems to be looking wistfully out the window at the outdoors where it should be growing. I edited it to accentuate the textures, contrast, bokeh and desatureted it to add a that feeling.
bookmark_borderFilming
My husband checking his camera setting before shooting an evening scene for the movie. I love the colors in this one! I had to use a high ISO as it was getting dark but I really like the effect.
bookmark_borderBlackberries
A couple of handfulls of blackberries picked in the field today. I like how the lines of the plastic container they are in radiate outwards and is part of why I put a fun effect on it (that and I didn’t have many images to choose from today!).
bookmark_borderLiving Lace
The underside of a head of Queen Anne’s lace hanging to dry in the backyard. The resulting image reminds me of an old-fashioned woman’s lace collar.
bookmark_borderBright Candle Flame
Tealight and melted wax on my bedside table. I like the reds, the out-of-focus areas and the contrast (truthfully I even like the noise in this one!).
bookmark_borderWater Plant
Emergent water plant in my planted bowl. Another late night looking for something to photograph….
bookmark_borderDancing in the Dark
My husband’s daughter demonstrating dance moves to the to the group of actresses behind her. Taken with a high ISO of course to capture the low light and the motion. I like the contrast and the colors and the overblown highlights.
bookmark_borderPeace Lily Flower
Close-up of my peace lily blossom at night under my huge compact fluo at a high ISO.
bookmark_borderGreen Leaf in Blue Watercolor
I spotted this leaf in a chair in our driveway this morning while on my way out the car. The stark contrast of the colors and watercolor pattern grabbed me and I had to photograph it.
bookmark_borderCaterpillar
This is an Eastern Black Swallowtail caterpillar. I was very excited to find two of these guys on my rue plant this morning. One of my favorite butterflies! I made a few images that I like and it took me a long time to decide but there’s something striking about the image in black and white so I chose this one.
bookmark_borderBanana Stem
Didn’t feel like going out for a photograph today. This was taken in my window. I like the grungy textures and the shadows.
bookmark_borderBlack and White Horses
I seem to have a black and white theme this week! I love horses and would love to have more opportunities to photograph them, unfortunately I don’t see them all that often and am usually preoccupied with interacting with them personally rather than photographing them from a distance. Hence, this is not my best work (I only got 3 today!) but I wanted to put it up for my day’s photo as I haven’t put up any horses yet as my daily image. So here are three eating their lunch.
bookmark_borderMagic Moss
This was the only photo I took today! Not on purpose, I was called in the moment after I made this shot. Glad it came out somewhat decent (though I would have made a better image if I had a bit more time). I think I made up for it by putting some fun effects on it.
bookmark_borderDreamcatcher
This is one of the dreamcatchers in our set for Artemis. I liked how the feathers and ribbon are backlit and there’s a little bit of spiderweb showing as well. As this shot is primarily about light, I preferred it in black and white.
bookmark_borderPrecious
Once again my trusty black shirt and compact fluorescent come to the rescue!
bookmark_borderPlanted Bowl
I like how the light shines through my plant bowl in the morning.
bookmark_borderDaylilies
Somewhat of a departure from my regular focal length, I brought it all the way out to 18 instead of 55 so I could get the other lilies in the background. I really like the result. Especially after tweaking it in Lightroom to bring up the clarity of the foremost lily.
bookmark_borderImpressionistic Betta
I did some experimenting with high ISO photography tonight photographing Galius. As it was even darker than in my office I bumped it up to 3500 and stayed in Aperture Priority on 5.6. Most of my images were blurry and the ones that weren’t he wasn’t in a good position (he was flaring at a blue cup outside his tank and was almost constantly in motion). So I took the blurriest one with him in full profile to work with.
This was another choice: 
bookmark_borderLittle Rabbit
Now that I understand ISO better I found that I can take photos inside my not-so-bright office without flash and still get clear images. My horizons have broadened!
bookmark_borderYeh seb hai.
We got apples tonight and they were gorgeous, all dark and stripey with water condensing on them in a delicious way as they were still cold from the store! Naturally this had to be the subject for the day’s image (especially since I didn’t take any photos earlier!). As a side note, ever since I started using Rosetta Stone to learn Hindi, whenever I see a picture of an apple (not an actual apple necessarily, but a photo of one) I hear “Yeh seb hai” in my head. Hence the title of this image.
I guess it’s working.
bookmark_borderGreen Bottle Shadow
I love it when an image jumps out at me. I had just gone outside to walk around in the backyard and look for something to photograph. I did half a lap and then went back to get a sip of water and saw this fantastic green shadow! It took some arranging but I like the lines and colors in the result (glad I turned the cap so that the star was upright as well). Quite pleased with this one.
bookmark_borderUnderwater World
Not one of my best, I admit. It was late and I needed something. I did, however, do some experimenting with camera settings though, so it wasn’t a complete blow-off. I played with my ISO to get the image.
bookmark_borderCactus Flower
This was a tough choice. I got some photos I really like of the cactus in bloom and then that evening got more fireworks photos! Well, the flower wins for the cover image but I will include galleries of both:
bookmark_borderMarabou Bokeh
This is a marabou feather on one of our outdoor dreamcatchers. I took it in late afternoon and love it rendered in black and white. I’m really pleased with this simple image.
bookmark_borderTiny Snail
A quick close up of a little snail in the low-tech planted bowl I set up. Even though it was a quick simple photo I rather like the colors and textures.
bookmark_borderStar Ornament
I wasn’t happy with how my night shots turned out from our (rainy, dark) film shoot so I went with my old standby and a star ornament. Definitely could have been better…
bookmark_borderNative Light
I LOVE these photos. We were back at the farm filming again and my husband and I were sitting outside eating in the back of the car when I noticed the gorgeous rim lighting on his face and asked if I could take some photos. These are my favorites.
bookmark_borderRed White and Blue
My husband standing in front of our Fourth of July fireworks. It took me a minute to figure out what settings I wanted to use for these images, and I like how this one came out with the long light trails and the colors.
bookmark_borderPreserved Dandelion Puff
This is a giant dandelion puff that Ahura preserved for me by spraying it with polyurethane so it made a perfect subject for a late-night photo in front of the ubiquitous black shirt and compact fluorescent bulb.
bookmark_borderRobin Moth Body
I found the body of a Robin Moth while outside for my walk today and thought it would make a good subject, especially against the weathered wood of our back porch. I would have liked to see one of these guys alive this year (like that awesome Luna Moth last week!) but an expired one makes an easier subject to photograph I suppose. I love the fur textures of it’s body and wings. If I had a more morbid imagination I could probably have come up with some more creative ways to photograph this guy but I wasn’t too keen on playing around too much with a dead creature, insect or not.
bookmark_borderOrchid
It was late and I came up with something quick (using my trusty giant compact fluorescent bulb and black shirt). The image is a bit soft because I was holding the flower pot with one hand and Daisuke (my camera–he has a name now!) with the other. Pretty as the colors are, I prefer the image in black and white.