Our unicorn statue (name as yet unknown).
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Category: Photography
bookmark_borderBack at it
I’m back at it. Not sure if I’m going to be super-diligent about doing it every day as I did before, but I will do it as regularly as I am able (as it certainly helps me to get better at my craft!). I am currently keeping a private photo journal, but I really like seeing all my images in one place as it enables me to see my progress (or the progress of my thoughts, or the progress of the seasons, etc). So I will do both.
bookmark_borderNew Lens!
I got a new toy! I ordered a set of cheap-o macro filters and got a chance to really try them out today. Here are some photos I took in the backyard using the 10x filter. I love these things! Now I can finally get really close and get those lovely smeary backgrounds I have been craving for so long…
bookmark_borderBright Blue Berries
A quick snap of the interesting vine growing near our driveway.
bookmark_borderEnd of Summer Flower
One of the sunflowers in the back yard.
bookmark_borderDragonfly
It was unseasonably cold today and I happened to find this little guy clinging to one of the dreamcatchers in the backyard. I thought he was dead at first but he seemed to move a bit when I got closer so I think he was just cold. Very glad to have the opportunity to photograph him so close, I love dragonflies!
bookmark_borderWhite Moth
The carcass of a white moth on a pair of my feather earrings on my shelf (beneath the ubiquitous compact fluorescent bulb).
bookmark_borderFlower Petal
Close-up of a red sunflower in the backyard.
bookmark_borderLadybug Flight
bookmark_borderSilver Flower
The backside of a red sunflower in our backyard. I adore the color of these flowers but found this image much more powerful in black and white.
bookmark_borderPlant Pitcher
One of the new little pitchers on my Nepenthes (at night, of course, under my compact fluo).
bookmark_borderPeaches Perspective
Some peaches ripening on our porch railing this morning. I really like this one.
bookmark_borderFeather Earrings
Close-up of a cluster of earrings on my shelf with drastically increased luminance to remove all the noise from the high ISO.
bookmark_borderNight Mantis
This guy was found clinging to the door under the porch light. Love mantids!
bookmark_borderMirror’s Edge
This is the mirror up against the brick chimney in my office. I liked the lines and textures and the grunge feel of this image. It was a last-minute shoot but I really like what I got from it!
bookmark_borderMoth on a Box
I could have called this Triangle Moth. Looking closer he has a goofy face!
bookmark_borderA Fungus Among Us
This mushroom is growing out from underneath our kitchen counter right next to the sink! It may be a bit damp around there…
bookmark_borderGold Wing Detail
Image turned out a little softer than I would have liked. This is a close-up of some of the armor for the film. I liked the texture and shapes.
bookmark_borderAbalone Rainbow
Abalone shell on my altar. I love the colors in these.
bookmark_borderWater Droplets Leaf
I love being able to make images like this.
bookmark_borderStop Lights
I really like this image! Today was a rare opportunity to do some urban photography as I spent all day outside in town. Here’s some more:
bookmark_borderSepia Shine
This is the plastic bow on the edge of my makeup pallet with the sun shining through my planted bowl behind it.
bookmark_borderMorning Wheat
Morning sun shining through this random grass flower on our chain link fence.
bookmark_borderMoth on a Comb
Another late night without having photographed anything. Luckily this little guy was around! Something about this image reminds me of those deep personal images found in 70’s issues of magazines like TIME. He’s a very important moth.
bookmark_borderCurlicue
Despite the high ISO and noise I really like this image. I especially like it rendered in black and white like this. Very simple.
bookmark_borderFrog on the Screen
I was delighted tonight when I opened the back door to find a spring peeper clinging to the screen. I love these little guys!
bookmark_borderCar Crash
One of a line of 3 neglected toy Matchbox cars on the outdoor sill of our pantry. I like these as a subject.
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!).