I have wanted to see and photograph these beautiful birds ever since I knew of their existence. So, when I read that wood ducks like to hang out in Lithia Park in the winter I could hardly believe it. But I packed up the new camera anyway and headed right down there. I got out… Continue reading Wood Duck
Category: Nature
Pine Siskins
I have been threatening for some time to trade my Canon EOS-M in for a Fujifilm XT-1. Well Black Friday finally pushed me over the edge and it arrived on Thursday complete with 18-135mm lens (that’s 27 to 206 in 35mm terms). I decided to go for the single zoom lens because the whole point… Continue reading Pine Siskins
Autumn Leaves
I had to take another trip to Lithia Park this week and it was still stunning though perhaps past peak. I wanted to share a macro image in contrast to last week’s landscape though I again had many beautiful images of both genres to choose from. Beautiful as these leaves were they were a little… Continue reading Autumn Leaves
Acorn
I have been up to my ears in unpacking and feathering my new nest this week. So, I came up empty on the image of the week front. So, this morning I decided to put everything else on hold and go for a camera walk. I had in mind an old barn I had seen… Continue reading Acorn
Autumn Leaf
Another week of moving with little time for photography. I did pause for a few minutes to photograph this beautiful leaf. I like the color of the moss it was sitting on but the detail was just too distracting so I ended up adding a texture to soften the background. I think I could have… Continue reading Autumn Leaf
Day 95 – Milkweed seeds
On my camera walk in North Mountain Park the other day I found bunches of milkweed seeds. I may have to go back with the big girl camera as it was hard to get the degree of sharpness required for these beauties with the little one. Standard processing and yes I forced myself to forgo… Continue reading Day 95 – Milkweed seeds
Day 92 – Leaf
Here’s another leaf. I processed this one in the usual way in Nik CEP, then I added a texture from the French Kiss Collection and did some blending and masking. Finally, I took it into Topaz Impression where I selected the Cave Dweller II preset and did some tweaking. I’m not completely happy with it… Continue reading Day 92 – Leaf
Day 84 – Mushroom
I went out to the back yard to photograph a fall blooming rose and noticed these toadstools in a shady area. So I got down on my belly and started shooting. I love the texture along the base and top of the mushroom. This one was kind of chewed up on top like something took… Continue reading Day 84 – Mushroom
Day 79 – Pinecone
Still playing around with nature closeups. This one I could see in my minds eye as really faded out so I turned to Topaz Black and White effects and selected the tea green falloff preset. Then added a border. There are so many ways to go with these it is fun and exciting and gets… Continue reading Day 79 – Pinecone
Day 78 – Oak Leaf
I’m getting into the idea of botanicals. This one came about as I was looking for a good blending mode for a texture. I wasn’t trying for an off color result but I liked it so much I decided to go with it.