In trying to discover whether this was an egret or a heron I learned that egrets are part of the larger heron family. So it might be an egret but I am sure it is a heron! This is just a grab shot that turned out well. I had been to the Mad River Beach… Continue reading Heron
Category: Nature
Dutch Iris
Well, school is over and I have no one to answer to but myself this week. Everyone seems to like my flower pictures best so I headed back down to the Botanic Gardens in Albuquerque to see what was in bloom. The Irises definitely had center stage but I also found some poppies and columbines… Continue reading Dutch Iris
Koi Pond
I spent most of this week working on video and time lapse so I didn’t have much to share again. Then this morning I read Mike Moats’ blog about using bi-color filters on his fish pond photos and had an ah-ha moment. I love photographing the Koi at the botanic gardens in Albuquerque but they… Continue reading Koi Pond
Tulip after rain
This week found me thinking wistfully of my trip to Oregon last year about this time. My one tulip here in Santa Fe was brutalized by the wind this year. During last year’s trip it rained nearly every day but the flowers in my parents garden were just beautiful. This image I have processed before… Continue reading Tulip after rain
Inspiration
I am doing a presentation on photography and creativity next week and this image came to mind because it was one where I was just driving around Saguaro National Monument and I could see it in my minds eye. “If I just had a really iconic shot of a Saguaro” I thought “I could give… Continue reading Inspiration
Color Splash
This week I learned a new trick in Photoshop called color splash. It allows you to convert an image to black and white while still retaining a splash of color. In this case there is nothing quite as dramatic as a black and white landscape. But in this image the flowers fade out in the… Continue reading Color Splash
Saguaro
Well, it’s been a slow week for photography so I thought I might as well reach back into the Tucson file since I have so much good material there. This closeup of a saguaro cactus was shot…where else?…at Saguaro National Monument. It was early Sunday morning and I really felt like I was worshiping at… Continue reading Saguaro
Agave
Well, this was a tough decision. I’ve been shooting all week in Tucson and have many good images I could share. This one I just felt was the most successful overall so it gets the nod for image of the week. I shot many varieties of agave at the Tucson Botanical Gardens which was one… Continue reading Agave
Bosque Morning
This image has been causing me a lot of ethical angst. The Photoshop assignment was to combine four images and make them look like one. What happened on this day at Bosque del Apache was that the geese flew off at 6:55 taking the ducks with them and the sun peaked over the horizon at… Continue reading Bosque Morning