Category Archives: Photography

Murray is Growing

I changed his leaf and emptied the water jar (with his poop inside). He is growing and slowly wanders around his kingdom. In this photo, you can see the caterpillar’s head capsule (the two semi-circular portions at the upper portion … Continue reading

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Impression of a Wedding

I made this image just prior to the wedding party coming out for photos before the big event. The photo in color is pedestrian, but I envisioned this in dramatic black and white infrared. The stark white chairs against the … Continue reading

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Murray On His Leaf

Murray is home! Today, I transfered him from a little jar and some ratty milkweed to a much bigger jar which will be his home until he emerges as an adult. I removed him from his leaf and placed him … Continue reading

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Murray the Monarch

WooHoo, I am now in posession of a monarch butterfly caterpillar. Thanks to my colleague, Linda, I have a cute little guy whose name is Murray. Linda gave me enough milkweed plants and several jars + instructions to raise the … Continue reading

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Romantic Sunset

OK, so I could not resist the “iconic image” (otherwise known as a photo cliche) of a couple in the sunset. BTW, the wedding photographer missed this opportunity! I was watching the sun set from the reception room windows and … Continue reading

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Surprise Swallowtail

Back from the wedding and was it great – not the wedding (it was OK). We arrived early and so with camera in hand I explored the area. Mostly uninteresting with a few shots of the lake. With a bit … Continue reading

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Old Barn

The Berkshire Botanical Gardens is located near Stockbridge. We stopped there briefly on our way home from the Red Lion Inn. This old barn was on the property, used as a utility shed with a hot house extension. This image … Continue reading

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Something Old and Something New

Back to Stockbridge yesterday for a nice lunch with friends at the Red Lion Inn. The camera comes with me even though I have seen this town many times over the years (including one visit earlier this summer). It seems … Continue reading

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Lilly in the Extreme

I came across this floral grouping on the Photo Walk. OK, so the original was pretty … but it needed some umph. The photo was taken at 50mm to emphasize the foreground. To give the image a bit of a … Continue reading

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Would you take this photo?

Should a photographer pass the most commonplace element in the “landscape” and not find something with which to make an image? Here is a bit of graffiti on a brick wall that I found on my recent photowalk. In the … Continue reading

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