Category Archives: Nature

Unbelievable Acres

I went to Unbelievable Acres yesterday morning with the PBC Photo Walkers (West Palm Beach). I took this photo of a Bird of Paradise leaf with one large and one small water droplet hanging conveniently from the edge. Taken with … Continue reading

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Two Tips for Better Flower Photography

OK, here are two tips for better flower images. Change your perspective. Most of us take flower photos looking down on them. Boring πŸ˜‰ – many times. Why not get down low. In this image to the left, I shot … Continue reading

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Delray Camera Club “School”

Well, we are back in Florida and I am into the swing of things πŸ™‚ One of the most interesting events for me was the opportunity to give a workshop at the Delray Camera Club last Wednesday. They tried something … Continue reading

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Droste Effect

The image was made of a backlight Rose of Sharon flower just after a brief shower. The photo was gently post processed in LightRoom 3. The adjusted photo was edited in Photoshop CS5 using the new Adobe Pixel Bender plug-in … Continue reading

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Walk in the Surf

I saw this Ring-billed Gull walking in the surf of a warm late fall day in Jones Beach. The silhouette of the bird against the surf with glistening, specular highlights seems just the right image to make. This gull (Larus … Continue reading

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Duck, Duck, Goose

This appears to be a Canada goose watching his reflection in the water at the Roslyn Pond. It resembles a Cackling goose whose bill is more triangular in shape. They are pretty common in North America and tend to be … Continue reading

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Gourd Still-life

An autumn still-life is most colorful when using common garden-grown gourds. These were purchased in Walmart at a bargain price. The bale, on sale at Michaels, was used a the backdrop for the set-up. A series of images were made … Continue reading

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Flowers with Border

These images were taken at the Berkshire Botanical Gardens outside of Stockbridge, MA. Β For the first photo, I moved in at 50 mm and cropped the center of the flower. I am now experimenting with the LR post-processing plug-in called … Continue reading

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