Wednesday, April 24, 2013

African Violet

Not all African Violets are violet. :o) Here is a very attractive pink one.



Sunday, April 21, 2013

Wet Beetle

Armed with my spray bottle, this awesome beetle got a shower on a chunk of exotic wood.  Using three different exposures, it was also given the HDR treatment.

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Baby Squirrel

We found this baby squirrel last thursday hurt and with a bloody nose.  We nursed him back to health and watched a couple days later as he climbed back up a large tree.


Friday, April 5, 2013

Old Drawyers Church

HDR stands for high dynamic range in photography.  It allows for a greater range between the lightest and darkest areas of a photograph than standard imaging methods.  This HDR photo of Old Drawyers Church in Odessa, Delaware was taken at 3 different exposures that were merged and run through HDR processing.  The intensity was juiced up a little further before saving.



This second photo shows the same scene, further altered with a Topaz filter. 

Monday, April 1, 2013

Watch Guts

These are the first photos using my new macro lens.  They were edited using Topaz filters.





Sunday, March 31, 2013

Happy Easter Sunday

My wife and I went out last night to get flowers for our moms.  I took a couple snaps of the flowers before we gave them away.  This is a macro of one of the tulips with some very light editing.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Pink Orchid

I can't show you a green orchid without showing a pink orchid.  So, here ya go.


And, for your viewing pleasure,  the black background version...