Another favorite subject to photograph is butterflies. But they can be extremely frustrating because they don’t take direction well. I chased this one all over my yard begging it to sit still long enough for me to focus, but she just wouldn’t cooperate. Finally, she stopped to take a breather on the tailgate of my [...]
When I clicked the shutter on this shot, I was taking a picture of a stump. When I pulled it up on the computer to process it my imagination took over and I saw a troll from a fairy tale. Or maybe one of the towers from a fantasy story. I think that’s the fun [...]
Probably one of the most photographed subjects in nature, the moon is still an object of fascination for many photographers. Since getting my first dSLR camera and zoom lens, I have tried many times to get a decent shot of this heavenly body. After dozens of shots that didn’t turn out because they were not exposed correctly, [...]
Sometimes it pays to revisit the archives to look at images with fresh eyes. This shot is from 8 years ago and was shot with the Fuji S602 Zoom. For some reason I never thought much of this shot because it was flat and not framed right. I think I was putting too much stock [...]
There is something about a detailed photograph of a flower that completely captivates me. The details, color and shapes within the bloom offer so much to explore. Wanting to focus the attention on the flower itself, I took the image into Photoshop and removed all color except for the flower itself. The results were exactly [...]
