You’ve no doubt heard about the new social site known as Bluesky. Well I’ve violated my own rule about social sites and have joined the fray. I’ve a new presence at Bluesky Here
Creative unrest
You’ll notice it has been a while since I’ve had anything to say here. Not that I haven’t anything to say, I do, just not here. And I’ve wondered about why that should be. This being my billboard for display of creative efforts you could say that creativity has been on some sort of holiday. […]
Ever seen a white spider?
I’ve seen a lot of spiders during my time on this planet, but I’ve never seen a white one. Until now. Not just white, but white with a lavender racing stripe on each side. Camera shy critter. Had to chase it around the rose it was sitting on.
Tighten a Nut
It’s what a wrench does.
A long time ago I planted a tree…
A little spruce tree three feet tall. Twenty five years later that little tree is thirty feet tall. It and the three other spruces I planted at the same time form an impenetrable wind break on the west side of the house. A giant twelve foot thick hedge that even the deer can’t get through. […]
Rose bud vs Frost King
Betty sets buds well after the first light freeze of winter. Two dozen, to be exact. But an early super freeze (in the teens Fahrenheit) caught her unaware. They’re pretty in an un-pretty sort of way. Not to worry though. This happens every year. She’ll be back in the spring. PP
The 2024 Mustang Rally in Sturgis
Happens every year in Sturgis, SD after the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. This year, more Mustangs than you could possibly hope to see in a day. Trying to photograph a reasonable selection of gorgeous cars from among the throng was frustratingly impossible. There’s a small gallery of images from the event posted at https://photophart.com or […]
Grayscale Rose
We are looking sideways at the Betty’s central structures. This is a focus stack of 31 images with the focused planes confined to the flower center. Until I made this image I didn’t realize there was that much stuff going on there.
Betty, Betty
Here’s one, hand held. On a bad leg, half asleep. But the light was oh, so right! Pretty much right out of camera, duh!, blurry. Added a 1 stop vignette to both images. Ain’t she nice though. PP
Betty Boop in 2024
The Betty Boop rose is off to a good start in 2024. My unabashedly favorite flower subject is also the easiest one to get to. It’s in my backyard. The Betty Boop adds blossoms almost continuously all summer and well into fall. It will even add blossoms after the first and second snow storms of […]
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