spring pussy willows, in the spring
Posted: May 18, 2012 Filed under: fine art photography, flowers, landscape photography, macro photography, photography, spring | Tags: Cochrane Alberta, Cochrane Ranch, macro photography, photographer, photos, pussy willows, spring, sun flare, Sunset 9 Comments »
warm setting sun,
fuzzy pussy willows,
spring is in the air.
Monday I was visiting Cochrane Ranch, near Cochrane Alberta, the willow trees were past the bud stage, but seemed to have a halo around them when seen in front of the setting sun. It is friday and I am looking forward to a long weekend.
Photoblog Challenge Subject “Leaf”
Posted: April 29, 2012 Filed under: Calgary Photographer, fine art photography, food, macro photography, still life photography | Tags: challenge, garden, Herb, Kitchen garden, leaf, macro photography, Parsley, Photoblog, Plant Leave a comment »
I have been participating in the photoblog challenges for quite some time now; mostly because I have an image on the blog that fits the criteria. However this week’s creative project was “leaf” with nothing in the data base and fresh parsley growing in the herb garden I decided to take up the challenge to produce something specific for the challenge.
I love having fresh herbs growing in the window, all winter long. We have had mint and rosemary and oregano for a couple of years now. This is the first year the parsley has done very well, it usually gets spider mites and I have to throw it out! This year I also grew sage, thyme, and basil.
We like to use the fresh herbs in omelettes, pasta, potatoes, pizza, and just recently we made rosemary dumplings on top of the lamb stew. Slowly are garden is expanding!
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white amaryllis diptich (Hippeastrum)
Posted: December 11, 2011 Filed under: black and white, black and white photography, Calgary Alberta, flowers, macro photography, photography, still life photography | Tags: Amaryllis, backlighting, black and white photo, black and white photography, Christmas, christmas flowers, christmas plants, diptych, flower, flowers, Hippeastrum, macro, macro lens, macro photography, texture 6 Comments »
The white Hippeastrum, commonly known as Amaryllis, that has been sitting on my dining room table has been blooming for a couple of weeks. I have finally taken a few minutes to photograph it, to try to capture the delicate beauty. Amaryllis means “to sparkle” in Greek, the flowering bulb has become almost as popular as the poinsettia to decorate our home. Photographed in front of the kitchen window, using a macro lens I was able to get a nice clean background, and the backlight helps to bring out the lines and texture.
Christmas Decorations and Traditions
Posted: December 10, 2011 Filed under: macro photography, photography, still life photography | Tags: Christams, Christmas decoration, Christmas decorations, Christmas Sock, Christmas traditions, christmas tree, decorations, Do it yourself, family, family traditions, macro photography, memories, photography, photos, still life, traditions 2 Comments »
The Christmas tree has been set-up, and decorated with lots of my favorite home-crafted, decorations. Heirlooms from the past.
When th girls were younger we would spend some time each season making a new christmas decoration for the tree. Some years we made an evening out of it with another family. Now the girls are grown. with busy lives of their own, making Christmas decorations is a tradition that has not been observed for a couple of years now, who knows it might be revived again in the future! For now I have many wonderful decorations created by loving hands to enjoy and decorate our tree with.
Baby Emily, Baby Portraits
Posted: November 15, 2011 Filed under: Babies, black and white, black and white photography, Calgary Photographer, Calgary Portrait Photography, family portraits, macro photography, people, photography, portrait photography, portraits | Tags: baby, baby photos, black and whilte portraits, black and white photography, Calgary baby photography, Calgary portait photography, emily, hands, macro, macro photography, newborn, newborn photography, photography, photos, portrait photography, portraits, sleeping babies Leave a comment »
Baby Emily slept, comfy in the warm fuzzy blanket, while a got in close to photograph her little hand. I have to admit that I was relucant to move her around too much, I didn’t want to wake her. Waking the sleeping baby is a lot waking the sleeping giant, once they are awake they control the room you are at their mercy, and they look so peaceful when they are asleep.
Using the macro lens I can get in close, with a shallow depth of field, we get a lovely photo of her hand at rest, and her cute little face.
Fall Flowers on Nosehill Park, Calgary Alberta
Posted: September 14, 2011 Filed under: Calgary Alberta, Calgary Photographer, flowers, macro photography | Tags: autumn, autumn quote, fall, flowers, macro photography, nosehill park, purple flowers 10 Comments »
“Autumn is a season followed immediately by looking forward to Spring.”
- Anonymous
Fall has arrived in Calgary, it has been cool the last couple of days, but I hear that it is going to warm up. Walking on Nosehill Park, and you can see the grass going golden, the leaves on the shrubs chaging color, and the flowers setting their seeds. I am not sure what kind of flower this is, but it does have an intersting seed pod, and a pretty color. Every season has it’s beauty and we are lucky to live so close to such a great park. If you know what the flower is, let me know!
Mushrooms in my backyard!
Posted: September 1, 2011 Filed under: Calgary Photographer, fine art photography, macro photography | Tags: backyard, bokeh, macro photography, mushrooms 4 Comments »
These mushrooms have been popping up in my back yard all summer. They are only about one inch tall, which makes them both facinating and awkward to photograph!.
Mushrooms…….
Posted: August 15, 2011 Filed under: Calgary Alberta, Calgary Photographer, fine art photography, food, macro photography, photography | Tags: bokeh, food, macro photography, mushrooms, wordpress postaday2011 4 Comments »
I love mushrooms, you can bake, broil, deep-fry, grill, roast, saute, steam and stew them. You can eat them raw alone or in a salad, you can use them in stock or in soup and you can stuff them! Reading the Flavor Bible by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg I realize there are so many types of mushrooms I get lost in the names, I am sure that I could spend a month trying new recipes that feature mushrooms and not eat the same one twice!
Mushrooms are also a great subject to photograph! These little guys, and I emphasis little because I don’t think they were much more than an inch tall, were growing in my back yard, more precisely on the mat at the bottom of the deckstairs. I was laying on the ground just inches from the mushrooms, using my macro lens. Success, I have captured wild mushrooms! while I won’t be eating these little guys, I now crave something mushroomy for dinner!
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Looking at me, looking at you!
Posted: July 26, 2011 Filed under: Calgary Alberta, Calgary Photographer, fine art photography, macro photography, places, travel photography | Tags: Butterflies, Butterfly, butterfly conservatory, Calgary Zoo, Gardens, Key West Florida, macro photography 4 Comments »
I love to visit the botanical gardens, especially when there is a butterfly collection. It is a great place to practise macro shots. This little guy seemed as interested in me as I was in him! He just sat and watched as I inched closer and closer trying to fill the frame, and get the perfect shot. After I had taken several shots, all the while him posing perfectly, I moved on. It was then that I realized it wasn’t me he was looking at, he was admiring himself or at least his reflection in then lens of my camera!
The Calgary Zoo has a great conservatory with a butterfly collection and zoo, it is a great place to visit, the kids are fascinated by the butterflies. I know that most people don’t think of going to the zoo if the weather isn’t great, but if you have a membership and can pop in whenever you want, then I would highly recommend this place when the weather is bad and the kids need to get out of the house!
This little guy was photographed at the Key West Butterfly Conservatory and it was filled with beautiful butterflies, flowers, and displays. I would highly recommend it as a must see if you are visiting Key West Florida.
Shooting Star
Posted: July 18, 2011 Filed under: Calgary Alberta, Calgary Photographer, flowers, macro photography, photography | Tags: blue, borage, Calgary Alberta, flowers, macro photography, shooting star flower, sunflare 6 Comments »
I have a small patch of wildflowers in the front yard, and they are blooming, lots of pretty white and blue flowers right now. I am not sure what these flowers are called, I call them “Shooting Stars” if you know their real name, let me know. I have always loved these flowers, but they point down and they are about 6 – 8 inches off the ground. So I was laying on the ground shooting up into the blue sky. I took advantage of the sunshine in the corner for a little sun flare. The shooting stars look great from this point of view, and it reminded me that I should try to look at things from a different angle once in a while.
