Wednesday, July 20, 2011

And next on the tour is.....


A new perspective

Waiting for salmon

The god's bridge
Sunday, June 19, 2011

I love to photograph the things in nature that inspire me in their minute detail, their newness, their color, their uniqueness, their grandness. Maybe I just love to take pictures so I can remember the amazing things created for us! 

Dam relief...ahhhh

Silent pink bells


Out from under needles

Magnified beauty

Tamarack rebirth
Thursday, June 9, 2011

I am loving being in Oregon and these are from a few of my random travels. There is no end to the variety of landscapes, animals, plant life, etc. and that is probably one of my favorite things about the Pacific Northwest. I am still using my trusty Canon EOS Digital Rebel.

The new putting the old to rest

Soaring redtail

Leaden spring skies

Remember when....
Thursday, June 2, 2011

Spring brings a host of bloomers in the woods and sometimes you have to look VERY closely to even see them because they are so tiny. I actually had to lay on the ground to get some of these pictures because they were miniature. I love capturing the precious details - each line, spot or delicate color.

Forest stars

Delicate slipper

Soft lavender

Tiny beauties
Saturday, May 28, 2011

 What is it about Spring that makes me want to wander through the fields and woods randomly shooting picture after picture after picture of newly bloomed and sprouted beauties?... oh yeah! Is it the lack of cold and wind and rain...NOPE!  It's just that I love the promise of new life!There is a whole new world out there right now......

Pink yearning


Flirty white trio

It's hard not being green

Bonnets all in a row
Saturday, May 14, 2011

As I worked my way across several states, I rediscovered the beauty of familiar scenes through the power of more black and white pics. It can take you back in time just with the removal of color. There can be a nostalgia that evokes personal memories that makes each photo a unique experience for each viewer.

Driving in the shadow of majesty

Desert vacation homes

Snow ahead

Layers of history
Saturday, April 23, 2011

Something that really intrigues me is black and white photos. There is such a power in simplifying an image by removing distractions - colors, extra subjects. I experiment with closing in on the subject, cropping out any extras and using black and white. The subject becomes the sole focus in the picture and captures your attention. The next 3 photos are from rural AZ.

Stark...

Stony old man

Leaking sunlight
Monday, April 11, 2011

The big island of Hawaii graciously shared some of her beauty with me - water, rock, sand, sun, vegetation. Very basic parts of nature that create some of the most mind-blowingly gorgeous creations! All pictures were taken with a simple digital camera (Kodak C813). I believe pictures are more about the eye than the equipment. Don't ever be afraid to use simple cameras to experiment. There are whole collections of pictures taken with cell phone cameras. It's all photography!!

Tropical green

Nature's fence with a little help from her friends

Secret valley

Lava bath

Ocean overflow
Tuesday, April 5, 2011

More views from the back of the Harley as we wound through New Mexico... I like to find beauty in the everyday things we pass all the time without noticing. For me it's focusing on some aspect of the object that is unique such as the light shining through the seed pod or the detail in the concrete supports on a bridge. Two of the latest pics are taken on the go, but I actually stopped for the other two! Can you tell which is which??

Glowing desert pod

Beautiful supports

Castle - New Mexican style

Volcanic cactus
Sunday, March 27, 2011

More wanderings through New Mexico... there is such beauty in the vastness. And beauty in the small things in the middle of the vastness... I love to find the uniqueness in the very small things. In nature size is always relative.

Mountain mint filling

Ghost trees...


Old fashioned combo I

Old fashioned combo II

Tiny farm
Wednesday, March 23, 2011

New Mexico is the location of the following pictures. On a beautiful ride through the nearly uninhabited spaces we happened upon the National  Radio Astronomy Observatory with 27 antennas. It was a very eerie setting as evidenced by the black aliens near some of those antennas. If you just gotta know more: http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/intro/NM_astro.html

******Arrayed******

Listening.....

Rails to the stars

Extra Terrestrials??
Saturday, March 5, 2011

These next 4 pictures were taken out in the middle of the Superstition Mountains at a line shack where cattle were once raised. The buildings were all hand-crafted with stone - of which there is plenty available! Hot and dry.... what a life that must have been.

It once was...

Lookin' in

Window framing

Hand picked