Backlit by the setting sun, this very common wildflower blooms continuously throughout the summer in my area.
wild geranium
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mouths to feed
Western bluebird and two hungry mouths to feed. The nest is high in an old aspen. I cropped away more than half the image I was able to capture from a respectful distance with my telephoto zoom extended to 400mm.
lightning
Along with the afternoon rains this month, we’ve also had a good bit of lightning. I like photographing the storm clouds above the mountain horizon. This capture was done through a double glazed window since it was raining too hard for me to take the camera outside. I focused out and beyond the rain spotted glass to capture the horizon just in time for the lightning.
flicker
insect meal
mallard duckings
Summer’s finally here and so are ducklings. My first sighting of the tiny yellow and brown swimmers was on an early morning walk around the lakes at Lower Lake Ranch.
Clouds overhead reflect white in the dark water while low morning sunlight traveled up the valley to light this straggler.
The reflections changed as I moved around the lake. Light changed, too, cloudy one moment, a bit of bright sun the next.
columbines
I woke up early this morning dreaming of photographing flowers. It was a good day for working the flowers alongside the bees and hummingbirds. The columbines around my home are taller and have many flowers thanks to all the rain we have had this year.
red fox wants my cat
I looked up the hill to see a fox staring at my cat in his cat run. After the first capture the she looked away as if to hide her interest in him. But, the tongue licking the lips told the truth. I’m glad my cat is always safe inside our house or the cat run.
mark your place
Goose with goslings, one of the images I’m printing for bookmarks this year.
cloud filled valley
spring green
At my house we love the aspen color in the spring. When the leaves unfold they are shiny and bright. As they grow into summer the color dulls, of course, so I have been trying to capture some of the spring color now.
this is spring
It’s a normally a busy time of year and this year even busier. At least it’s been raining so we don’t have wildfires to worry about – yet.
My pigment ink printer stopped working a couple of weeks ago while I was preparing for June shows. I was very annoyed by this at such a busy time, but am now extremely happy with the new printer bought to replace the old one. The epson pro 3800 fits in the same space my hp b9180 did, but can accept wider papers. And most importantly, the prints are perfect.
I’ve also been busy uploading photos to my new portfolio site at zenfolio and quite happy with it, too, though I haven’t accomplished as much as I’d planned. You can see what I’ve on display there so far.
Going to a BBQ in the rain today! After that, more printing, cutting, matting, and framing. First show is next Sunday at Buffalo Creek, Colorado.