Old Boots

 

File this under “They don’t make ‘em like this anymore!”

After I came in from shoveling this morning – I found myself staring at my snow boots.  I’ve had them for most of my life.  Started doing some math in my head… this is about the 29th winter with these boots.  I have had no desire to get new ones.  My parents bought these Sorel’s for me back in high school when we lived in northern Minnesota.  Granted, I don’t use them nearly as much here as I did up on the lake in the middle of the Superior National Forest, but they go on most winter trips with me.

Anyways, I thought they looked cool and I figured I’d play with some photos.  I’m still convinced the day to day, normal, simple things make the best photographs.  Things you generally just walk by on your way to photograph that flower or that sunset or beautiful bird in the feeder.

Here’s a black and white that I liked:

ISO 800, f/5.0, 1/60th sec, 28mm   - Nikon D300

And here are a series of different treatments of the same image.  All have been tweaked in Adobe Lightroom.  I used a number of different pre-sets.  If you want to know more – give a shout.  My personal favorite is probably the third one – but they all have some fun to them!

 

Wishing you the best of the season!  Hope to have more posted before Christmas and New Year, but you know how it goes!

A Winter Curse

 

You’ve heard of the old saying “It always rains after I was my car.”?

Here is the South Dakota winter version.  “The snowplow always comes after I finish shoveling the driveway.”

I figured as long as I’d have to shovel again, I could at least capture a photo of the darn thing.  Here it is – just for fun.

ISO 200, f/14, 1/125 sec, 30mm – Nikon D300

Stay warm!

Patrick

Pageant Program Book

First off – I’m apologize to all my friends here in LiveSpaces.  I’ve been away for quite a while with no updates at all!

Been a rather trying period as I deal with work and the economy, but I would like to say I’ve made some progress in that arena.  Thanks for your positive vibes sent in my direction.  I appreciate it.

Ok, on to photography.  In October, I was involved in shooting glamour/pin up style photos for the Miss ND USA and Miss ND Teen USA pageant program book.  For the most part, I tried to shoot my photos in an “old hollywood glamour” style.  It was a complex style to shoot, but SO much fun compared to normal modeling work that I do on a regular basis.

I’m going to post a couple of my favorites here, but I’ll post links to ALL the photos at the end of this message (if you want to see more!)

Jenna - ISO 250, 1/250 sec, f/11 – Nikon D300

Kyla – ISO 250, 1/250 sec, f/11 – Nikon D300

Rachel - ISO 250, 1/250 sec, f/11 – Nikon D300

Lena - ISO 250, 1/250 sec, f/11 – Nikon D300

The rest of my photos are here on my Facebook Page. 

I only shot a portion of the contestants.  I encourage you too look at the rest shot by Matt Lentz here: Miss ND USA

I’m working on some other photos.  Hope to have another post soon.

Patrick

Interesting Video

 

Been a very busy person the last couple of weeks!  I do have some new photos coming, but it will be at least a few days until I can post.

However, in the meantime, I did come across a pretty interesting video from a photographer.  Kind of makes me want an iPhone, but the bottom line is this:  The best camera is the one that you have with you!  Brilliant.

Check it out:

http://blog.chasejarvis.com/blog/2009/09/best-camera-iphone-app-book-community.html

Also, if you haven’t looked – my new webpage is www.pjandersonphotography.com  I’d love to hear your comments.  I’m still tweaking it, but it is getting close.

A Fun Discovery

 

I was trying to remember back to my first camera – it was a hand me down that either my parents or another relative had.  I’m not sure how it came to be in my possession.  Growing up, I was very accustomed to mom taking our photos with a Kodak Instamatic with the rotating disposable flash cube on top.  I also remember her following the advice in the instructions at the time – have the sun to your back as you are taking photos of your subject (that’s why there are so many photos of squinting family portraits!)

However, the camera I was looking for was some kind of Kodak Brownie camera.  In my search, I found this neat website: Camerapedia.org, a wiki site that “is a free-content encyclopedia of camera information, a repository of information about all still camera brands and models.”

So, there I found my first camera – when I first fell in love with the media!  The Kodak Brownie Starflash.

 

Brownie Starflash, in black
by Hillary Stein (image rights)

Other significant cameras in my life can also be found there:

My first 35mm SLR – the Nikon FG – a real workhorse of a camera all through my college years and the “dark ages” where my photography was not front in center in my life.

My first semi-pro camera/modern 35mm SLR – the Nikon N80 – the re-awakening of the passion.

My first professional DSLR – the Fuji S1 – I’m still convinced this camera had the best color of a digital camera that I’ve ever owned.  New possibilities!

Followed by the Fuji S2 and Fuji S3 – my work with models expands with these cameras.

And that brings me to my current “workhorse” the Nikon D300.  A wonderful camera that brought in the sharpness lacking in my previous Fuji cameras.  That sharpness necessary for stock work – although, I just don’t think you can beat Fuji color!

My next cameras?  Who knows – but I do still want the Fuji S5 (Fuji color built on the Nikon D300 body – the only camera I don’t find on Camerapedia.org) for my work with models/brides.  Perhaps it will be the Nikon D700 for even more sharpness and resolution.  Or if I win the lottery, I’ll be able to get the flagship Nikon D3 (or whatever Nikon comes up with next!)

Not sure if this is of ANY interest to you – but it was a fun distraction for me today!  Fun to think back to the equipment on my journey.

I’ll return tomorrow with some more photos.

Until then!  PJ

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September

 

September is a month that generally makes me a bit moody.  I always live in anticipation of spring and summer as I so enjoy getting outside and photographing nature.  September is a wake up call for me.  Autumn has arrived and summer is now a memory.  Cold winter is only a short time away.

So, I’ve been brooding a bit and haven’t gone out with the camera to catch what is still out there.   Several days ago, I noticed the peas in the garden have some beautiful flowers on what is left of the plants.  I’ve put it off, day after day.  Too bright, too windy, too many other things to get done first.

The calendar keeps marching forward and it was time for me to shake it off and get out there.  So, here are a couple of photos of the flowers.  It is rather windy out there today (you might ask, when isn’t it windy in South Dakota?) so, it required quite a bit of patience to wait for a lull in the wind and capture these tiny flowers in focus!

ISO 200, f/6.3, 1/80 second, 60mm – Nikon D300

 

ISO 200, f/5.0, 1/125 second, 75mm – Nikon D300

 

I have a few more shots from the garden that I’ll post over the next day or two.

PJ

Another Chicago photo

 

This is another photo I shot yesterday evening on the shores of Lake Michigan. 

I was kind of in the mood to keep playing with these photos to see what I could transform them into.  With this photo, I’ve kind of pushed this one to be more like a painting in CS4.  I also wanted to go with a panoramic aspect ratio.

There’s really no tips or instructional for this post. Other than perhaps this: “keep playing!” with the tools.  Have fun and try new things.

ISO 640, f/10, 1/80, 75mm – Nikon D300

 

Chicago Skyline HDR Style

 

Finally got out to take a few photos here in Chicago – of course the rain came in today!  But, I walked out toward Navy Pier this evening and made a walk through Olive Park.  I've never spent any time in this particular part of Chicago and it was an enjoyable walk.

I was trying to take a photo of the building I’ve been working in this week (for the Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation) when the fog started to break in spots and the Sears Tower and other buildings started popping out.  It was kind of a dramatic effect.

In Photoshop, I corrected the perspective as I was below buildings and shooting up – but then I decided to use eOne’s PhotoTools 2.0 to apply an HDR effect to the skyline.  If I had a tripod, I would have done it the right way with multiple exposures, but I figured what the heck.  I took it to the max and then darkened the levels just a tad once I returned it to Photoshop.  I’m pretty darn happy with the result.  Hope you like.

Below is the original:

Next is the more surreal HDR feel:

ISO 640, f/11, 1/60 second, 28mm – Nikon D300

I might have another photo or two to post from Chicago, but that will have to wait until I get home tomorrow!

PJ

Chicago

 

Just a quick note to say I am off to Chicago for the week for a consulting gig.  Hopefully, I’ll get some time in the evenings to find something to photograph.

I helped a colleague shoot a wedding this weekend – it was kind of fun to just be the second camera and not to be the one in charge.  Here’s a “cutesy” photo from the event – while my friend was shooting serious photos I was free to spot candid opportunities like this.

  ISO 320, f/4.5, 1/160 second, 75mm – Nikon D300

Check out my colleague’s website here:  www.jrportraitdesign.com  She does fantastic work.

 

New Web Site

 

Hi Everyone!

I’ve been working on a new web site for a while – been a slow process, but I think it is 99% ready to go.  And I may make it “Live” anyway, as I am the kind that will tweak it and tweak it until it is perfect in my mind… meaning, it would never get done.

I’m inviting you to take a look if you would like.  You can find it here:  www.pjandersonphotography.com

There are actually two web sites under the splash screen.  One for “people” and another for everything else (nature, places and things).  Also there is a link back here to the blog.  Hope you take a look at both sites and let me know what you think!  I know I won’t please everyone 100%, but I hope it shows off a bit of my work.

PJ

Sica Hollow

 

I wanted to do a post on the trip my parents and I took to Sica Hollow State Park near Sisseton, SD.  BUT, first a big “thank you!” to Tatyana T and J for their assistance on the identification of the plant I posted yesterday.  So far, everyone seems to be in consensus that it is indeed a Trillian.  How great is it that we can develop these networks of people from all around the world to be able to converse and ask questions like this!

Check yesterday’s post for photos.

Ok, on to Sica Hollow (pronounced she-cha meaning evil or bad.)  First some background, hope it isn’t too boring!  The part of South Dakota that I live in and where Sica Hollow is located is called the Coteau des Prairies.  This is French for the “Hills of the Prairie”.  If we could travel with Peabody and Sherman in the Wayback Machine (click here for you to young to have watched Rocky and Bullwinkle aka Moose and Squirrel) back to the the last Ice Age in the Pleistocene era, we would see two glaciers part on the east and west side of the Coteau.  You can read more and see a satellite photo of the Coteau here.

I don’t think most people driving down Interstate 29 give it a much thought, but I’ve been fascinated with that hill for nearly twenty years.  Something about that makes me wonder and contemplate.

Sica Hollow is on the northeast side of the Coteau where the hill is maybe most dramatic.  It is amazing to me as you cannot see the hollow until you are in it.  It is a quiet place.  Where noises like traffic, lawnmowers or people in general don’t really exist.  I can see why the place holds meaning for the Sioux.  Sica Hollow has a very interesting Sioux legend that you can read here.

Sica Hollow is pretty much off the beaten path.  Which gives it some pros and cons.  The pros are that it REALLY is quiet.  You get to hear nature around you.  If you do hear someone else’s voice, it seems out of place.  One of the cons is that the park is mostly unsupervised.  It is common for me to see beer cans tossed off the side of the trail.  This trip I was treated to a dirty diaper in a tree.  People are funny/strange animals.  I didn’t bring a bag with me this time to pick up all the trash, but I did take out an old Budweiser case, a foam paper plate and a couple of plastic water bottles.

There were a number of beautiful flowers to photograph – although for this trip, I mostly looked and just took it all in.  One flower that I do want to share today is this one.  I believe this to be a Cup Rosinweed (Silphium perfoliatum).  Again, if anyone has a better identification, I’d love to hear it.

ISO 250, f/5.6, 1/200 second, 35mm – Nikon D300

This flower was at least as tall as I am – right around six feet.  It was a very vibrant yellow and it sucked me in from at least 50 yards!

It had been a year or so since I’ve been to Sica Hollow and the first time my parents had been there.  I’m so glad the magic is still there and that my parents enjoyed it as much as I do.

I’d like to make it a goal for next year to try to get into the park every month to photograph the changes.  In winter, the road is not plowed – so no guarantees that I can make it in every month if the snow gets too deep.  So, wish me luck and if anyone wants to push me into sticking to my goal, I’d sure be open to that.  Especially on those COLD days in January and February!

I hope this post didn’t drag on too much!  Always like to hear your thoughts!

Patrick

Flower Identification

 

I visited Sica Hollow State Park, north of Sisseton, SD yesterday.  I’ll give more information and details on the park in the next post.  I’m shooting for tomorrow on that one.

However, I could use some help tracking down the identification of one of the plants I photographed.  As I was walking the trails, I saw a red seed pod hanging under a plant.  It took me a while before I could find a plant that was accessible enough that I could photograph.

I believe this to be a Trillium, but if anyone can confirm this or give me more specifics about this particular plant, I’d sure appreciate it.

The first photo is a detailed look at the seed pod (also the “keeper” of my photos of the plant).  The second photo shows more of the leaf structure.  The plant stood about 12-18 inches tall.  The seed pod is about the size of a grocery store strawberry and had a smooth texture.  This location is a very damp, shady hardwood forest where it was growing.

ISO 800, f/3.2, 1/80 second, 60mm – Nikon D300

Thanks for your help!

Surreal Grungy Look

 

Been a while since I updated last.  Been working behind the scenes on my business, wedding photos, websites, etc.  I apologize for the quiet period.

Right now I am actually exporting some photos out of Lightroom tonight, in prep for burning photos to a CD so that I can get them shipped out tomorrow.  The export can take a while, so while I was waiting I decided to try a tutorial on the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) website www.photoshopuser.com. 

Being those tutorials are provided to the members as a benefit of membership, I don’t feel it is exactly ethical to lay it out step by step.  But, I’ll give you the lowdown on what settings I manipulated.  If you enjoy Photoshop, I’d recommend checking out NAPP – it is SO worth the price.

This process is all done in Adobe Camera Raw, which makes it kind of neat going forward as I can save these settings as a preset and apply it to any other RAW image in the future.

Essentially, opening the photo in ACR, I set Recovery, Fill Light, Contrast, Clarity, Vibrance all to +100.  Then to tone it down, I slide the Saturation down until it looks good.  Finally, I tweak the “Lens Correction” to add quite a bit of vignetting to darken the sides of the image.

The photo I played with was of an old truck I photographed at Itasca State Park in Minnesota (at the old Itasca Sawmill).  First up is the original with no tweaking.

ISO 1000, 1/500 second, f/4.5, 28mm – Nikon D300

Next is the “After”

You can really see the changes in the windshield and the tires.  It is a fun effect that I’ll probably play with more in the future. 

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Beautiful Day

 

I’m splitting my time on this perfect Sunday between stripping paint on kitchen cabinets and working on my new website.

Summer days like these are why I put up with winter.  The sun is shining, blue sky, tiny trace of a breeze occasionally and about 75 degrees (23 Celsius for my more metrically enlightened friends!).  By the way, click here for a pretty good site for conversion: Edheads

Anyway, as I was going through photos for the website, I ran across this one that I took at Crater Lake National Park in Oregon.  Nice reminder for me to take advantage of days like today.  Hope it gives you a smile!

By the way, for those of you on Facebook – I’m trying to get my “fan” numbers up.  Please swing by and become a fan.

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Have a great remainder of your weekend!   PJ

Hen and Chicks

 

After I built the waterfall for our backyard pond, I planted a few succulents amongst the rocks.  All of them have really thrived out there the last year or so.  In the last few weeks, one of the Hen and Chicks shot up a stalk about 12 inches tall with terrific little flowers

Apparently, this happens when the plant reaches maturity after three or four years.  You can read about it here at Wikipedia.

I’ve been meaning to go out and photograph the flowers for several days.  Fortunately, it has stayed blooming until I finally made the trip.  Crawling on the rocks in a very uncomfortable position, I was able to get a nice macro photo of one of the flowers.  Thanks again to my friends on the network for motivating me to get out with the macro lens again!

ISO 800, f/4.5, 1/50 sec, macro – Nikon D300

Below is a photo of the full plant

Hoping to have my new business web site up and running in the next few days.  I’ll post a link here when it is ready.

Patrick

Trying times

 

First off, apologies for not keeping up with the blog and posting photos. 

The economic situation continues to hit closer to home for me.  Been several months of worry and frustration.  Today, my primary job put me on an  “hourly” status.  I continue the mantra “at least I have a job” but it gets hard to even stay positive.

I’m in the process of waiting for an email that describes the change in my employment status.  Hard to do any productive work while I am waiting.  I took a cup of coffee out to the deck look at the weather as we have thunderstorms in the area.  I was out looking at the sky before I noticed  at my feet that there was a Mourning Dove sitting.

I’m not sure if he flew into the sliding glass door or what the situation was – but he didn’t fly away.  I figured I might as well grab the camera and see what kind of close up work I could get.

ISO 200, F/3.2, 1/1250 sec, 75mm – Nikon D300

I should have probably gone out with a longer lens and I probably should have shot more depth of field.  Instead I focused on the eyes… like I always do with models.  The flowers in the background are a tad distracting as well.  Guess that just sort of sums up my emotions right now.

I’m challenged as I’d like to stay where I am to allow the kids to graduate from high school here.  But, to take photography to the next step, I probably need a bigger market.  Same for my current “real job” as an HR consultant.

Sorry for the venting I’ve done in this post – but if anyone has any positive vibes to shoot this direction, I’d appreciate it.

Patrick

End of June? Already!?

 

I can’t believe June has zoomed by so fast.  It is usually my favorite summer month – but at least I get to see fireworks in a few days!  Anyone going to try to photograph fireworks?

I’m a bit behind in editing photos.  I’ve got a few modeling sessions in the queue that I hope to get done tonight.  I’ll post a few examples when I am done.

In the meantime, the office squirrel was outside the window again yesterday.  He’s being quite lazy again, even though the temperature was quite nice.  Not too hot at all.  I grabbed the camera and fired off a shot – then went to go get a longer lens to do a better job.  Apparently, he was camera shy as disappeared by the time I was prepared to do a decent photograph. 

But, just for laughs – here’s a SNAPSHOT (yes, that is ALL it is.)

I’ll post in a day or two with updates of the modeling photography.

PJ

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Invaded Again.

 

I took some photos of wildflowers along the highway on my return to South Dakota from Minneapolis yesterday.

They were tiny, but they looked great.  I pulled out the macro lens that I’ve been working with the last few days, sat in the ditch and worked on the photo.  Being the wind was gusting, it made for a real challenge.  Had to be very patient to get anything.

When I tried to identify the flower this afternoon, I kept striking out.  I found a few other photos of the same flower, but no one seemed to know what it was.  I finally found the flower on a website in the UK here.  Once I knew the name, I searched for the flower in Minnesota and found out that this is another non-native plant to the prairie and the Minnesota DNR considers it an invasive species that causes trouble on the prairie.  You can read about it here.

So, twice in a week I find what looks like a pretty flower, but it turns out they probably shouldn’t be growing here.  I’m for protecting the prairie and all environments for their native species.

ISO 200, f/11.0, 1/160 sec, macro – Nikon D300

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Invaded Again.

 

I took some photos of wildflowers along the highway on my return to South Dakota from Minneapolis yesterday.

They were tiny, but they looked great.  I pulled out the macro lens that I’ve been working with the last few days, sat in the ditch and worked on the photo.  Being the wind was gusting, it made for a real challenge.  Had to be very patient to get anything.

When I tried to identify the flower this afternoon, I kept striking out.  I found a few other photos of the same flower, but no one seemed to know what it was.  I finally found the flower on a website in the UK here.  Once I knew the name, I searched for the flower in Minnesota and found out that this is another non-native plant to the prairie and the Minnesota DNR considers it an invasive species that causes trouble on the prairie.  You can read about it here.

So, twice in a week I find what looks like a pretty flower, but it turns out they probably shouldn’t be growing here.  I’m for protecting the prairie and all environments for their native species.

ISO 200, f/11.0, 1/160 sec, macro – Nikon D300

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The One that Got Away.

 

Sometimes I think photography is like golf.  You go out there and take your swings.  When you are on, you are on.  Every shot goes exactly how you envisioned.

Sometimes though, even if you have all the mechanics right and the right equipment, you still can’t make the shot. 

Sometimes even when you are on – the environment plays against you – the weather,  or critters,  or a branch that is in the wrong spot.

Here’s my example of why this popped into my mind today.  Yesterday evening, I was sitting outside talking with my parents when I noticed something out of the corner of my eye.  Turned out it was a massive bumblebee.  Biggest I had ever saw!

He was so big – I wondered if he was some other kind of critter masquerading as a bumblebee.  So, off I went to get the camera to try to get a few shots.  I figured we could then search the internet to find out what it was.

Had a macro lens on and I decided just to go with that.  I figured by the time I got back, I might miss the photo if I took the time to switch lenses.  However, this bumblebee was in no hurry.  I sat and took several frames.  The light was bright and harsh, but I figured I nailed a few.

While looking at the photos in Adobe Lightroom this afternoon, I realized I might have shanked my shot (with no hope of a Mulligan either!)  The photo that was the best, unfortunately wasn’t as sharp and focused as I like.  So, I worked on one that was.  Well, it is an “ok” photo.  Nothing that I’ll get to excited about – but it will at least give you a feel of what I saw.

ISO 200, f/9.0, 1/125 sec – Nikon D300

 

THIS is the one that got away.  The light is better, I like the composition better.  My problem is some key parts aren’t in focus – in particular around the front of his face!  Maybe not so noticeable on this little computer image, but it is enough to make me not quite satisfied.

ISO 400, f/6.3, 1/60 sec – Nikon D300

 

So, back to the old golf analogy.  I suppose I came up with par today.  No birdies or eagles!   BUT, when you think about it – that’s what makes golfers (and photographers) go back out and keep trying!  So, I’ll see you on the links tomorrow!

PJ

The One that Got Away.

 

Sometimes I think photography is like golf.  You go out there and take your swings.  When you are on, you are on.  Every shot goes exactly how you envisioned.

Sometimes though, even if you have all the mechanics right and the right equipment, you still can’t make the shot. 

Sometimes even when you are on – the environment plays against you – the weather,  or critters,  or a branch that is in the wrong spot.

Here’s my example of why this popped into my mind today.  Yesterday evening, I was sitting outside talking with my parents when I noticed something out of the corner of my eye.  Turned out it was a massive bumblebee.  Biggest I had ever saw!

He was so big – I wondered if he was some other kind of critter masquerading as a bumblebee.  So, off I went to get the camera to try to get a few shots.  I figured we could then search the internet to find out what it was.

Had a macro lens on and I decided just to go with that.  I figured by the time I got back, I might miss the photo if I took the time to switch lenses.  However, this bumblebee was in no hurry.  I sat and took several frames.  The light was bright and harsh, but I figured I nailed a few.

While looking at the photos in Adobe Lightroom this afternoon, I realized I might have shanked my shot (with no hope of a Mulligan either!)  The photo that was the best, unfortunately wasn’t as sharp and focused as I like.  So, I worked on one that was.  Well, it is an “ok” photo.  Nothing that I’ll get to excited about – but it will at least give you a feel of what I saw.

ISO 200, f/9.0, 1/125 sec – Nikon D300

 

THIS is the one that got away.  The light is better, I like the composition better.  My problem is some key parts aren’t in focus – in particular around the front of his face!  Maybe not so noticeable on this little computer image, but it is enough to make me not quite satisfied.

ISO 400, f/6.3, 1/60 sec – Nikon D300

 

So, back to the old golf analogy.  I suppose I came up with par today.  No birdies or eagles!   BUT, when you think about it – that’s what makes golfers (and photographers) go back out and keep trying!  So, I’ll see you on the links tomorrow!

PJ

Flowers in Macro

 

I made a promise to myself to get up early this morning to get out in the garden to take a few photos with a macro lens as a few of us in the network have been having a bit of a conversation around that.  I was also inspired by Lisa’s June 21st posting that has an excellent macro photograph of a dandelion!  Check out Lisa’s blog here: http://joyinthesimplethings.spaces.live.com/

I had a couple of obstacles this morning – first being I am not generally a morning person!  But, in addition to that – it was raining a little bit and the breeze was kicking around the flowers slightly.  With macro photography, objects have to be VERY in focus and VERY still.  Any minor shake is going to be magnified at this level.

Fortunately, the sky cleared up and with my tripod, remote shutter release, a cup of coffee and a little patience – I ended up with a couple that I liked!

First off, the same Cone Flower I posted last night – just looking at it in a different way!

ISO 800, f/9.0, 1/60 sec, macro – Nikon D300

 

Next up is the old standard – a Daisy.  I know this photo has been done over and over again by many photographers.  Here’s my entry into the foray.  I’m so happy I was able to capture a couple of rain or dew drops here!

ISO 500, f/16, 1/100, macro – Nikon D300

 

Finally, the next flower is one my wife and I discovered growing up the trellis with our Honeysuckle.  We didn’t plant it, so we thought it was kind of cool.  It is a pretty flower, but we’ll have to discuss if we let it go as it apparently is not a native flower to North America and is considered by some to be a noxious weed.  The name I found is Bittersweet Nightshade (Solanum dulcamara).  The link will take you to the Wikipedia article.

While the jury is out deliberating – take a look at the photo.  It is a VERY tiny flower.

ISO 500, f/9.0, 1/60, macro – Nikon D300

 

I’ll be traveling this evening and away for a few days.  Hopefully, I’ll have a few more photos for the weekend!  Just want to say a BIG THANK YOU – to those of you that comment on my photos.  The feedback is always helpful and inspires me to do more and better!

Patrick