Author: Mike VanDeWalker

Have you ever looked at an iris up close? I mean real close?

The iris is my favorite flower to photograph. I hope these images show you why. Click on any for a larger view.

Note: All but the first image are natural light 3 exposure HDR images.

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Finally ordered the wraps

I’ve had three gift certificates for 16 X 20 gallery wrap prints sitting here on my desk getting close to the expiration date. At $124 each they weren’t something I really wanted to let go so I got to work and picked the images, did the editing and got them ordered. I can’t show the…

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Leave it to Sarah Palin

Palin in her infinite wisdom rides again, or at least opens her mouth. What fell out this time was her version of the ride of Paul Revere. It’s not quite the way I learned it in school but I realize that times are changing. “He who warned, uh, the … the British that they weren’t…

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Honey They Shrunk The Hospital

Well I went out and bought a new Canon ELPH 300 point and shoot for something a little higher quality than what I had to carry in my pocket when I escape the confines of the house. They cameras on the consumer level have more fun toys built into them. This miniature feature is one…

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Iris Season

When the iris start to bloom there is a good bet I’ll be trying to find one that is a little bit different to take photos of. I think the iris is one of the most complex flowers out there and I love getting out the macro lens to get all of the parts. Every…

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Bath Day

It seams today is bath day in the back yard.                        

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A Rhodie Bloom…

A razor blade and some strange processing will get you an HDR, High Key, Black & White image that overall I think is kind of cool. Your thoughts?  

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A drive along the Siuslaw River

To satisfy a very large need to get out of the house Jonna and I wandered out to what for us was virgin territory on Friday with a drive on the Siuslaw. The day started off pretty sunny but high clouds moved in later in the day. Most of the area is second growth timber…

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Mourning Dove

Enough Said

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Grunge Ball

Something different and kind of out there for me. This is a mirrored gazing ball in my back yard. It has been processed with three different programs. Why? I don’t know. I do kind of like it. Now I’d better get to work.

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