Category: Photos

Toy Camera? Holga?

My new little Canon ELPH 300 HP has a mode called “Toy Camera”. As with the other modes it looks like it could be real fun used in moderation.

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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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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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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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Yet Another Visitor

I have been waiting for and trying to get a good shot of this male Lazuli Bunting for about five days now. He would show up when the light was junk, on the ground in a pile of sunflower seeds or about the time I’d spot him something would spook off all of the birds…

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Business Lunch

I’m not sure what these two male Evening Grosbeaks were talking about but it looks rather serious.

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