Monthly Archives: May 2013

Secrets Beauty

Ever wanted to create an Avatar? Creating an Avatar!Searching Dgrin with Google Searching with GoogleCongratulations to the Winner of DSS #128 (Sunrise or Sunset), ShootingStar.The next Dgrin Challenge DSS #129 (Silhouette Revisited ) is open for entries through May 27th, … Continue reading

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A few different shots from me (some bugs as well of course)

I have a few bug shots of course but yesterday I decided to open up the aperture much further than my usual F11 on 2 or 3 of them to get something a little more abstract. They’re a little out … Continue reading

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Azure damselflies part2

Ever wanted to create an Avatar? Creating an Avatar!Searching Dgrin with Google Searching with GoogleCongratulations to the Winner of DSS #128 (Sunrise or Sunset), ShootingStar.The next Dgrin Challenge DSS #129 (Silhouette Revisited ) is open for entries through May 27th, … Continue reading

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First one I’ve found – Rhagium mordax – The “blackspotted pliers support beetle”

This beetle is the Rhagium mordax, commonly known (sic) as the “blackspotted pliers support beetle”… This yellow beetle has brown and black mottling and two eye-like spots on its wing-cases. For a ‘long-horn’ beetle, it has relatively short antennae. The … Continue reading

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Our new trick photography book buy and go into draws to a digital reflex or the Lens on the value of $ 1500

Last week we let you know about our brand new trick photography eBook with a 25% early bird discount.While only a week old, is all this eBook inspiring thousands of people to charge their creative comfort zone, know they have … Continue reading

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Our new trick photography book buy and go into draws to a digital reflex or the Lens on the value of $ 1500

Last week we let you know about our brand new trick photography eBook with a 25% early bird discount.While only a week old, is all this eBook inspiring thousands of people to charge their creative comfort zone, know they have … Continue reading

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Bug odds and sods 25-05

Mixed recent bug shots from the garden.Brian V. Fungus gnat in camelia flowerLarge red damselflyMiniature elephant in lollipoplandMating muscidsSmall dolichopid fly on acer leaf – first I’ve seen this yearSmall white butterflyAdult aphid – can’t make up it’s mind if … Continue reading

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Poppies and cornflowers fields

Ever wanted to create an Avatar? Creating an Avatar!Searching Dgrin with Google Searching with GoogleCongratulations to the Winner of DSS #128 (Sunrise or Sunset), ShootingStar.The next Dgrin Challenge DSS #129 (Silhouette Revisited ) is open for entries through May 27th, … Continue reading

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Step Away From The Car

How-ToOver the years I’ve been photographing nature, I’ve accumulated my fair share of images made close to the car. The problem is they look like many other’s photos who have done the same. Unless the light is very dramatic, these … Continue reading

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Shooting Locally

This shot was taken at Fire Island National Seashore in New York, about 20 minutes from where I live, making it easy to get to whenever I feel the need to make an image. This image was taken on a … Continue reading

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Colorful water drops

Ever wanted to create an Avatar? Creating an Avatar!Searching Dgrin with Google Searching with GoogleCongratulations to the Winner of DSS #128 (Sunrise or Sunset), ShootingStar.The next Dgrin Challenge DSS #129 (Silhouette Revisited ) is open for entries through May 27th, … Continue reading

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Straighten Up

How-ToIn this photo of a church in Granada, Spain, you can see a few distortion problems. The horizon isn’t quite level, although it’s close. Also, the left portion of the church has a pronounced lean while the right portion is … Continue reading

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