There was another snowfall this afternoon. And this is a heavy snow, clinging to the branches and creating contrast with the bark.
Snow Clings to the Trees
Snow Clings to the Bark
Redbud Pods in the Snow
It Keeps Snowing!
Snow Shadows
The shadows of trees and plants, the footprints of animals, all create drama on the snow. What is usually hidden by grass or dirt, comes alive with the whiteness of snow. It was a beautiful, blue-sky day and the shadows were amazing. Here are a few to share.
Snow Day!
About 6-8 inches of snow blanketed our neighborhood last night. Today was a beautiful day for a walk in the snow, with some playfulness along the way. The contrast of the white snow against the dark bark always draws me. These are just a few images I captured.
Birds in Snow
Snow Triangles
Salt Pattern
Not Shoveled
Pine Needles Weighted with Snow
Snow, Glorious Snow
Snow Drift
Wind meets Frozen Water at the Tree
Piled up Snow
Snow Plow Tracks
Curly Snow Pattern
River Snow Clumps
Liquid Water Meets Frozen Water on the River
Pitaya Leaf (Dragonfruit)
This large, beautiful Dragonfruit had a really cute, fuzzy, curled, green leaf. It fascinated me. Pitaya are a favorite subject of mine, both to photograph and to eat! I’m not quite done with the photographing part yet, but it does look like a delicious fruit. Presenting: the curly, fuzzy, cute green leaf!
Dragonfruit, Studio Style
One of my Christmas gifts was a small set of LED lights I can use for small studio lighting projects. Like this Dragonfruit. A little table top setup with a black cloth and two very bright LED lights, shining on the Dragonfruit to provide drama, detail and color.
This is also my January 1 image of A Picture a Day for a Year.
Pitaya with "studio" lighting
Withered
Fall brings color, plants dying off, trees getting ready for winter. But this fall has been hot and dry. The result is withered plants.
Black & White Photography
Sometimes, a photographer just want to see things in black and white. Texture and shapes, focal points and details, all shift when the color is removed. These are a few images from my yard and neighborhood, mostly taken by my iPhone 6s. Edited in Snapseed.
Mama said there’d be days like this
Month of Mornings is a great exercise for a photographer!
Today, however, the skies darkened, the rain began to fall, the thunder was loud and the lightening flashed.
The song “Mamma Said” popped in my head and I began singing, reminding myself that there will always be days like this, with imperfect light, bad conditions, no blue sky, and shadows everywhere!
There is Beauty in the Common wherever you look. Did I capture “beauty” in this image?
Pitaya Macros
June 2017, with tripod, natural light and a new macro lens, I explored the shape and texture of one dragonfruit, or pitaya.
See the Pitaya/Dragonfruit Macros in Flickr.