Posts Tagged ‘abstract’

Dragonwing

25Sep09

A high magnification view of part of a dragonfly wing:

The dragonfly was a Black Saddlebags – clinging to a cedar tree on a cool fall day, it didn’t mind my getting a few inches away.


Aster and dew

14Sep09

The beginning of fall color – in a small way:

One of the glories of the fall – a pretty flower that fades quickly. A closeup like this hides the parts of teh flower that age fast.


Another look at a crocus, this time a petal. In this image, there’s hardly any detail, just line, light, and color:

I had to duck raindrops and wait between gusts of wind to take this – it’s been blustery around here lately.


Witch hazel is a shrub that blooms in early spring. The flowers are tiny tufts of yellow with ribbon-like petals. When they first flower, the petals are just a couple centimeters long.

I believe it’s a native species. In my town, someone planted it at the entrances to several conservation land sites. It’s a visual sign [...]


Bubble blur

30Mar08

Another brook image, but one of a very different character than the others. This is a long exposure of a small patch of bubbles, spinning around in an eddy in the stream. There were highlights on one side from late afternoon sunshine and the blue sky gave the water its hue:

The exposure was 1.6 seconds. [...]