Tucquan Trees

Today I made a scouting trip over to Tucquan Glen. The point of the trip was to check out the progress of the Rhododendrons. Unfortunately they were not yet blooming. I didn't take very many creek shots. But what I did do is spend time photographing the tree's. Have a great weekend

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Nick

Dayliley

This evening I spent some time shooting my brand new Day liley blossom. I was tinkering around with different approaches that you can take with flower photography. This image I used a narrow DOF to blur the stems of the pollen at the same time I used a flash to highlight the water droplets on the leaves.

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Nick

Walking in a Spider Web

I've been spending time shooting this Spider Web in my backyard. I can only crouch down so much till my knee's get sore.

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Nick

Rose experiment

This morning I went out to capture some images of my Rose bush. I really wanted to get some creative close up of the leaves in sort of a pattern detail. I also wanted water droplets. One of the main problems I've come across with this bush is background control. As well as over saturated colors. While processing the image I used a gradient tool with selective color to keep the background dark without losing the detail in the blossom.

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Nick

First Light in the Rocks

This is another image from the outing at Holtwood. I concentrated on shooting just the reflection in the rocks because 1 I wasn't sure how long this light would last. and 2 Ed Heaton was shooting a wider version and I wanted something different. I ran this through as a pseudo-HDR image to bring out the shadows then added a Topez buzz for the painterly/colorful effect.

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Nick

New Falls

Sunday morning I got together with Ed Heaton for a sunrise shoot. Well the sunrise was a little bit of a washout. We did manage to venture up a familiar trail to both of us at Holtwood. This set falls are up stream from an area that I've shot many times. But this is the first at this spot.

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Nick

From the side

With my backyard blossoming everyday, I'm really saving on gas. This image I took this morning, with rain coming in I wanted to get it before the petals became damaged. I shot it from this angle because of the stems in the back as well as the pollen stems inside make this flower interesting to sit and stare at. Actually I don't know what this flower is called. I usually call everything a daisy but I know it's not that.

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Nick

Ajuga Abstract

This is a seven image multi exposed abstract image taken in my backyard. The Ajuga also known as a 'Bugleweed' is a great ground cover / broader plant for any ones garden. Grows approximately 12" in height but it covers a radius of about 24 inches. The Latin word is 'Ajuga genevensis.' It is a native European plant.

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Nick

Before & After

This past weekend we had some storms roll through the area. Although it was the same system that wrecked havoc on the plains and southern area's of the country. They weren't as damaging here. Yesterday afternoon while working around the house my wife informed me of a 'dark sky' approaching. Due to the wind already picking up I had only had a few seconds to take the shot. Later on in the evening I was outside in time to capture the light reflecting of the buildings of downtown Lancaster. Both images were in my backyard taken while standing on a lawn chair and about 4 hours apart.

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Nick