Ok, so it's not much of a surprise to anyone who has visited my photo blog that I should choose a crab apple blossom photo to end 2015. I count it as one of my top favorite parts of the year for that week or so when the crab apple blossoms come out in May/June. Here are my hopes that you had a good 2015 and that 2016 will also be a good year for you! Thanks for stopping by!
Thursday, December 31, 2015
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Tangled Web of Tree Branches
The woven branches overhead
make up a wooden sheet --
their canopy, too thinly spread,
for winter's snow and sleet.
Monday, December 28, 2015
Sunday, December 27, 2015
Snow by Trees (Dry Brush Filter)
If fallen snow is resting low
but wind is working high,
what lies below will surely grow,
when storm clouds fill the sky.
Saturday, December 26, 2015
A Little Bit of Green
A little bit of green
in the winter time season
can go a long way.
I picked this little seedling out of a crack in my deck. I potted it, and when the fall came, its tiny leaves turned colors and fell off. This winter, I've got some green parts growing on it, which you can see in this picture. It's kind of nice to see (inside) when everything else looks pretty dead outside. Thanks for stopping by!
Friday, December 25, 2015
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Sunday, December 20, 2015
Saturday, December 19, 2015
Friday, December 18, 2015
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Monday, December 14, 2015
Sunday, December 13, 2015
Saturday, December 12, 2015
Friday, December 11, 2015
Forest Scene from Lake (Poster Edges Filter)
A comic book scene
of a forest near water:
A hero on leave.
Revisiting my photos from a couple of years ago, I found this one of a forest scene shot from a boat. I eventually used the Poster Edges filter, which gives (at least, to my eye) a comic book appearance to the photo. (Superhero not included in photo. He must be on vacation.) Thanks for stopping by!
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Cloudy Lines in the Sky (Dry Brush Filter)
A finger drew lines
in the sky at the sunset.
The writing is light.
I had processed this image before, merging three exposures into an HDR image. In today's post, I processed a single image (not for HDR, though). Thanks for stopping by!
Monday, December 7, 2015
Sunday, December 6, 2015
Saturday, December 5, 2015
Friday, December 4, 2015
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Fun with Fisheye - Leaves on a Curb (Dry Brush Filter)
When I went out for a walk yesterday I took my little Sony HDR-AS100V (in its waterproof case) with me. The camera shoots in fisheye, which... the jury's still out on how I feel about fisheye. Actually, with practice, I think it's possible to get some really cool images. I'm hoping that this camera will make a good outdoor winter camera, but... we'll see. Thanks for stopping by!
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Flicker on the Deck (Dry Brush Filter)
For all its faults, what I really liked about this picture was how close I was to the Flicker. Close-up, you can see all sorts of details on its body. I like the stripes on the wings. I like how the under-body looks something like a sponge, or like one some tree that a woodpecker has punched all sorts of holes into. I like the little red mark on the back of the Flicker's head. It's a cool bird. Thanks for stopping by!
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