Monthly Archives: March 2010
Sparrow Neighbor
Tree in front of my house, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – March 28, 2010
I shot this out my front window on Sunday.
I have a wonderful Nikon 70-300mm lens that is great for photographing wildlife.
I zoomed as close as I could to catch this shot, but it wasn’t close enough for my liking.
So, I cropped/enlarged the area of interest, muted the distracting background (blured and lightened) and added a painterly effect to the main subject.
I decided to include the original for comparison.
I hope you like it.
David
Sprouting Hosta
My Backyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – March 26, 2010
Another sign of Spring. I couldn’t believe the bright, beautiful green color of this sprouting Hosta.
The similarity to yesterdays flame photograph is an interesting side note.
Tech note: I used my 90mm macro lens and an off-camera flash to give the sprout a soft backlight.
David
Posted in Floral, Small World, Spring
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Earth Hour Candle
In my kitchen, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – March 27, 2010
To honor Earth Hour for Saturday, March 27 at 8:30 PM, we turned off all the lights and lit a
candle in the kitchen. Sitting there in the dark for an hour, I was mezzmerized by the candle
flame, which triggered my photo sense. “I’ll take a close-up of the flame”, I thought.
Here it is. I converted it to black & white.
Passover begins tonight. Good Yuntuv, as they say in Yiddish…
David
Posted in Small World, Still Life
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Raindrops on The Edge
Ivy plant in my backyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – March 22, 2010
Here is the final image I shot on Monday, in my backyard. This one is very unusual, kind of looks like Wall•E, the robot, doesn’t it?
Have a nice weekend. It will be raining here in Philadelphia, maybe even snow flurries…
The rain is really helping to accelerate the coming of Spring.
Wow, Leonard Nimoy is 79 today…
David
Posted in Floral, Spring, Water
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Spring Rain on Ivy
My Backyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – March 22, 2010
Posted in Floral, Small World, Spring, Water
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