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Cactus Blossoms

A cholla cactus in full bloom in Albuquerque

A cactus blossom burns deep red on an Albuquerque afternoon

Springtime in Downtown Albuquerque

Now that I have my shiny new Nikon D300s, I need to get out and shoot with it.  After lunch the other day I just decided to walk around downtown and get some shots of the blossoming trees.  It had been snowing earlier in the morning – big puffy flakes – but by noon the snow had melted and the sun had come out.

Peeling Paint

Photos from Banff National Park – Alberta Canada, Summer 2008

I recently recovered an old hard drive after a full year of unuse, and came across several old photos I’d all but forgotten.  Here are a few from a trip to Canada in July of 2008.

Anemone II (2003)

These flowers were in the same meadow as ‘Anemone I.’ Those two images, as well as another of a bird nest in the field, I bundled together as a three-photo set, had prints made, and framed them for my mother for Mother’s Day.

Bee (2003)

Leaving the DAAP building one day in May, I heard a buzzing in the sculpture garden nearby. Bees were pollinating the freshly opened flowers, so I decided to whip out my camera to document this rite of Spring.

I must have underestimated the speed at which these little insects moved. I hardly had time to focus, let alone set up a shot and take it. It got to the point where I switched to AutoFocus and started shooting randomly into the flowers.

This method luckily produced this image. The bee was in focus, positioned dynamically in the shot, and the diagonal stems of the flowers provided an interesting line system from which the bee and his perch may diverge.

For a full-resolution image, see my ZenPhoto gallery

Anemone I (2003)

In Spring of 2003, the design task for Studio was to develop a sustainable school building for a Waldorf elementary school. We made frequent visits to the site, a lovely meadow teeming with flora and fauna. My Fuji’s built-in macro lens came in handy for close up shots like this one.

Wet Flowers

One day back at home, I was watering the flowers on one of those brilliant Ohio summer days. The vibrant colors made luscious by the combination of water and sunlight begged for a photo shoot.

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The Volcanic Soil of Mount Etna

Roman Flora

The hotel which served as my apartment in Rome had a back balcony that opened onto a lovely little courtyard. I’d often take my laptop out there to work amongst the fresh breezes and idle chatter.

One day, I was feeling inspired – or, perhaps it’s better to say that I was inspired to do anything other than work. I grabbed my camera and shot some of the flowers in the planters.

For a full-resolution image, see my ZenPhoto gallery.