Fern Shadow

As time goes by we see clearly the past and try to understand the future...

We must however be mindful of the now, the present. It is the future and the past, yet it has one vital difference... We can change it.



Sunny, Late afternoon.
24-105L@105
ISO 100
Location: the western wilds.

Lord of all, to Thee we raise, This our hymn of grateful praise.

Weather: overcast
70-300@300
ISO 400
Location: Shore Acres

For the love which from our birth Over and around us lies.

The beauty is, because there is love...

















Sunny, Scattered clouds
ISO 100
75-300@75

The Glory of the Sky

The setting sun is creating a beautiful back-lit effect on the clouds and making the trees in the foreground a strong silhouette.

Where the East meets the West and the
Earth touches the heavens.
ISO 100
100mm USM Macro
Weather: Nice

The Beauty of the Earth

Have you ever thought of all the millions of flowers that bloom and fade without anyone ever seeing them? what is the purpose? is it because they are not so unobserved as we could imagine? Why does God make things beautiful, not just functional?...


Columbine in the western woods
ISO 100
17-40L @40mm
Weather: Light Overcast

Forest

As the water slips over and around the wet and gleaming rocks, a green summery canopy stretches overhead, diffusing the cloud-hidden sun through its myriad of leaves and bathing the entire forest in an ethereal glow.

ISO 100
17-40L@17mm
East fork of the Coquille River
Weather: overcast

The Design of a damselfly

Any time I look at a Dragonfly or Damselfly
I am struck by not just their beauty, but their wonderful design. Need some convincing about ID ? spend a good amount of time(spring through summer?)observing these creatures.

Are they not well made?

Damselfly
ISO 200
70-300@300 w/closeup filter
weather: sunny

Bugs

This time of year heralds a chance to enjoy something which are not usually appreciated as much as they should(aside from the occasional butterfly or ladybug). These remarkable creatures (although sometimes looked down upon) integrate wonderfully into the fabric of this planet.

Bee fly
ISO 100
70-300@120 w/closeup filter
Weather: harsh sun

Spring has sprung

The first day of spring is always a cheerful one for me. Spring in the pacific NW has been here for a month at least but to have the calender recognize the happy fact is nice. Of course with the thought of spring one has a tendency to think of flowers, greenery, and the dormant earth coming to life... never mind the mud the newly awakened insects, and dreary grey skies. Spring is one of the rare occasions in which the human psyche tends toward the positive. So I say... Hurrah for Spring!!!

Rodenstock

Rodenstock, (They used to make medium format lenses) has a series of interesting tests, a must for anyone who has an interest in human vision and perception...

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Ruins

These ruins are part of the remains of a once proud and prosperous port city in Italy. Built during the Roman empire, the city is covered in greenery and is a good reminder of the frailty of our strength.

Golden Crowns

California Poppies close enough to touch, crisply te the foreground, drifting slowly into distant flecks of yellow among the green mountain grasses. Their teacup flowers changing from a rich clean yellow before gently melting to a warm golden orange at the base. The deep to pale green plant that support the flower is somewhat sprawling and sports slender alternate leaves. As the ground rises rapidly beyond the flowers in the top third of the frame a thin band of dark trees separate the field and flowers from the blue sky, the monotony of which is delicately broken by small, simple clouds scattered across the length of the firmament. And bold poppy, head and shoulders above the rest, raises its rebellious aurulent crown to join them.

Endurance

In the harsh frozen extremes, the lush fertile interior jungles and the dry arid regions of this planet are areas and places that are quite outside the mundane.

And to experience this most will need to rely on words and recorded media. Here are a few pictures from the end of the world. These pictures are of Greenland also known as Kalaallit Nunaat.








I took these with a Canon 400d and 17-40L lens


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Reflections

As the year screams past, I wonder how it can go so fast, but I was considering that in two weeks I will have owned my XTi (400D) for exactly one year(It is true I had considered opting for the 30D or 5D but chose instead to put the money into lenses) not only am I happy with its performance and durability,(closing in on 30,000 pictures) it has helped me create some beautiful things, & allow me to help others to enjoy 2007 at a little slower pace :)

The busy pace of life is hardly appreciated anymore, all you hear is "take it easy" "slow down" and "you are going waay to fast" (imagine all these said in an slow southern drawl). I am here to say that life can and should be enjoyed at all speeds! if you spend your time trying to get life at the perfect speed you will never succeed(unless you're attempting to become miserable)So just as when life is leisurely and you have crisp clean focus and all the settings right, enjoy it as much when all you can do is crush the shutter button :)

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