Category Archives: Plants

More Old Favorites and Another Reminder to Vote

Posted on 1December2019 by

If you haven’t yet done so — and if so inclined — please take a few minutes (about 15-20 minutes) and read the three stories in THIS post and then, if feeling charitable, please cast your vote for one of … Continue reading →

Posted in About Writing, Animals, Aurora 2019 HDR, Feathers, Flowers, Macro Photography, Photo Post-processing, Photography Stuff, Photos, Plants, Software, Topaz Plug-ins and Studio | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Old Favorites and a Reminder to Vote

Posted on 30November2019 by

If you haven’t yet done so — and if so inclined — please take a few minutes (about 15-20 minutes) and read the three stories in THIS post and then, if feeling charitable, please cast your vote for one of … Continue reading →

Posted in About Writing, Animals, Feathers, Flowers, Macro Photography, Photo Post-processing, Photography Stuff, Photos, Plants, Software, Topaz Plug-ins and Studio | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Old Hawk and Reminder to Vote

Posted on 29November2019 by

Twenty-three visitors viewed the 1500 words challenge post but only two voted. I mean, I get it; it was a holiday. An eating holiday, at that. In retrospect, that wasn’t what one might call good timing. Same for today; people … Continue reading →

Posted in About Writing, Airplanes/Aeroplanes, Animals, Environment, Feathers, Flowers, Ice, Machines, Macro Photography, Photo Post-processing, Photography Stuff, Photos, Plants, Snow, Software, Topaz Plug-ins and Studio | Tagged , , , , , | 14 Comments

I Feel B&G&W . . . in Magnolia

Posted on 23October2019 by

I was curious, so I tried a few conversions to Black & Gray & White. I only used the seeds as I think those are more interesting than the flowers. I used Nik Tools Silver Efex Pro 2 with custom … Continue reading →

Posted in Aurora 2019 HDR, Black and White, DxO Software, Flowers, HDR, Photo Post-processing, Photos, Plants, Trees | Tagged , , , , , | 8 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Magnolia

Posted on 23October2019 by
Posted in Aurora 2019 HDR, Cameras, Flowers, HDR, Lightroom and Photoshop, Modern, Nikon D7500, Photo Post-processing, Photography Stuff, Photos, Samsung Note 8, Smartphone Photography, Software, Trees | Tagged , , , , , | 8 Comments

A few minutes in the back yard

Posted on 15September2019 by

For them not interested in reading, you can go directly to the SmugMug Gallery HERE.   For a SmugMug slideshow click HERE. When you click the link, it will open in a new window and you have two options: 1) Manually scroll through the … Continue reading →

Posted in Feathers, Flowers, Nikon D7500, Photography Stuff, Photos, Plants | Tagged , , | 14 Comments

. . . how about more random Nikon D7500 photos?

Posted on 11July2019 by

More Nikon D7500 photos shot here and there and other places some of which are near here or there or other places. We have two pots of these flowers. We like them.

Posted in Animals, Cameras, Feathers, Flowers, Insects, Modern, Nikon D7500, Photography Stuff, Photos, Plants | Tagged , , , , | 16 Comments

. . . how about some random Nikon D7500 photos?

Posted on 10July2019 by

These are all shot around our house using the Nikon D7500 and either the 70-300mm kit lens or the 105mm macro lens. Most of them, at the full zoom. Actually, these next two shots were an experiment of sorts; same … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Cameras, Feathers, Flowers, Insects, Modern, Nikon D7500, Photography Stuff, Photos, Plants | Tagged , , , , | 10 Comments

Hello Nikon D7500 and kit lenses

Posted on 3June2019 by

This is a quick long update regarding my ongoing photography equipment odyssey. Some might remember my previous forays into the difficult landscape of photography equipment (HERE and HERE and probably other places . . . like HERE and HERE). Before … Continue reading →

Posted in About Photography, Animals, Cameras, Feathers, Flowers, Insects, Modern, Nikon D7500, Photography Stuff, Photos, Plants | Tagged , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Flowers, bugs, bark, and rocks

Posted on 26May2019 by

If I were smart . . . scratch that; let me start over; if I applied my considerable intellect to maximizing visits to this blog, I would split this post into four or five posts and feed them piecemeal to … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Flowers, Insects, Photography Stuff, Photos, Plants | Tagged , , , , , , | 24 Comments

The Three Faces of Leaves

Posted on 29December2018 by

So, we visited this place, you see, and it had a parking lot, you see, and . . . . . . and, that’s it.

Posted in Effects and Filters, Leaves, Samsung Note 8 | 6 Comments

August 2018 — Random Samsung Note 8 Photos

Posted on 28September2018 by

For them not interested in reading, you can go directly to the SmugMug Gallery HERE.   For a slideshow click HERE. When you click the link, it will open in a new window and you have two options: 1) Manually scroll through the photos … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Island of Hawaii, Cultivated, Flowers, Hawaii, Leaves, Photography Stuff, Photos, Plants, Samsung Note 8, Smartphone Photography, Sunsets, Trees | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

PC be down again . . .

Posted on 9April2018 by

. . . but I still find stuff to do using my trusty Samsung Note 8, its camera, its stylus, Pixlr, Snapseed, and a complete lack of talent (on my part; not the Note 8). First up, a couple of … Continue reading →

Posted in Effects and Filters, Flowers, Photography Stuff, Samsung Note 8, Writing Stuff | Tagged , , , , | 14 Comments

One more post from the Note 8

Posted on 8April2018 by

I should be transitioning to my PC as early as tomorrow (this being Saturday, here on the Big Island). However, I had worked on some photos for a phone update, so I’ll use them. Warning: this will not be a … Continue reading →

Posted in Black & White, Black and White, Flowers, Photography Stuff, Samsung Note 8 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 17 Comments

Would you believe it? . . . more flower photos!

Posted on 3April2018 by

In lieu of better things, I gotz more Samsung Note 8/Snapseed/Pixlr stuff I can share as I continue the litany of “woe is me for I have no PC!” Say, I could make a play on Ellison’s title (and hopefully … Continue reading →

Posted in Black & White, Black and White, Flowers, Photography Stuff, Samsung Note 8 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments