Red Fringe

Funky Reflection

Moon Mesh

Ok, here is the story behind this one. I saw the half moon rising (sounds like a poem dosen't it?) and it was almost right in the middle of these two contrails seen in the picture. Well by the time I got outside and set up the camera and tripod I realized that the Moon was moving too fast! But I thought it could still be a neat picture and didn't want to take the time to run out into the back yard to get a clear shot - so I shot it through the branches. Well it turns out I liked the effect of the branches even more than the contrails. I hope you do too.

Afterthought - in processing this file it seems I somehow diminished the clarity of the contrails - I'd like to go back and re-process so they stand out more.

Holiday Light

I was captivated by the distortion of our tree lights by a clear ornament that really can't be seen except for its effect on the light in this photo. Happy Holidays!

Leaf and Vines

Back to a typical plant photo. I tend to be drawn to scenes like this where there is perhaps too much going on.

Three Day Post

FSBO


Oak Leaves


Tarped

To save time I'm posting photos for the next three days. Let me know if you think there is a common theme:

Holes

The peeling paint on this old playground slide brought back pleasant memories of childhood.

Meow

This light colored cat was enjoying the sun break almost as much as I was. I liked the color of this photo and the sense of depth given by the stairs.

happenstance

This was a strange coincidence. While stopped in traffic I took photos of this famous Portland bridge hoping no cars would obscure the landscape; but the one car I that happens to come by is a Citroen. I had no idea until viewing the photo later with Regan when she exclaimed "That's a Citroen!"

Slings and Arrows

I believe this is my 100th posting! And I think I have kept to my promise to avoid close up photos of plants for at least a week. Ok, actually I've still be taking pictures of plants, just not posting them! I liked this photo more after seeing it on the computer. The depth of field is narrow with foreground out of focus, as is background, but I liked the effect, and they way it highlighted the staples and their texture.

Crack the Window

Star Struck

This display was in a window to showcase a local interior decorator. It was nice of him/her to offer up such a nice subject to photograph during a Portland sunbreak.

Fractures

Another close up photo of a garage window that had been painted or treated somehow to prevent people from looking in. The patterns in this photo reminded me of ice flows breaking up.

Blue at the End

Chick Chick Chick

I turned up the contrast quite a bit on this to enhance the sense that the chickens were emerging out of the darkness. I like the expression (do chickens have expressions?) of the hen on the right. She looks like she is really really pissed.

Moldy Bolt

I don't think the mold on this traffic sign bolt should count as nature photography. Note to self, go back and take this shot on a bright day with smallest possible aperture to try to get as much of the bolt as possible in focus.

Black Stuff

I've resolved not to post any macro nature photos for at least a week. That should almost get me to post #100!

Dragonfly

More Drops

Yellow Leaf Blue Sky

Rain Flower Again

I reposted this to see if I could get the resolution a bit better.

Tater

Leaf Leaf

Pentax K10D
1/60
f2.8
ISO 200
Pentax 50mm f2.8 Macro

December Grape

Pentax K10D