Resting under a bud...

Caught in flight...

I don't think that either of these are that special... but I've been working on getting images of insects in flight. So I'll put these out there as a "work in progress."





Be sure to check out more critters using the below link:

Reaching for the sun...

Thorn in my side...

Ruby red... soft as silk...

Click for a scratch and sniff desktop... oh, don't you wish???

Hearts & roses...

Fill your desktop with a simple click...

Sweet smelling summer bloom...

Click the image for a new desktop!

Five days of flowers... 3...

On the third day of flowers my blogger gave to me...

...a rose for your desktop; click and see.

A rose is a rose is a...

Supersize me! No, really! Click the above picture! Do it NOW!

A roses' descent into darkness ...

Summer leads to fall
Petals wilt from autumn's wind
Spring shall bring new life

I have two sisters...

One is named...



These are both desktop sized for your enjoyment. Click...



Spread the word.

A rose at mom's house...

Desktop sized...

Night-time rose...

Took a few long exposure shots this evening. This rose with a splash of water turned out to be a nice desktop image. A few other interesting shots will be posted ina week or so. This coming Saturday will start another week of desktop images. I hope you enjoy what I have found for you all. :)

Original with spotlight shining from top left. Eight second shutter at f4.5.


Photoshop adjustment to color and saturation.


Which strikes your fancy and why?

Also... no one has guessed this past weeks WIIF? but there are some hints in the comment section that might help some of you visitors out. Let's see if someone can get it before tomorrows post.

A rose is a rose is a rose...

Today I did a little experiment with color and hue and the lack thereof.

First I shot a rose at night with a flash... which blasted it full of light and made this red rose seem magenta.


Here is an illustrated, almost cartoonish (is this a word?) look. Saturation was maxed and lightness was dropped to knock out the background.


When saturation is dropped to minimal and lightness is increased you get an image that looks similar... but not quite like it was taken with an infrared filter. Some other examples as well. I really need to get me one of these lenses.


The last three are hue adjustments to get roses of a different color.