The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over. Aesop Canon 7d, 500mm f/4.0 L, 1/1250 sec at f/7.1, ISO 400, Daylight white balance. Lightroom edits: Luminance smoothing +45, Sharpening +21, Yellow Sky Action preset: Grandma’s […]
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Anais Nin Canon 7d, 100-400mm f/4.5 L at 250mm. Lightroom Edits: Clarity -14, Luminance smoothing +24. Edits in Nik Color Efex Pro 4. Bicolor Filter […]
Yep, went on a search for a duck, but ended up with some barns instead. The best being “Grandpa’s Toy Shop.” I wonder what could be inside. There are a number of old barns scattered along Southern Maryland’s farmland. These old Tobacco Barns are considered one of eleven […]
With a hop, a skip and a jump from Annapolis, Maryland one can witness one of the greatest marvels in Mother Nature. Along the bird migration route on the eastern seaboard of the United States, known as the Atlantic Flyway is the resting place for migrating Snow Geese, Tundra […]
The geese didn’t disappoint today, and with a quick visit I was able to witness three flushes of at least 25,000 geese filling the skies. It didn’t take long to fill my 32 gig memory card, so now the assignment of trudging through all of the images to […]
This morning I’m heading up for a great field trip. Heading just north of Amish country in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, my destination is Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area. Middle Creek is renowned for the thousands of snow geese that migrate via the Atlantic Flyway and stay for several weeks […]
A self does not amount to much, but no self is an island; each exists in a fabric of relations that is now more complex and mobile than ever before. Jean-Francois Lyotard The fabric you see above was purchased at the Pisac Market in the Sacred Valley of […]
But it is obvious that our fathers, whose efforts have planted these great and prosperous cities along the once lonely trails of our own broad land, received all the fundamentals of civilization as a heritage from their European ancestors. James H. Breasted
In a field of sunflowers that face the rising sun, smiling faces shine brightly for all to see. We can all get lost in a field of sunflowers feeling like a child once again.
You know that Rolling Stones song? “You Can’t Always Get What You Want…But if you try sometimes, you’ll find…..you get what you need?” Well, the last couple of birding expeditions I’ve gone on this past week, this song rings true. I go out with visions of what I […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 