Confidence… thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance. Without them it cannot live. Franklin D. Roosevelt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Canon G12. Edits in Color Efex Pro, Lightroom 4
Would you believe it took me over five trips and countless miles to try to locate one of these beauties. Thankfully, being a member of the Anne Arundel County Bird Club with an active facebook page a number of people heard me lament about my inability to find one. A […]
All year I tend to a tiny painted ceramic pot that holds a bulb that has been there for years. Wait and wait I do, while watering and feeding. Waiting for spring for the pair of red Amaryllis flowers to blossom. The time is nearly here! Spring is […]
Clicking on the orchid image above will link you to my SmugMug Orchid Portfolio. I hope you enjoy these orchid photos. I apologize for the watermark in the center, but it is to […]
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. Confucius
I went up with a couple of friends to visit the Home & Garden Show in the Maryland fairgrounds. I’m still trudging through the photos that I took today. Especially the orchid images from their orchid show which was spectacular. For tonight, let’s all think of green. Perhaps […]
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 […]
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 […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 