Tag: Photography

The Longwings

Enjoying the butterflies at the Wings of Fancy exhibit at Brookside Gardens is better than an Easter egg hunt. The more you look, the more you find. Along with the big ones and the little ones, there are also those with long wings. These long wings are mostly […]

Maryland Butterflies

Maryland was more than represented among the exotics at the “Wings of Fancy” exhibit at Brookside Gardens. These beauties can be found among gardens and natural areas in North America. If one is lucky and discover a caterpillar in the garden, you could bring it in and feed […]

Atala & Espejitos

An Atala, a word I had never heard before that reminds me of the blockbuster film Avatar is a small black and red butterfly. The Atala can be found in Southeastern Florida, Cuba and the caribbean islands of Cayman and the Bahamas. The origin of the word Atala […]

Butterfly Week

It’s Butterfly Week at Hoofbeats & Footprints!   Beautiful butterflies from around the world will be shared with you this week, compliments of The Wings of Fancy exhibit at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, Maryland. An exclusive photography workshop offered through Capital Photography Center allowed us entry into the […]

Kisses

Give me a kiss, and to that kiss a score; Then to that twenty, add a hundred more: A thousand to that hundred: so kiss on, To make that thousand up a million. Treble that million, and when that is done, Let’s kiss afresh, as when we first […]

Take a Moment for Yourself

Take a moment for yourself. In the whirlwind of life, it’s hard to stop. Take a deep breath and imagine the smell of fresh air. Imagine the coolness of flowing water that eases your spirit. Contemplate the water’s power, never ending, always changing. This post was created by […]

Playing in the Digital Darkroom

The Feathered Friends Meetup group traveled to Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Delaware over the weekend. It was busy along the wildlife loop with birders and photographers of all ages. It was quieter than my last visit a few weeks prior, but the morning was pleasant with […]

Artistic Birds

With all of the lovely bird photographs in my gallery, it was only time for me to catch the creative bug. With thanks to Denise Ippolito, A Creative Adventure, she introduced me to Topaz Impression software that offers a variety of one-click templates that modify an image in […]

Spirit of the Wolf

Spirit of the Wolf, You who wanders the wild lands, You who stalks in silent shadows, You who runs and leaps between the moss-covered trees, lend me your primal strength, and the wisdom of your glowing eyes. Teach me to relentlessly track my desires. And to stand in […]

A bit of housekeeping

It’s been a busy week for me as I’ve been working on some ‘housekeeping’ that needed be done. First, if you would be so kind today, and please VOTE FOR MY TUNDRA SWANS ON THE TRI-STATE BIRD PHOTO CONTEST named “Let’s Talk About It.” There are only a […]