Foto Friday – A Splash of Color
Negative space is one of my favorite recipes for a compelling photo. Here, the lonely Monarch butterfly soars over an expanse of dark sand. I was thrilled when I later noticed the butterfly's shadow, which give perspective and shows that the butterfly is actually off...
Foto Friday – Birds in the Sand
Walking at the Oregon Coast the other day, I looked down and saw this beautiful abstract. The wisps of white sand scattered throughout the darker brown sand looked like birds in flight, I decided to create a black and white photo to increase the contrast and enhance...
Foto Friday – Love in a Mist Back Again
As i've mentioned before, Love-in-a Mist is one of my favorite flowers. To my delight, it makes a showing every spring in my front yard. Now, this photo is more than about a favorite flower. It's about lighting. The late morning sunlight filtering through the tree...
Foto Friday – Cedar Waxwing Stopped by for a Brief Visit
Last week I notice this beautiful bird sitting up in a tree in my yard. I quickly went inside to grab my camera, all the time thinking she’d fly away before I got back. Happily, I found her still sitting there as if she were waiting for me. Ha. How often does that...
Foto Friday – Evening Grosbeak Coming in for a Snack
Yes, I know I posted a couple of Evening Grosbeaks in conversation last week. But I couldn’t resist showing you this photo. I like the sense of movement - capturing this bird in action. And there’s more to see here. Look at the shapes - the triangles of the wings and...
Foto Friday – Evening Grosbeaks Having a Conversation
The one on the left seems to be taken aback by what his friend is saying. Ha These two were a surprise for me. Evening Grosbeaks had never come to my yard before these two arrived. I was thrilled. They are beautiful birds with their striking, well-defined colors.
Foto Friday – Tulip Time in Portland
On a walk this morning, I feasted on tulip eye candy. They are everywhere. I chose to post this lovely duotone. I couldn’t resist making a photo of the contrasting colors - yellow and red against a blue background.
Foto Friday – Window Light
I was doing an exercise with light coming in from a window. I decided to capture the shadows from the blinds falling across a green bottle. As you can guess, I was going for a film noir look. I especially like that everything is a bit off kilter, on a diagonal.
Foto Friday – Goldfinch in Flight
With a fast shutter speed and with the patience to wait for the perfect timing, I was able to capture this goldfinch coming in to land for a snack.