From desert badlands to Rocky Mountain meadows I’ve incorporated a lot of different themes, styles and subjects into last month’s 30 day photo-a-day challenge. As it went along I noticed I was having to really consider what it was I wanted to shoot that day. Sometimes I would just snap a picture of whatever happened …
For my last day of my photo challenge I spied this little guy on a strawberry plant in my back yard. It’s amazing how many things you can find to photograph right in and around your house. Once the obvious subjects are out of the way, you’re forced to pay attention to the details of …
There are so many amazing and beautiful trees, plants and flowers in Colorado. It seems like every day I go out I find something new. Horsetail is a neat plant that reproduces by spore rather than seed. This cluster of shoots was found near the Milkweed of day 28. 30 Days of Photos – Day …
I was on an early morning walk when I crossed over an irrigation canal and found these Milkweed flowers growing on the banks. Although these wildflowers are common in parts of Colorado, I don’t think I’ve ever seen them around here before. I was impressed by their round clusters and starburst buds. Sometimes people walk …
Memorial Day has only been a federal holiday in the United States since 1971. But its origin is in the days after the civil when graves of the fallen were decorated in rememberance. 30 Days of Photos – Day 27
I was out in the front yard with my son when we saw that our rose bushes were blooming. I love the light in this photograph and the rings of light and shadow that it produced on the petals. There’s even an aphid on one of the petals in the middle that I didn’t even …
It was late in the evening when I remembered that I hadn’t taken my photo of the day. So I grabbed my camera and went out back to photograph the local wildlife (my cockapoo who had rolled in the dirt and was causing dust clouds every time she sneezed). As soon as I tried to …
When I showed my family today’s photograph they were stumped about where it was taken. Their perception was thrown off by it too. The background texture looks somewhat like rocks so they thought these were giant spider webs on a red rock wall. In fact, this image was taken right outside my back door. The …
I was trying to get a shot of the large clouds in the sky on this day. But I thought this image of the moon with its craters was more interesting. I was using a 300mm zoom lens hand-held but it still came out surprisingly sharp. The picture’s a little bit smaller today because I …
This image is a cross section of a cooked purple sweet potato. There’s really not much more to say. It’s purple, it’s sweet, it’s a potato. Enjoy! 30 Days of Photos – Day 22