Bombini Bombus

Bumble Bee

I like the way the scientific name for this insect rolls off my tongue.  The bumble bee is about, if not, the first insect active in the morning.  I find them not quite as quick at that time.

Bumble Bee

This one was particularly cooperative because it was a cool morning.

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Lily Pads, beautiy on the pond.

Twin-spotted Spiketail

I found this dead dragonfly floating among the lily pads the other morning.  I felt sad about its death but saw beauty as it floated there.  I have never seen this before.  I wondered if something might eat it soon.  (It was not there the next morning.)  I thought it made an interesting shot.

Water Lily

I think of a white swan or a dancing fairy when I view these.  They tend to close at night and are not as bright on cloudy days.  I don't get the same feeling from viewing them at those times as I do on a sunny day.  I decided that I must photograph it on a sunny day.  That is not an easy assignment because there is too much contrast for my camera.  I decided to try to make an HDR (high dynamic range) image of it.  I shot it with ec (exposure compensation) of -2, -1, 0.  I made three captures and combined them using HDR software.  Since I am thinking about idealized subjects, I removed the holes from the petals and leaves.  I really think that I get the same feeling when I view this as I do when I see them on the pond.  I hope that you do too.

Water Lily

This is one I captured using a diffusing filter to soften the light.  This helped me avoid using the HDR technique.  I was on an elevated walk and could hold the diffuser while making the shot.   

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Backgrounds make it better!

Ohio Spiderwort

When I became serious about photography, I was so focused on the subject that I neglected to notice anything else.  I ignored the light and the background. I have been expanding my consciousness while shooting over the years.  This Spiderwort is in the shade and the background is a newly, last summer, blacktopped parking lot.  I was aware, while I shot, of the background and adjusted my camera composition so the parking lot would be behind the flower.  The sun was coming from slightly behind my right shoulder  You may notice that the background does not look like a blacktopped parking lot.  I think the explanation is that the surface has some reflective value and raised the tone of the black to gray.  I think that the blacktop background is a very pleasing addition to the image.