Macro image from the Sonora Wildflowers weekend this past April

columbine at wilder ranch, spring 2004.

posts are light right now because of training for the century and work responsibilities. i expect to be back in the groove in a coupla months.

leaf study with a very shallow depth of field

interesting what you see in the center of a flower when you get right next to it.

"Most people in the city rush around so, they have no time to look at a flower. I want them to see it whether they want to or not."
—Georgia O’Keefe

motion always adds unexpected surprises. an image from wilder ranch, macro, canon 1Ds.

looking down into the white calla lilly

today was the first day not at AOL. my team roasted me last night for a going away gathering. it was hysterical and super touching and meant so much to me. geez guys, i am going to miss you so much. too bad i won't be hiring in my new gig... ;-)

today is my last day at AOL. Almost 3 years to the day from when I started. It feels like many more years than that because of all the reorgs, the different divisions and the many bosses I have had. Actually the last 2+ years, I really only had 2 bosses with a couple of brief moments reporting directly to VPs.

But knowing that doesn’t necessarily make today any easier. So long running man. So long aol email address. New AIM name for folks to find me after today.

slightly different plane of focus than the previous image. I am not sure which I like better—crsip or soft. Exact or impressionistic.

more macro work with the new camera. i have also created a new cafe press store with some of my favorites now available as postcards, posters, notecards and other items.

investigation into the inside of a lilly.

macro of a small shell

closer into the sunflower. still too dark to see much detail but the promise of hidden treasure (sunflower seeds) is there.

looking into and beyond the sunflower

they must get tired of me chasing them with the camera, but bees are truly fscinating to photograph

my fascination with the bee is neverending: the bee on a strand of lavendar

if the bug is yellow green and the spots are black is it a lady bug or man bug?

the edge of a giant poppy

busy bees buzzing around the lavendar on a warm summer afternoon

powdery stamen inside the lily

the blood red of the rose against the soft velvet green leaf

another single ant coming out of the center of the flower. i shot this with the extension tube (EF25) on the 28-80mm macro zoom lens. i am still working out if it is possible to hand-hold and get an image without shakes. so far i am about 50-50 successful.

a look into the depths of a nasturtium and we find a visitor.