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A Sample of Pop’s “Bee” Images

Another Day at Work

Apis Workers' Party

Predator

Some of Your Beeswax

Sedum Bumbler

Look of Defiance

Chicory Bee

Bumbling Bees

Garden Cafe

Buzz By Here - To Infinity and Beyond

Pick Your Poison

Blind Side Attack

On a Mission

Honey Bee on Sedum

Covering the Cosmos

Center of the Cosmos

Three's a Crowd

Popular Spot

On A Pedestal

A Sample of Pop’s “People” Photo Collection

Big Harry Fireworks Display

To Impress the Girl

Different Perspective

Sweet Ride

Perfect Little Piggies B&W

Flipping the Light Fantastic

Festival of Flights

To the Crowd's Delight

Amish Go Round

Wondersome One

The Stars In Her Eyes

Tuesday's Child

Sleeper Hold

Considering the Next Move

Sugar and Spice

Front Porch Portrait

Caged Competitor

Early Adoration

Child In the Ligtht

Stroll Through the Weeds

Attention Grabbing

Eye Contact

On the Line

Eyes of Wonder

Rounding the Curve

Troubadours of Basin Spring Park

Down by the Creek

Sun Day

Catching Some Light

EAA Fireworks

Hear Me Roar

Pops Digital

Morning Reverence

Sunrise, Beach, Winter, Kneeling

But to You I have cried out, O LORD, and in the morning my prayer comes before You. ~ Psalm 88:13

The sun was rising over Lake Michigan on a Saturday morning in February, 2012. I was at the beach at Kewaunee, WI. The sunrise wasn’t quite what I was hoping for so I thought I would experiment with some different different camera settings.  I also decided to move into the field of view for a couple of shots.

This is similar to another shot taken the same morning where I was standing, facing the sun.  I posted it a couple of weeks ago – Future So Bright.

You can get a better view of the image above by clicking on it.

Spring’s Serenade

According to Wikipedia… In music, a serenade (or sometimes serenata) is a musical composition, and/or performance, in someone’s honor. Serenades are typically calm, light music.

The warm background tones, combined with the vivid color of spring’s first emerging leaves, really appeals to me.  It has a light and airy feel that reminds me of a classical music composition.

These are truly the first leaves of spring, photographed on a walk through some woods near my home.  I posted another image from this same walk entitled: The Scarlet of Spring.

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Boardwalk in the Fog

This was not the image I was going for.  I left home very early, hoping to catch a sunrise over Lake Michigan last Sunday morning.  The sun was scheduled to rise at 6:07 am.  I showed up at the beach around 5:55 am.  As you can see, the sun didn’t keep it’s end of the bargain.

It only looks like a nighttime shot.  This photo was actually taken shortly after “sunrise.”  It is a view of the boardwalk that runs along Crescent Beach in Algoma, WI.

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Woodland Flora & Friend

Ladybugs all dressed in red
Strolling through the flowerbed.
If I were tiny just like you
I’d creep among the flowers too!
~Maria Fleming

This photo was taken in some woods not far from our home.  It’s still early spring here and this small stand of early bloomers were a welcome sight. The ladybug was an added bonus.  The surrounding trees,  just starting to sprout leaves, provided a gentle filter for the afternoon sun.

To see a larger version of this image, simply click on it.

Just the Two of Us

This handsome pair of love birds – or…ummm…bluebirds – showed up early this spring. We have several bluebird houses around our yard and expect these (and more, hopefully) to raise a brood, as they have the last couple of years.

They are sitting on the edge of a stoneware bowl that I stock with a treat of mealworms for them each morning. It’s set on a post about three feet off the ground.  As you can see from the lilac bush behind them, the leaves are just starting to sprout in our neck of the woods.

I took this photo remotely.  I had my camera on a tripod about 20 feet away from the birds…while I watched from the window in our pantry (probably 40 feet in the opposite direction) and pressed my wireless remote shutter button when I saw the birds at the bowl.

Watch for more of this pair in coming days…and through the summer; now that I’ve got them trained to pose for me.

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Lawn Jewels

We often miss the exquisite among the ordinary.  For example, if you take the time to really look, something as ordinary as dew on your lawn can be exquisitely beautiful.

Early Saturday morning I noticed the sparkles on our spring lawn and zoomed in for a better view.

Get a better better view, yourself, by clicking on the photo.

Luminescence

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The recent full moon put on a spectacular show.  My schedule didn’t allow me to grab a good view of the moon rising, but being an early riser, I was able to get some images of it setting.  This is a view of it as it was setting behind a distant tree line near my home.

To capture this image, I used a 300mm lens with an additional 2X Teleconverter.

To see a larger version, click on the photo.

Future So Bright

Sunrise, Winter, Beach, Lake MichiganI don’t often take photos of myself…but I made an exception this time.  Of course, my choices were limited since I was the only one around at the time.

It was a morning last February and I was on the beach at Kewaunee, WI hoping to catch a nice sunrise.  I took several photos and then, for something different, I decided to step into the shot. A tripod and wireless remote for my camera makes this possible.  It’s still not easy to get the placement right when you’re not behind the camera.

To view a larger version of this image, simply click on it.

Night Lights of Kewaunee

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This nightscape features the lighthouse at Kewaunee, WI – on the western shore of Lake Michigan.  The full moon was shrouded behind a layer of clouds.

I didn’t realize it until I was preparing this post…. If you use a little imagination while looking at the moon behind the clouds, it can look like the head of some kind of creepy ghoul.  (I see two eyes and an open mouth. Yikes!)

The Scarlet of Spring

We went for a walk along a trail through woods and farm fields.  The very first signs of spring were bursting forth.  This is the twig of a budding tree.

The unique qualities of this image were created by the camera and nature, itself.  Behind the sprouting twig was a river with sunlight sparkling off the ripples, through the leafless trees on the bank.  I was using a 300mm lens, so everything beyond the twig was blurred.

If you look closely, you can see a small bug resting on the left side of the top leaf.

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