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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

Spring

Behind the Scenes

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Often times, we “behold” obvious beauty and neglect to look further. I try to see beyond the obvious and look at subjects from different angles.  I can spend a lot of time photographing a small flower like this – shooting above it, below it, one side or the other, and in this case, behind it – just trying to catch just the right angle.

Out of half a dozen or so images of this particular bloom, the shot from behind turned out to be the most appealing to me.  From behind, the sunlight falling on the front of the flower gives it an iridescent quality from the back.  From this angle you also pick up the very fine strands of spider web that would go unnoticed from the front.

Unrequited Love

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This was a quirky combination. Start with new sprouts on this very young tree. Add it’s location; growing next to the one remaining strand of old barbed-wire fence. Top it off with some unusual light.

It was enough to make me stop, stare and snap.  I thought it would work best as a high-contrast, monochrome image.

This is another image gathered while tromping through the woodlands not far from out home.

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The Daffodil

Flower, Yellow, DaffodilIs there any flower so bright and perky as the Daffodil?  One of the first to bloom…and whither in spring.

My good friend, Tood Lohenry, recently asked me why he couldn’t find any daffodils within my photo galleries.  That was a good question. Last Saturday, I spotted some nice daffodils on someone’s lawn in Algoma, WI and snapped a few – photographically speaking.

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Spring Enchantment

The sunset and high clouds created a magical moment of enchanting color.

This was taken last Saturday in the farm field across the road from our rural Kewaunee, WI home.  I have taken many photos of this tree because it offers some interest and perspective to the beautiful sunsets we can experience.  I often wish there was an old barn or a little white chapel between me an the sunset.  Until something else pops up, the tree will have to do.

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Grass Mustache

It’s springtime in Wisconsin. As the grass is greening up the little critters are also returning to life.  On a walk a few weeks ago, I was surprised to find this fuzzy guy already out. It seemed unusual enough to me that I thought a picture was in order.

I’ve studied this photo and can’t figure out which end is the head.

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Future Bleeding Hearts

New life is springing up all around our place…finally.  I had stepped outside to snap a view of the sunset and, as I often do, just walked around our yard with my camera.  The vibrant color of this new growth on the bleeding heart plants in our flower bed caught my eye.

Eventually the buds you see in the large photo above will produce flowers like the ones shown on the right.

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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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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.

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