Life in the Garden

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#1 Grandson, Diva Dog, and I weren’t the only ones in the backyard soaking up the warm rays of the sun after the rain.

Life in the Garden

It was on the brick flower border sunbathing until I scared it with my camera. It sought the shelter of the AC unit. I crept as closely as I could to make this image of it, but I pushed my luck moving too close, and off he ran under the unit, and out of sight.

Nikon Df| AF Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D micro lens @f8| 1/1000s| ISO 400| Hand-held

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Dia de Muertos

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In remembrance of those we love.

Dia de los Muertos 2011

I hope you are able to spend some time with family and friends today.

Nikon D700| AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D| Hand-held| Nov. 2011

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” Death twitches my ear; Live, he says…I’m coming.” Virgil

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" Death twitches my ear; Live, he says...I'm coming." Virgil

Happy and Safe Halloween!

Nikon Df| AF Nikkor 180mm f/2.8| Tripod| Hoodman STEEL Ultra High Speed Digital Film|

Nik Color Efex Pro & CS6

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P52 44/52 Gulf Fritillary

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Week 44! Can you believe there are only 8.5 weeks of 2014 left! The year has flown by.

This Gulf Fritillary was fearless! It came to my Lantana while #1 Grandson was out in the yard playing. I had my camera nearby so grabbed it and captured quite a few images of it. I made this image yesterday afternoon.

Gulf Fritillary

I wish more critters, and insects were as brave as this one.

Nikon Df| AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/4 w/1.4x TC = 420mm| Hand-held

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Snowy Plover

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This image I took a month ago while birding in Carmel, CA. They’re so little and cute!

Snowy Plover

Here’s one more. A Snowy Plover watching two Sanderlings foraging in the sand, and I’m sure it has an eye on me too.

Two Sanderlings and a Snowy Plover

Nikon D700| AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/4 w/ AF-S Nikkor 14eII Teleconverter= 420mm

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Sunset Santa Cruz, CA

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We had some amazing clouds yesterday which I wanted to shoot over at the coast. Fortunately, my friend Dali was thinking the same thing. We met up then headed over the hill. Which in local speak means going to coast. The hill by the way is actually the Santa Cruz Mountain Range that those of us in San Jose cross to get to Santa Cruz.

The amazing clouds got all mixed up with the fog and blocked any color that might have been, but it made the sky dramatic and moody. Walking back to the car we were stopped by this scene. The Sun was a gorgeous ball of orange that dropped into a small pocket just above the cliff which framed it beautifully.

It was a lovely end of the day.

Sunset Santa Cruz CA

Nikon Df| AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm| Hoodman STEEL Ultra High Speed Digital Film| Tripod

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