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Cherries!
Nikon Df| Nikkor 105mm| Delkin Digital Film| PS CC 2015.5
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Tag: Macro photography
Summer is…
Tribute Day May 14, 2016
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Today is National Train Day in the States, and it’s also Global Big Day 2016 in the Birding World. I thought I’d honor both here with a short post.
Back in 2012 myself and two friends Dali, and Phil were looking for a particular waterfall called Phantom Fall in Butte county. We hiked through a woodland forest, along railroad tracks, crossed creeks, and climbed grassy hills looking for it. While on a grassy hill taking a break I heard the rumble of a train, and the low train’s whistle and turned to find the train.
I waited for it to get around the curve hoping it was a long enough train to go around the whole curve. It was a wee bit short. 🙂 Still neat to see, and hear though.
We hiked, and drove a lot of miles that day looking for that elusive waterfall, but didn’t find it. Dali and I found it a year or so later, but I’m saving that story. Not enough time has passed yet. I need to be older and the tale a bit more aged before it comes out in public.
Here’s a fun macro image I made of a toy Bachman’s Engine some of you may remember from a post I made last year. This is from a train set we used to set up around the Christmas tree when my kids were little.
To honor Global Big Day and my love of birds here’s an image of a Western Wood Peewee.
I took this image while looking for the Gray Flycatcher posted here The Western Wood Peewee is a “lifer” for me! That was an exciting day of Birding with 2 “life” birds added to my list.
I hope you all have a wonderful week-end!
Nikon D700, & Nikon Df| Nikkor 70-300mm VR, 200-500mm VR, and LensBaby
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What’s Blooming?
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White Yarrow- from a quick hike Sunday morning. I went early while the wind was calm. I was the only person on the trail both going and coming. It was wonderful having the hills to myself for just a little while.
Nikon Df| Nikkor 28-105mm + Canon 500D Close-Up lens| Delkin Digital Film
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Happy May Day!
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I don’t have a May lily to share today, but I do have a sunny Narrow-leaf Mule’s ear. I made this image up in the mountains above Santa Clara Valley last Sunday evening.
I hope you’re all having a wonderful May Day, and week-end.
Nikon Df| LensBaby Composer Pro w/soft focus optic + 8mm macro converter| Delkin Digital Film| Hand-held
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Thursday Doors 17/52 Sveadal
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I’m dipping into my archives for my post to Thursday Doors this week because I didn’t get any images of pretty or interesting doors this past week.
Sveadal located in Morgan Hill, Ca is a little Swedish village that one must pass through to get to a popular Santa Clara County Park called Uvas Canyon. I pass through this village when I go looking for waterfalls in Winter.
“In 1926, the Swedish American Patriotic League purchased 110 acres of beautiful mountain property for a potential retirement home that soon evolved into a summer resort. It has a beautiful Clubhouse, recreational facilities including a swimming pool, tennis courts, playground, ball field, picnic and camp grounds, two creeks and two outdoor dance floors. There are 49 private cabins and 10 rental units. ” ~Sveadal.org
This past January while on my out of the area after photographing waterfalls, and little cascades here, I stopped to make some images of the doors in the village.
Nº D10– I really like the shape of the rails, and color scheme of this cabin right down to the delicate white curtains. The listing awning over the French Doors with its shingles covered in moss is also quite charming I think. 🙂
…Nº D10
Shed Door– the rust and mold caught my eye. It gives the door more character I think.
Nº D6-The scalloped trim on the portico, the panel door, the 9 paned windows with their shear white curtains, and the smoke stack…this is where I’d like to be tucked with my camera, a good book, plenty of tea, wine, food that isn’t fussy or too complicated to prepare, and He-Man, and Diva Dog for the week-end.
I also love the patina on the fence in front of Nº 6. I wonder what metal it is made of? Iron?
Apparently Fairies, or Hobbits live here. Unfortunately, not one Fairy or Hobbit answered the door. I love this and want one in my yard. I wonder what the story is behind it? Is this a tradition I wonder?
For the History buffs I will let Ted Olsson’s speech given on the 100th Anniversary of the Swedish American Patriotic League speak to that here.
There’s a bit more to see here, and I’m sure more than a few hidden gems. I hope to find those in future trips back to the area.
This post is part of Norm 2.0’s Thursday Doors. If you love doors and would like to see the doors others are posting, or post doors you’ve photographed and join other door lovers from around the world click here.
At the end of Norm’s latest Thursday Door post is a little Blue Link-up/View button click it to be taken to a page with all the links, or add your own.
Nikon Df| Nikkor 28-105mm| Delkin Digital Film| PS CC 2015
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Yellow
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A little bit of this and that to share today. While developing images I discovered all the images I was selecting to work on had a theme; the color Yellow. Perhaps it’s because it has been quite nice, warm, and sunny here the last few days? I don’t know, but Yellow just feels good doesn’t it.
I took this image earlier in the year. Male Western Meadowlark
A Margarite Daisy blossom I think.
Toys in the Sandbox
Matilija Poppy
Protea from the Australian Garden in Santa Cruz, CA
I hope there’s some sunshine in your life today!
Nikon Df| Nikkor 28-105mm, & LensBaby Composer Pro w/Soft focus Optic + 8mm macro converter|Delkin Digital Film| PS CC 2015
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What’s Blooming?
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Couler’s Matilija Poppy. I’m never sure if those I see are wild or cultivated. I’m going to say this one is cultivated since it was outside an industrial building.
I just love this Poppy. It’s my favorite of them all. The flowers can get as big as a salad plate: 6 inches! It is the largest of any native CA plant. Just look at all the Pollen!
Nikon Df| LensBaby Composer Pro w/Soft focus Optic & 8mm Macro Converter @f/4 | Delkin Digital Film| Hand-held
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