Shortly after dawn this morning the sun had dramatic sun rays also known as crepuscular rays since they tend to form at dawn and dusk. The Smoky Mountains are visible almost as shadows in the early morning light.
It’s been a while since I posted a#fishforgary image. This is a hashtag started by @kiwifur in support of a close friend with ALS who used to love hiking and fishing. Through Instagram we are now bringing the fish to him. Anyone with fish photos or art please add the hashtag […]
Cool morning weather caused this butterfly to pose briefly on the forest floor before flying off. I took a close macro shot to capture an amazing iridescence near its eye and antennae.
This red eft is the juvenile phase of the eastern newt. Their bright coloration warns predators of toxins in their skin. They may live several years in this bright terrestrial form before becoming green adults living in ponds. I shot this with my camera wedged into some leaves slightly below […]
A brief but violent thunderstorm sent torrents of rain falling on the trees. There are dots and lines of rain both visible at the relatively slow shutter speed of 1/40 to capture an impressionist feel of the storm’s motion. The leaves are in both sun and shadow as pendulous […]
The backlight traces the delicate lines of the papery petals. This flower is surrounded by the blue and purple flowers of lupine in the garden.
In a North Carolina garden this honeybee has just launched from the Spirea flowers. I shot at 1/400 to get the flower and part of the bee in focus but to blur the wings.
The delicate pair of Brunnera flowers floats above the variegated leaves as spring tilts toward summer. Also known as Siberian bugloss this garden plant brings these beautiful ephemeral blue flowers and the interesting mottled leaves which give the plants their name. Bugloss is Greek for ox tongue and with a […]
Early on a foggy day the landscape seems inverted and partly obscured by the veil of mist hovering just above the lake at Bays Mountain Park in Kingsport Tennessee.