This was from back at the Lake. There was what I’ll call a hedge, but it may be closer to “where the mower stops”.
Please pardon the extremely abbreviated entry. I’ve had homework to do and am going to bed now.
Archive for the ‘Flowers’ Category
White Flower in Hedge
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008Bee on a Coneflower
Thursday, July 17th, 2008One more of my July 4th images:
This was taken while in my hometown while visiting family. The lighting surprises me, to be honest, as it was near noon. I assume that the background was more shaded than I would think (or that the I underestimated effect of the foreground in the near-noonday sun).
The only other thing I have to say is my believe that this is a bee, but not a honey bee. According to BugGuide, there seem to be many more species of bee than one would imagine.
Color, Black and White, and Texture
Thursday, July 10th, 2008It surprises me how much color (or a lack of it) affects what we see in an image.
Here’s a photo I took, looking up at how sunlight had illuminated some leaves:
And here’s the black and white version:
Now I don’t know about you, but I notice entirely different things about the two pictures, though they originated from the same file. The colors and texture are both there in the color version, but I only really notice the textures in the black and white image. (By the way, I did not play with the saturation in this one. The only conversion that happened was from a .cr2 to a .jpg. It amazes me some days how strong colors can be “out there”.)
I’m sure there’s more that could be said, but I’ll just leave you with, perhaps, a sense of wonder.
… and the fact that the black and white image is available at Cafe Press.
Explosive Flower
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008Appropriately enough, I discovered these white flower clusters at the lake on July 5th.
I found it on a small tree or large bush (not sure which) with smooth, nearly polished leaves.
Crepe Myrtle with Occupant
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
We went to Fort Worth to visit relatives. I decided to get some shots of this crepe myrtle’s flowers, being the sort that I am. I rather wish I had noticed the occupant before wandering off.
Edit: available at the Be Mused Art Cafe Press Store.
A Sunday Sunflower
Monday, June 30th, 2008Don’t worry, my cheesiness will dry up eventually.
While dropping Katie off at the Heard Museum for “Critter Camp”, she showed me their flower garden. While admiring (and taking many photos of) the flowers, I found this tiny bee on a sunflower.
I don’t know if it’s a carpenter bee or some other sort, but I doubt that it’s a winged ant, as that would be trying to find a place to start a new colony.
Of course, products are available at our Cafe Press Store
You may note that I’m not using Flickr to host this image. It turns out they don’t want their galleries used for commercial purposes, so I’ll put photos there for “oh, how pretty” purposes, but you’ll have to check here or at our stores to see if it’s available for sale.
If you see a picture you like that isn’t, tell me.
So, What’s First? Howsabout a Flower
Thursday, June 26th, 2008More precisely, a Black-eyed Susan with an Insect of some sort:
Stats: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi, Shutter Speed: 1/125, Aperture: 5.6, ISO Speed: 100, Focal Length: 53.0 mm
This was taken while out at White Rock Lake in Dallas, and I have my suspicions that the insect is a male mosquito (the antennae were rather fuzzy). Actually, I have something of a range of photos available from there, but I’ll try to make sure there aren’t any duplicates.
Oh, and I have the images available at Cafe Press.
