Around the Garden this Morning

Heavy rains overnight left the yard pretty saturated.  Not especially unique, but here are some isolated flower head shots.  Finally getting lots of color in the garden!

 

 

 

Winter Escape

Christina and I had the chance to get out of winter for a couple of days and travel to the Dominican Republic.   We stayed at a very nice little resort in Punta Cana in the town of Cortecito.  The area is best known for its long stretches of white sandy beaches and turquoise Caribbean waters.

For this trip, I brought my Sony mirrorless camera and shot everything in RAW format.  Even with some processing in Lightroom, the photos, while nice, don't capture how stunning the blue, greens and whites of the ocean water were that week.   I was quite taken with the small, grass thatch roofed boat that was just offshore.  I took almost 100 photos of that boat moving around its anchor while the sun continuously changes the colors of the water around it!

Christina and I sat ocean front all day, from sunrise to moon rise.  Yeah, it was that kind of trip...

I hope you like the photos.

This one was taken with my Samsung Galaxy Phone!

Autumn Walk

I had a chance to get out this past weekend and take in some autumn scenery.  I paid a visit to the Delaware river and the state park at Lake Nockamixon.    Per the website, the name Nockamixon comes from the American Indian phrase “nocha-miska-ing” which is Lenni Lenape for “at the place of soft soil.” Several American Indian sites from the Lenni Lenape Tribe (Delaware) are documented in the park area.  I was happy to re-engage with these awesome places!

The venues gave me the chance to experiment with some filters and lenses.  I guess some of the images are a bit "cliché" but, it was fun to get out into the countryside and take in a good dose of autumn.

I hope you like the pics.....

http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/nockamixon/index.htm
 

 

 

 

 

  

My Plumeria

I've waited almost four years for my plumeria plants to finally bloom.  After years of nurturing and care, I am rewarded with a couple of flowers.  Of course, I had to take some photos!  Here are some of the better ones.  I think they look a bit over saturated, but otherwise not too bad for a first try.

I hope you like them.

John

OBX III

By now you know that I like to take photo at the beach and that one of my favorite spots is the Outer Banks of North Carolina, USA.  This year I had ample opportunity to enjoy my hobby.  Along with the usual sunrises and sunsets, we had a cool storm and an awesome moon rise.  I even had a chance experiment with the milky way!  Lots to learn about star photography, but not too bad for my first try....

I hope that you like the photos!