Posted on January 14, 2018 in Birds, Nature, Painting Effect, Wildlife, Winter
As I was driving home this afternoon, I saw a familiar sight in the distance and immediately recognized the flight pattern of snow geese! It was dusk and they were returning to the fields to roost for the night. I was totally unprepared to photograph them, but was on my way home from a super fun puppy photo shoot, so I had some gear in the car. I had heard that there were snow geese in various areas of the Lehigh Valley, but have never ventured out to look for them. I drove in the direction of the geese, following them in the sky until I came upon the field where they were landing. I had a few minutes of unexpected fun photographing the geese in a brand new location! This one is a favorite – snow geese silhouetted against the sky at dusk.
Posted on January 2, 2018 in Landscape, Nature, Painting Effect, Topaz, Winter
This wreath and the row of trees caught my eye one day last week when I was driving on the road alongside the cemetery. I forgot about it until the snow came over the weekend and then I decided to take a ride and see if my vision was what I expected when I was in the cemetery and closer to the subject. Seeing all of the Christmas wreaths with bright red bows decorating the graves reminds of those I am missing this holiday season … and every day of the year.
Posted on January 1, 2018 in Landscape, Nature, Painting Effect, Topaz, Winter
Wishing everyone, near and far, a happy, healthy New Year!
Posted on December 29, 2017 in Birds, Black and White, Landscape, Nature, Winter
I’ve only ever had the privilege of photographing bluebirds a few times and all were last winter at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area. Bluebird populations have decreased so it is important to place nesting boxes in appropriate areas in order to help conserve local bird populations. I was hopeful that I could attract bluebirds to our yard, but the area is too wooded. Bluebirds like an open habitat, which is why you often see bluebird houses in open fields and rural countryside. This one was mounted on a fence in a garden area at Burnside Plantation in Bethlehem, Pa.
Posted on October 4, 2017 in Fall, Flowers, Lensbaby, Nature
Just like the bumble bee, I’m hanging on with dear life to the last blossoms of summer. Oh how I miss the bright vivid colors of nature during the gray days of winter!
(Lensbaby Velvet 56)