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Travel theme: Contrast - Moon rising beyond the trees

Playing with the moonlight

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I’ve always found the moon an interesting subject to photograph. It can show up any time of the day or night, low on the horizon or high up in the sky. It’s a challenge to photograph with my point-and-shoot camera. I like its 12xoptical zoom but it can have a hard time focusing on the subject. And if I want to capture something else in front of it, I rarely get both subjects, near and far, with the right lighting or focus. So I use Photoshop to create the photo I really want by combining the two photos together: the one with the moon lighted and focused on just right, and the other with the foreground under the right light and sharp content.

Here are a few photos that were created this way. Remember you can click on each photo to see it in a larger format.

Unfortunately my camera is a little grainy in very low light but I still like how these two photos came out.

Somewhere the moon can be quite visible in the middle of the day if the light is just right. Here are a few photos capturing this phenomenon.

March 8, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: California Photos, Photography, Photos of San Diego, Sky PhotosTags: California pictures, full moon, half moon, moon, moon photos, moonlight, photography, photos, photos of moon, rising moon 2 Comments

Macro Monday: pink powder puff tree - Calliandra Haematocephala

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Pink

This week’s Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge theme is “the color of your choice – pick one color”. I thought of picking blue, then purple, then yellow, then red, but finally I settled on pink. Why? Because I’m a girl and I like pink. And living with two boys, I live life without pink, except for the clothes in my closet. Pink can be soft or bold, in your face or more subtle. Either way, you can’t go wrong with pink.

So here’s a splash of pink for you in slideshow format. You can click on any picture to view all of them in a larger format.

What’s your favorite color?

Macro Monday: Succulent with pink flower blooms

Travel theme: delicate rain drops on rose tree leaves

Macro Monday: pink powder puff tree – Calliandra Haematocephala

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: the hue of you – lampranthus productus iceplant

Pink sky at sunset in San Diego

challenges of photographing a great sunset

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Red hibiscus flower

Sunday Post: Ongoing – bee on a wild rose in Idyllwild

Pink water lily and lily pads at the pond in Balboa Park, San Diego

Pink water lilies at San Diego’s Balboa Park

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Reflections – Water lilies at Balboa Park in San Diego

Cee’s fun foto challenge: all one color – bright pink flowers

Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Water – raindrops on a bougainvillea flower

Bee on a wild rose

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Focus – Sweet pea flower in Idyllwild, California

Cluster of pink flowers blooming on a tree

Beautiful pink flower clusters on a tree

March 6, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Bloom Photos, California Photos, Cloud photos, Flower Photos, Landscape Photos, Photography, Photos of San Diego, Plant PhotosTags: California pictures, Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge, photography, photos, photos of blooms, photos of flowers, photos of pink, photos with pink, pink clouds, pink flowers, pink lily pads, pink pea flower, pink photo challenge, pink rose, pink water lilies 14 Comments

Macro Monday: the flowers with no name

Today I’m taking part in Macro Monday at Lisa’s Chaos. I recently visited the San Diego Botanic Garden and got the opportunity to photograph a lot of blooms. Below are a couple of flowers I was able to capture on camera. The thing is, I have no idea what type of flowers they are, and they weren’t labeled. What can I say? I’m a photographer and clearly not an horticulturalist.

For each flower below, I’ll show you what the plant looks like, as well as a macro of the flower itself. If you know the name of these plants, please share your knowledge in the Comments section. Remember you can click on each photo for a larger view.

The first plant looks like a succulent but that’s how far I can go. That soft pink flower is very pretty.

Macro Monday: Flower of a succulent plant

The next flowers belong to some kind of shrub about six feet tall. There were a lot of bloom on that tree, here are just a few.

Here’s a close-up of one of the purple flowers. They don’t smell but they sure look nice.

March 4, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Bloom Photos, California Photos, Forest Photos, Photography, Photos of San Diego, Plant PhotosTags: California pictures, flower close-ups, Macro Monday, macro of flowers, photography, photos, photos of blooms, photos of flowers, pink flower, purple blooms, purple flowers, San Diego Botanic Garden, succulent flower, succulent pink flower, succulent plant 8 Comments

WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Lost in the details

Today I’m participating in the WordPress weekly photo challenge. This week’s theme is “lost in the details”. WordPress is asking photographers to capture details in their frames.

For this post, I’ll use some photos I’ve featured in other posts that show great detail. I’ll also use a few new photos I haven’t featured on this website yet.

If you like what you see, please don’t hesitate to subscribe to my photo blog and/or like my Facebook page. Remember you can click on any of the photos below to view them in a larger format.

Below is one of my newest favorite photos I took recently. It shows some leftover raindrops on new rose bush leaves. I love the various sizes of raindrops and how they catch the light.

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Lost in the details of new rose buds

San Diego’s Balboa Park recently featured a large display of ornamental pear blossoms. They looks beautiful as a whole, but I think they’re even prettier up close, when you can see the details of each flower. You can see more ornamental pear blossoms here.

I love the details of the petals on this white powder puff tree flower. You can see more white powder puff flowers here and some pink powder puff tree flowers here.

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Lost in the details of the white powder puff tree - Calliandra Haematocephala — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Lost in the details of the white powder puff tree – Calliandra Haematocephala

The next photo also shows a lot of details, not just of the cactus flowers, but of the bee itself. I love its fuzzy back.

The last photo is a close-up of a spider web made by grass spiders. I love the details of the dew drops on the spider web, which would look quite messy otherwise. You can view more dew on spiderwebs here.

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Lost in the details of dew drops on a spider web

March 1, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Bloom Photos, California Photos, Forest Photos, Photography, Photos of San Diego, Plant Photos, Water photosTags: Balboa Park pear blossoms, bees on cactus, bees on flowers, cactus flower, California pictures, dew drops, pear blossoms, photography, photos, photos of blooms, photos of flowers, rain drops, raindrops, rose tree leaves, San Diego, spider web, spiderweb, white powder puff flower, Wordpress weekly photo challenge, Wordpress Weekly Photo Challenge: Lost in the details, yellow cactus flower 14 Comments

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Lines on a tiger swallowtail butterfly

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Rainbow colors

This week’s Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge theme is rainbow colors. Photos must display at least four strong colors.

Well, this is quite a challenge for me because I like to keep my photos as simple as possible, with the least distraction. Most often, a large amount of colors can make a photo look busy. I think I managed to find a few photos that fit this theme well. Let me know what you think.

Remember you can click on each image for a larger view.

Here’s a colorful tiger swallowtail butterfly on bougainvillea: yellow, black, red, green and blue.