Fireworks photos

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Layers

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Today I’m participating in the WordPress weekly photo challenge and this week’s theme is “layers”. You can click on the photos below for a larger view.

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I enjoy the many layers of petals on a rose, especially when the petals themselves are layered with dew drops or raindrops.

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Layers of white rose petals — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Layers of white rose petals

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Layers of pink rose petals — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Layers of pink rose petals

The orange protea pin cushion flower has a spectacular set of petals that go from layer to layer.

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Layers of an orange protea pin cushion — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Layers of an orange protea pin cushion

I love the dripping layers of pine tree sap on the tree bark.

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Layers of pine tree sap — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Layers of pine tree sap

Check out the colorful layers within that tree sap.

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Layers of colorful pine tree sap — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Layers of colorful pine tree sap

And how about the beautiful layers of the Fourth of July fireworks?

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Layers of Fourth of July fireworks — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Layers of Fourth of July fireworks

Travel theme: Multicolored

Today I’m participating in Where’s My Backpack’s Travel Theme photo challenge. This week’s theme is “multicolored”. Remember you can click on each photo for a larger view. If you like what you see, feel free to subscribe and receive nature photography updates a few times a week.

Just in time for the fall season, here’s some colorful sumac tree foliage. With a beautiful bright blue sky as the complimentary background, this photo is very multicolored.

Travel theme: Multicolored sumac fall foliage

I love the bright red berries of the Cotoneaster Lacteus contrasting with the bush’s green and crimson leaves.

Travel theme: Multicolored Cotoneaster Lacteus

This bright orange protea pincushion flower enjoys the company of purple lavender, green leafed trees and a California blue sky in the background.

Travel theme: Multicolored - Orange protea pincushion flower and purple lavender — Travel theme: Multicolored – Orange protea pincushion flower and purple lavender

I’m not sure what these flowers are called (some type of iceplant blooms) but I love how the petals change colors from one end to the other.

If you’re ever wondered what a multicolored rose looks like, here it is.

I love this purple and yellow lily. Two beautiful colors right next to each other.

And now for the last photo, here are the coolest multicolored fireworks I saw this year for the 4th of July.

September 17, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Bloom Photos, Fireworks photos, Flower Photos, Photography, Plant Photos, Tree PhotosTags: blooms, Cotoneaster Lacteus red berries, iceplant yellow and red flowers, multicolored rose, nature photography, Orange protea pincushion flower, photos of blooms, photos of flowers, purple and yellow lily, purple lavender, sumac tree fall foliage, Travel theme: Multicolored, Where's My Backpack's Travel Theme photo challenge 13 Comments

The last of the Fourth of July firework displays

Before we reach the end of summer, I wanted to share the last few photos I took of the fireworks this past July. You can see my other photos of the Fourth of July fireworks here and here. Remember you can click on each photo for a larger view.

Fourth of July fireworks - blue fireworks — Fourth of July fireworks – blue fireworks

And now for the grand finale…

August 27, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Fireworks photosTags: 4th of july fireworks, blue fireworks, firework photos, Fourth of July firework displays, fourth of july fireworks, green and red fireworks, pink and purple fireworks, red fireworks, white fireworks 8 Comments

Travel theme: delicate rain drop on grass

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Focus

Today I’m participating in the WordPress weekly photo challenge and this week’s theme is “focus”. You can click on the photos below for a larger view. If you like what you see, feel free to subscribe and receive nature photography updates a few times a week.

I love the focus on this first picture, as it shows all the fuzz on a grass blade.

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Focus - morning dew on grass blades — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Focus – morning dew on grass blades

Raindrops are a great subject to focus on, on grass or on tree branches.

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Focus - raindrop on tree branch — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Focus – raindrop on tree branch

Flowers are another lovely subject to focus on, especially when they are as colorful as this orange protea pincushion flower against a complimentary colorful background.

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Focus - Orange protea pincushion flower — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Focus – Orange protea pincushion flower

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Focus - Yellow daisy — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Focus – Yellow daisy

Faraway objects can be a challenge to focus on but this almost full moon shot looks very sharp. So sharp you can see several moon craters.

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Focus - almost full moon with craters — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Focus – almost full moon with craters

Finally I took my first shot at photographing fireworks properly this summer. I had to focus on a very far distance to capture them sharp, like this multi-color firework, by far my favorite. You can see more photos of fireworks here and here.

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Focus - multicolor fireworks — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Focus – multicolor fireworks

August 23, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Bloom Photos, Fireworks photos, Flower Photos, Photography, Plant Photos, Sky Photos, Tree Photos, Water photosTags: blooms, full moon, fuzz on grass blade, moon craters, multi-color fireworks, nature photography, Orange protea pincushion flower, photography, photos, photos of blooms, photos of flowers, rain drops, raindrop on grass blade, raindrop on tree branches, raindrops, Wordpress weekly photo challenge, Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Focus, yellow daisy 17 Comments

More Fourth of July firework displays

A few weeks ago, I shared some of the photos I took of the Fourth of July fireworks. Today, I’d like to share a few more of my favorite. I’ve found out over the years it’s quite a challenge to photograph fireworks, but with the right camera settings and good timing, you can have some good results.

Remember you can click on each photo below for a larger view. Enjoy!