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WordPress weekly photo challenge: From above

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Today I’m participating in the WordPress weekly photo challenge and this week’s theme is “from above”. Most photos I take are from a different angle than right from above, but sometimes when it comes to close-ups and macros, placing the camera right above can capture the best picture.

Here are a few samples of photos taken from above. Remember you can click on each photo to view it in a larger format. And if you like what you see, I invite you to subscribe to this blog so you can get new updates as they come. I publish new photo posts 3 to 5 times a week. Enjoy!

I love photographing raindrops, especially as they linger after the rain has gone. If the sun shines a bit, it can makes for a really nice picture.

WordPress weekly photo challenge: From above - Raindrops on the leaves of a rose tree — WordPress weekly photo challenge: From above – Raindrops on the leaves of a rose tree

I don’t like spiders but I like how raindrops sit on a spider web. Here’s an example of a spider web right above smooth river rocks with raindrops on top of it. I have more examples of this type of raindrops here and here, but this photo is a few weeks old.

I usually don’t photograph flowers from right above but these flowers below seemed like the perfect exception. Look how the center of the flower seems almost white as the petals go from yellow to red. Only a shot from above can amplify this pattern.

WordPress weekly photo challenge: From above - bright yellow red flowers — WordPress weekly photo challenge: From above – bright yellow red flowers

Of course I can’t talk about flowers without talking about bees. I like photographing them from above to show their beautiful wings. On this photo I shared a couple of weeks ago, I noticed something quite special. Take a close look at the bags of nectar the bee is gathering on its back legs. What an efficient way to gather a lot of nectar!

WordPress weekly photo challenge: From above - Bee carries bags of nectar on legs — WordPress weekly photo challenge: From above – Bee carries bags of nectar on legs

Finally you also can’t talk about flowers without mentioning butterflies. When they stay put and leave their wings wide open, you have the opportunity to photograph beautiful colors from above.

Here’s a beautiful orange julia butterfly (Dryas iulia).

WordPress weekly photo challenge: From above - Orange julia butterfly (Dryas iulia) — WordPress weekly photo challenge: From above – Orange julia butterfly (Dryas iulia)

And here’s a postman butterfly (Heliconius Melpomene).

WordPress weekly photo challenge: From above - Postman butterfly (Heliconius Melpomene) — WordPress weekly photo challenge: From above – Postman butterfly (Heliconius Melpomene)

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Bridges

This week’s Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge theme is bridges. You’d think that living in San Diego, I’d show you photos of the famous Coronado bridge. Well, I probably if I had some nice ones to share. Something to add to my long list of photos to take…

Instead I’ll share some of the smallest bridges you’ve ever seen. I found them while hiking in our local county parks. I love how these small wooden bridges try to blend in between the trees. There are so many angles to photographing bridges, I can’t wait to spot a few more of them and snap some interesting pictures.

Cee's Fun Foto Challenge: Bridges — Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Bridges

Cee's Fun Foto Challenge: Bridges - crossing a bridge — Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Bridges – crossing a bridge

Cee's Fun Foto Challenge: Bridges in the woods — Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Bridges in the woods

Cee's Fun Foto Challenge: Bridges in the woods of a San Diego county park — Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Bridges in the woods of a San Diego county park

Cee's Fun Foto Challenge: Bridges - wooden bridge — Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Bridges – wooden bridge

May 1, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: California Photos, Landscape Photos, Photography, Photos of San Diego, Woods PhotosTags: bridge photos, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge: Bridges, nature photography, photography, photos, small bridges, wooden bridge photos 10 Comments

Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Scent of Ramona lilac blossoms

The color purple: the beautiful blooms of the Ramona lilacs

Well, it’s taken me a while but I finally did it! I went through all the photos I took of the Ramona lilacs in bloom during my latest visit at Dos Picos County Park in Ramona, California. I ended with a few good photos I’m sharing below in a gallery format.

If you’d like to see any image larger, just click on it and it will open a different screen with a photo slideshow. Then stroll down the page to see below the image and click “View full size” on the right hand size.

Ramona lilacs are different from the regular lilac trees you’re probably used to. The flowers are a lot smaller and much less fragrant, but just as beautiful. You can see on some photos that the trees are completely covered with clusters of purple flowers. The flowers actually look blue when they are unopened. As they open they get dark purple and when they’re open completely, they’re more of a light purple. This gives each tree a unique look and color. That’s why each cluster looks different on the photos.

Thank you for your patience! I hope you enjoy the show. And let me know what you think if the comments section if you’d like.

Trail bordered by Ramona lilacs

Purple and whote Ramona lilac in bloom

Blooming Ramona lilacs

Ramona lilacs on a trail in Dos Picos County Park

Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Scent of Ramona lilac blossoms

Close-up of Ramona lilac in bloom

Flower clusters of Ramona lilacs

Purple lilac flowers

April 30, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Bloom Photos, Forest Photos, Photography, Photos of San DiegoTags: blooming lilac, blue lilac, California pictures, Dos Picos County Park, lilac blooms, lilac blossoms, nature photography, photography, photos, photos of blooms, photos of flowers, purple lilac, ramona california, Ramona lilac trees, Ramona lilacs 11 Comments

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Curves of the chandelier at the Hotel Del Coronado

Travel theme: Light

Today I’m participating in Where’s My Backpack’s Travel Theme photo challenge. This week’s theme is “light”. Enjoy my photos and remember you can click on each photo for a larger view.

When taking photos, light is your best friend. It can also be your best enemy. Capturing the light the right way can make for a good or a not so good picture. I love using sunlight as much as I can to compose my photos, for example with this lemon.

There’s the light of the morning sun.

And the light of the setting sun.

Of course, light isn’t always natural, and we’re surrounded by plenty of artificial light. Here’s plenty of light from this glass chandelier in the lobby of the Hotel Del Coronado in Coronado, California.

And then, there’s the moon. Of course, the moon doesn’t produce light but only reflects it, and a full moon can reflect a lot of light!

Travel theme: Light - full moon — Travel theme: Light – full moon

And is there any happier light than the one created by Christmas lights?

April 27, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Christmas Photos, Fruit Photos, Landscape Photos, Photography, Photos of San Diego, Sky Photos, Sunrise Photos, Sunset photosTags: chandelier Hotel Del, Christmas lights, full moon, Hotel Del Coronado, lemon photo, nature photography, photo travel theme, photography, photos, sunrise photos, sunset photos, Travel theme: Light 4 Comments

Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Birds of a feather

I’m participating in LetsBeWild.com’s Wild Weekly Photo Challenge. This week’s Challenge is: Birds of a Feather!

I’ll start with a couple of photos I took yesterday of my neighbor’s house, right under their roof. We have tons of swallows (swifts if you don’t live in the U.S.) in San Diego and it’s nesting season right now. This swallow couple started building their mud nest just this week and they’ve been busy finishing it up to lay their eggs.

Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge - Birds of a feather - swallows in their nest — Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Birds of a feather – swallows in their nest

Here’s another shot of just one of the parents. I can’t wait to see little chicks in there. I love watching the swallows hunting for insects every evening. It’s amazing to see so many of them moving so fast through in the air without flying into one another.

Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge - Birds of a feather - a swallow's nest — Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Birds of a feather – a swallow’s nest

Talking about nests, here’s a dove sitting on its eggs. We have tons of mourning doves here too. I love listening to their soft cooing in the quiet of the morning.

Mourning dove sitting on its nest and eggs

Here’s a West African crane taking a nap. What a cool hairdo!

I can’t help but laugh when I look at the next photo, where the duck is acting like he’s a flamingo, although his legs are about two feet too short. I guess he’s the real ugly duckling.

Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge - Birds of a feather - Flamingo and duck — Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Birds of a feather – Flamingo and duck

This great blue heron below was a freeloader at the San Diego Zoo, eyeing the small fish in the crocodile pond. I wonder if the crocodiles were eyeing him too…