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Today I’m participating in Floral Friday Fotos. Remember you can click on the photos below to see them in a larger format. If you enjoy my images, I encourage you to subscribe and receive updates when I post new photos, usually 3 to 5 times a week.
I recently took more picture of water lilies at the San Diego’s Balboa Park pond, and this is the first time I’ve captured light purple water lilies among small and large lily pads.
Floral Friday Fotos: Purple water liliesPurple water lilies and lily padsLarge lily pads and purple water lily flowers
I was able to take photos of water lilies of various colors that day, so I hope to find the time to share more with you soon.
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Today I’m participating in the WordPress weekly photo challenge and this week’s theme is “the golden hour”, that first or last hour of the day that gives such a special light to everything around. If you like what you see, feel free to subscribe and receive nature photography updates a few times a week.
I love the glowing effect the rising sun rays give to these puffy clouds.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: the golden hour – clouds at sunrise
On a winter morning, I love how the sun rays do their best to shine through the fog and make the fall foliage turn gold.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: the golden hour – fall foliage glows through the fog
The morning sunlight right after a night of rain has an interesting effect too. I love to capture that special light on raindrops.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: the golden hour – morning sunlight lights up raindrops on leaves
We don’t get a lot of frost in San Diego and when we do, it starts to disappear as soon as the sun comes out and exposes its warm rays. So it’s a race against time to capture the frost in the sunlight before it melts.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: the golden hour – morning sunlight lights up raindrops on leaves – frost on the edge of a leaf
The late afternoon sun in the winter can give a nice golden look to yellow leaves, and the scene looks even nicer if you can capture the moon in the background.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: the golden hour – the sun lights up fall leaves with the moon in the background
Finally I like how bright the sky can still be while everything on the ground is getting darker as the sun sets.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: the golden hour – bright skies as the sun sets
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This week’s Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge theme is the season of winter. Remember you can click on each photo 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.
Winter in San Diego is quite different from most places in the US. It’s definitely milder but by living inland a bit (about 15 miles from the shore, past the first set of big hills), I get to enjoy more drastic changes in temperature than if I lived right by the coast. So while I can enjoy warm temperatures of 70 to 80 degrees on any given winter day, the winter nights are chilly, usually in the low 30s to 40s, and frost pays us a surprise visit many nights a winter.
I could brag and show you pictures of the warm blue skies and bold flowers we enjoy in the winter, but instead I’ll give you a taste of the cold aspect of winter here. Enjoy!
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Winter – frost on ice plants in San Diego
You’ll notice the frost here is more delicate and looks like a thin layer of sugar coating.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Winter – frost on leaves in San DiegoCee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Winter – Frosty ice crystals on twigsCee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Winter – texture of frost on grass
Winter in San Diego also means beautiful sunrises.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Winter sunrise in San Diego
And beautiful sunsets, like this Christmas 2012 sunset.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Winter – San Diego sunset Christmas 2012
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Today I’m participating in Where’s My Backpack’s Travel Theme photo challenge. This week’s theme is “ripples”. Remember 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.
Ripples can be very subtle if there isn’t much water and that water isn’t disturbed. You barely see a few ripples in the water reflection of this seagull at Coronado Beach.
Travel theme: Ripples at Coronado Beach, Pacific Ocean
When ripples are more numerous and wider, they can distort the water reflection more. I like the shape of this white pelican’s reflection in the water because of these specific ripples.
Travel theme: Ripples – water reflection of a white pelican
And when ripples are even more numerous, the reflection becomes unrecognizable. This pelican’s white feathers give a nice glow to the ripples in front of him.
Travel theme: Ripples – White pelican reflecting in the water
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Today I’m participating in the WordPress weekly photo challenge and this week’s theme is “curves”. Remember you can click on each image to see a larger view. If you like what you see, feel free to subscribe and receive nature photography updates a few times a week.
Nature is full of curves and I love capturing them on camera, including these giant fern fiddleheads.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: Curves of giant fern fiddleheads
I love the curves the pistils of this beautiful purple and yellow lily form.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: Curves of purple lily pistils
Flower petals often display some type of curve. The petals of this yellow rose are a lovely example of curves.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: Curves of yellow rose petals
Of course, roses are not the only flowers to display curves. Here are the fancy curves of an orange protea pin cushion flower.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: Curves of orange protea pincushion flower
Many types of fruit display beautiful curves, like this ripe yellow lemon ready to be picked from the tree.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: Curves of a yellow lemon
As for animals, some of them can be pretty curvy, like these cute little seahorses with their curved tails and curved bellies.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: Curves of seahorses
Flamingos have such long necks they tend to walk around with them in a curved position. Check out the little duck at the bottom left, he’s got some curved neck going too!
WordPress weekly photo challenge: Curves of a flamingo’s neck
Of course human beings can create a lot of curves too. Check out this beautiful chandelier in the lobby of the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego. It’s full of curves!
WordPress weekly photo challenge: Curves of the chandelier at the Hotel Del Coronado
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