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Travel theme: sky at sunrise in San Diego

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Fleeting

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Today I’m participating in the WordPress weekly photo challenge and this week’s theme is “fleeting”. 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 fleeting moments and that’s what makes it challenging to photograph. Of course, animals are the hardest to photograph as they may be right in front of you one moment, and gone by the time you pull your camera out. Bees collecting nectar are a good example of a fleeting moment. I got lucky with this shot, where I managed to photograph a bee collecting nectar in the bags on its legs.

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Fleeting - bee collecting nectar in bags — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Fleeting – bee collecting nectar in bags

Dragonflies are notorious for flying around for hours without taking a break. I got lucky with this orange dragonfly who decided to take a very short rest on a tree branch not far from me.

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Fleeting - orange dragonfly resting on a tree branch — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Fleeting – orange dragonfly resting on a tree branch

This baby koala was a nice capture of the fleeting moment a couple of weeks ago, as he turned his head towards me for a few minutes so I could capture this photo.

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Fleeting - Baby koala sleeping — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Fleeting – Baby koala sleeping

Butterflies are the perfect expression of a fleeting moment, as they’re often difficult to capture since they don’t stand still for too long. I was lucky to get a photo of this giant owl butterfly.

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Fleeting - giant owl butterfly — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Fleeting – giant owl butterfly

Not just animals are fleeting in nature. The morning dew is another example of something that doesn’t last a long time and is gone by the time the sun is out and shining.

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

Our San Diego winters don’t get very cold but we manage to get frost several days a year. The frost melts as soon as the winter sun rays warm it up, but it’s very pretty while it lasts.

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Fleeting - frost on ice plants in San Diego — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Fleeting – frost on ice plants in San Diego

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Fleeting - frost on leaves in San Diego — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Fleeting – frost on leaves in San Diego

I think the most fleeting moments in nature are sunrise and sunset. They last only a few minutes but set the tone for the day and for the night.

A beautiful sunrise can inspire you for a whole day.

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Fleeting - winter sunrise in San Diego — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Fleeting – winter sunrise in San Diego

A gorgeous sunset can give you hope for the next day.

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Fleeting - San Diego sunset Christmas 2012 — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Fleeting – San Diego sunset Christmas 2012

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: moon at the horizon

WordPress weekly photo challenge: In the background

Today I’m participating in the WordPress weekly photo challenge and this week’s theme is “in the background”. You can click on any photo below to see it in a larger format.

Since a lot of my photos happen to be macros, or at least tend to focus on a single subject, I was tempted to skip this week’s WordPress photo challenge. But after going through my portfolio, I found a few photos that would be a great fit for this theme.

Like these photos of the moon in the background of the branches of a Sycamore tree.

WordPress weekly photo challenge: In the background - Moon rising behind tree branches — WordPress weekly photo challenge: In the background – Moon rising behind tree branches

WordPress weekly photo challenge: In the background - Moon rising during the day — WordPress weekly photo challenge: In the background – Moon rising during the day

Or this beautiful moon rising behind the mountain’s pine trees.

WordPress weekly photo challenge: In the background - Moon rising over pine trees — WordPress weekly photo challenge: In the background – Moon rising over pine trees

Or this beautiful purple lavender you can see in the background, behind this orange pin cushion protea flower.

WordPress weekly photo challenge: In the background - lavender behind orange pin cushion protea flower — WordPress weekly photo challenge: In the background – lavender behind orange pin cushion protea flower

Or the Pacific ocean you can notice in the background, behind the grassy sand dunes at Coronado Beach in San Diego, California.

WordPress weekly photo challenge: In the background - Pacific ocean at Coronado beach — WordPress weekly photo challenge: In the background – Pacific ocean at Coronado beach

May 24, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Bloom Photos, California Photos, Flower Photos, Forest Photos, Landscape Photos, Ocean photos, Photography, Photos of San Diego, Sky Photos, Tree PhotosTags: California pictures, Coronado Beach, lavender, moon photos, moon rising, nature photography, orange pin cushion protea, photography, photos, photos of blooms, photos of the moon, protea pin cushion flower, protea pincushion flower, rising moon, Wordpress weekly photo challenge, WordPress weekly photo challenge: In the background 16 Comments

A word a week - smiley face in the clouds

A Word A Week Challenge – Face

Today I’m participating in the A Word A Week Challenge. This week’s theme is “face”. I encourage you to click on each photo to see a larger view. If you like what you see, please subscribe to this blog to receive updates of the new photos I post, usually 3 to 5 times a week.

Nature can display faces in so many ways and places. There’s the cute face of the mama panda bear.

A word a week - face of a giant panda bear — A word a week – face of a giant panda bear

The big bug-eyed face of the orange dragonfly.

A word a week - face - orange dragonfly with big eyes — A word a week – face – orange dragonfly with big eyes

There’s the face of the tiger longwing butterfly (Heliconius hecale) with his rolled-up proboscis.

A word a week - face with proboscis of a tiger longwing butterfly — A word a week – face with proboscis of a tiger longwing butterfly

There are the faces of two brother grizzly bears enjoying some intimate moment.

A word a week - faces of two brother bears — A word a week – faces of two brother bears

There are the faces of animals carved in the wood on purpose.

A word a week - faces of animals carved in wood — A word a week – faces of animals carved in wood

And the face of a woman that Mother Nature drew in this tree trunk for us to notice.

A word a week - face of woman in tree trunk — A word a week – face of woman in tree trunk

Mother Nature also likes to use rocks to make faces.

A word a week - face of man in a large rock — A word a week – face of man in a large rock

These hidden faces of a man and a dog (profile angle) are some of my favorite faces to spot in nature. Can you see them?

A word a week - face of man and his dog in rock cliff — A word a week – face of man and his dog in rock cliff

And finally even the sky can show you faces, like this smiley face in the clouds!

May 23, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Animal Photos, Cloud photos, Photography, Rock photos, Sky Photos, Tree PhotosTags: A Word A Week Challenge, A Word A Week Challenge – Face, carved wood, face of panda bear, grizzly bears, Heliconius hecale, hidden face in rock, hidden face in tree, hidden shapes in clouds, nature photography, orange dragonfly, photography, photos, smiley face in clouds, Tiger longwing butterfly 6 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

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Sea - sea jellies

Travel theme: Contrast

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

Sorry if you’ve seen this photo earlier this week, but I think it illustrates how you can compose a great photo by contrasting different colors.

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

Red and green contrast well to make this red hibiscus flower stand out.

Travel theme: Contrast - Red hibiscus flower — Travel theme: Contrast – Red hibiscus flower

The darkness of the water offers a nice contrast with the lit sea jellies.

Travel theme: Contrast - Sea jellies — Travel theme: Contrast – Sea jellies

Of course, there no bigger contrast than white on black. Here’s an almost white full moon on a dark blue sky. You can view a large full moon in a pitch black sky here.