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2015 water in San Diego calendar - front cover

Black Friday: my 2015 photo calendars are 65% off

If you enjoy my photos and would like to purchase some, I want to thank you! Simply visit my Zazzle online shop and browse the product offerings. If there’s a photo you would like to purchase but don’t see it in my shop, please contact me by using the Contact form at the bottom of my home page and let me know which photos you are interested in purchasing, and in what format / medium.

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and enjoyed the time with your loved ones. I’ll be back next week with some new nature photos to share.

If you’re looking for great Black Friday deals, I’ve got one for you. My 2015 nature photography calendars are 65% off today! Simply use code ZAZBLACKDEAL at checkout in my Zazzle store.

You can choose from five different nature themes: a year in Southern California, bees and other insects, water lilies, flowers and blooms, and water. These 2015 photo calendars make a unique Thanksgiving or holiday gift to give a teacher, a friend, a colleague, or a family member. All calendars are made to order in the USA so you support the US economy with your purchase. I thank you for your purchase and your support.

Click on the calendar links below to purchase the calendars of your choice. Thank you very much for your purchase and your support.

Buy this 2015 12-month calendar – A YEAR IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA – VIEW individual photos in a large slideshow

2015 San Diego calendar - front cover — 2015 San Diego calendar – front cover

Buy this 2015 12-month calendar – WATER LILIES – VIEW individual photos in a large slideshow

2015 water lily calendar - front cover — 2015 water lily calendar – front cover

Buy this 2015 12-month calendar – BEES AND OTHER INSECTS – VIEW individual photos in a large slideshow

2015 bee and insect calendar - front cover — 2015 bee and insect calendar – front cover

Buy this 2015 12-month calendar – FLOWERS AND BLOOMS – VIEW individual photos in a large slideshow

2015 flower and bloom calendar - front cover — 2015 flower and bloom calendar – front cover

Buy this 2015 12-month calendar – WATER IN SAN DIEGO – VIEW individual photos in a large slideshow

How to save 50% on my 2015 photo calendars this week

Happy Thanksgiving week!

My 2015 nature photography calendars are available for sale and this week you can save 50% off by using code ZWEEKOFDEALS at checkout in my Zazzle store.

Click on the calendar links below to purchase the calendars of your choice. Thank you very much for your purchase and your support.

Buy this 2015 12-month calendar – A YEAR IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA – VIEW individual photos in a large slideshow

Buy this 2015 12-month calendar – WATER LILIES – VIEW individual photos in a large slideshow

Buy this 2015 12-month calendar – BEES AND OTHER INSECTS – VIEW individual photos in a large slideshow

Buy this 2015 12-month calendar – FLOWERS AND BLOOMS – VIEW individual photos in a large slideshow

Buy this 2015 12-month calendar – WATER IN SAN DIEGO – VIEW individual photos in a large slideshow

November 25, 2014February 6, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Animal Photos, Bird photos, Bloom Photos, California Photos, Flower Photos, Fruit Photos, Landscape Photos, Ocean photos, Photos of San Diego, Plant Photos, Rock photos, Sky Photos, Sunrise Photos, Tree Photos, Water photos, Woods PhotosTags: 2015 bee calendars, 2015 bloom calendars, 2015 flower calendars, 2015 insect calendars, 2015 photo calendars, 2015 picture calendars, 2015 San Diego calendars, 2015 water calendars, 2015 water lilies calendars, 2015 water lily calendars, buy 2015 calendar, buy 2015 photo calendar, buy 2015 picture calendar 3 Comments

My 2015 nature photography calendars are available for sale

Well, I feel like I just crawled out from under a rock. A big, heavy rock. I have been spending the past several weeks studying for several exams that will open up some work opportunities, only now to wait for one more test result that’s not coming in in time for an important meeting tomorrow. Argh, life always has a way to let you know you’re not in charge, no matter how hard you try.

And of course, I’ve been working diligently on creating new photo calendars for 2015 and I’m proud to announce that my 2015 nature photography calendars are now available for sale. If you’re looking for a unique Thanksgiving or holiday gift to give a teacher, a friend, a colleague, or a family member, this is a great choice. All calendars are made to order in the USA so you support the US economy with your purchase, and a starving artist at the same time (me!).

While I’ve decided to keep the same five themes as last year, I’ve updated quite a lot of photos in each 2015 calendar and I hope you’ll enjoy them. Of course, Zazzle has made it very difficult for me to promote these 2015 calendars since their system continues to refuse displaying them in my online store, although I posted them for sale several weeks ago. Their tech support answer? “We’re aware of the problem but we can’t tell you when it will be fixed.” Which means, they won’t fix it. Well, thanks for nothing, Zazzle! So to access these calendars, just click on the links I posted below, including links to pages featuring the photos for each calendar. I really wanted to create a couple more new calendars for this year, but I’ve been so frustrated with the process, I’ve run out of energy, haha!

Zazzle offers discount coupons on many products, so visit Zazzle’s coupon page for their latest promotions. They also display coupon codes just below the top menu. And today only (November 12, 2015), you can use coupon code OJNYFHHWBIBVAVOPYTGM to save $10 when you spend $20 or more.

Click on the calendar links below to purchase the calendars of your choice. Thank you very much for your purchase and your support!

Buy this 2015 12-month calendar – A YEAR IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA – VIEW individual photos in a large slideshow

Buy this 2015 12-month calendar – WATER LILIES – VIEW individual photos in a large slideshow

Buy this 2015 12-month calendar – BEES AND OTHER INSECTS – VIEW individual photos in a large slideshow

Buy this 2015 12-month calendar – FLOWERS AND BLOOMS – VIEW individual photos in a large slideshow

Buy this 2015 12-month calendar – WATER IN SAN DIEGO – VIEW individual photos in a large slideshow

November 12, 2014February 6, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Animal Photos, Bird photos, Bloom Photos, California Photos, Flower Photos, Forest Photos, Fruit Photos, Landscape Photos, Ocean photos, Photography, Photos of San Diego, Plant Photos, Rock photos, Sky Photos, Sunrise Photos, Tree Photos, Water photos, Woods PhotosTags: 2015 bee calendar, 2015 bloom calendar, 2015 calendar water lilies, 2015 calendars, 2015 calendars water lily, 2015 flower calendars, 2015 insect calendar, 2015 nature photography calendars, 2015 photo calendars, 2015 picture calendars, 2015 san diego calendar, 2015 water calendar, buy 2015 photo calendar, milka pejovic calendars 6 Comments

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: the color blue

Today I’m participating in Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge and her theme is “the color blue”. I encourage you to click on each photo to see a larger view.

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Blue is by far my favorite color, from very light to very dark, just as it is or with a bit of green or a bit of red in it. I love blue skies, blue waters (where blue skies reflect in), blue jeans – anything nature-made or man-made that looks blue. Here are a few pictures I took this summer that feature the color blue.

The first thing that comes to mind is how blue the sky can look here in San Diego. Well, maybe not downtown San Diego, which tends to be overcast many days out of the year. Inland, where it’s warmer and hotter, the sky can be the brightest blue on good days. This is a mountain peak I photographed while hiking in Idyllwild this summer, a couple of hours northeast of San Diego.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: the color blue - blue sky in Idyllwild, California — Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: the color blue – blue sky in Idyllwild, California

I took this next picture with my cell phone camera. That’s all I had available at the time and I thought the very rare clouds and their reflection in the water presented an opportunity I didn’t want to miss.

Blue sky and white clouds reflecting in water - water reflections — Blue sky and white clouds reflecting in water – water reflections

Spend a few hours in an aquarium and you’ll see a lot of blue. I love taking pictures of sea jellies (aka jelly fish), especially when the tank light keeps changing colors. Here’s a blue jelly fish for you!

Blue and yellow are complementary colors, so what’s not to like about yellow seahorses in an aquarium with a bright blue background?

Yellow seahorses in blue background aquarium

Finally, this is one of my favorite photos of a duck I took this summer. This female mallard duck was swimming in very still water, mostly in the shade. The water almost looks like a sheet of bluish metal.

Mallard female duck swimming in still, blue water

September 25, 2014February 6, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Animal Photos, Bird photos, California Photos, Cloud photos, Landscape Photos, Sky Photos, Water photosTags: blue jelly fish, blue sea jelly, blue skies, blue sky, blue sky San Diego, Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge, Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: the color blue, clouds reflecting in water, female mallard duck swimming, idyllwild california, still water, the color blue, water reflections, yellow seahorse, yellow seahorses 8 Comments

How to photograph a frog

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So how do you photograph a frog? I have no idea but I’ll tell you something. Don’t bring kids who are running low on patience with you when you want to photograph animals that don’t care about you taking their pictures. My only tip is to find a pond with a lot of frogs in it. Eventually one or two will come out of the water long enough for you to snap a few photos. I believe all of the frogs featured in this post are American bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana).

And be ready for most frogs to come out of the water just this much. Apparently they think it’s good enough.

If you’re lucky, the frog will completely come out of the water, but you still may end up with a camera shy frog. Or maybe it really doesn’t want you to take its picture.

Alright, not all frogs are that rude. These two little frogs didn’t have any problem with me standing there, as long as I kept my distance. Honestly I didn’t really have a choice since they were standing in the middle of the pond.

Small American bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) on a lily pad

These next two frogs actually demonstrated their swimming skills for me.

This last frog happens to be the biggest one I saw in the pond. It was so big, I would have had to use both hands to grab it. I think it was the same frog in the first picture that eventually came out of underneath those lily pads.