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Travel theme: delicate rain drops on rose tree leaves

Macro Monday: Raindrops on leaves

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Today I’m taking part in Macro Monday at Lisa’s Chaos. I decided to feature raindrops on leaves because we’ve have a lot of rain these past couple of weeks. They’re probably the last rainstorms we’ll get before late next fall, so I may as well embrace them.

Here are a few photos of raindrops on a rose tree with small leaves. I think I displayed one of these photos in a previous post, but I wanted to share a few more. Perfect for Macro Monday! Remember you can click on each photo to see it in a larger format.

This is probably my favorite photo. I love how the raindrops seem to line up on the edges of the leaves, with some larger drops to balance out the many tiny drops.

I took this photo the same day. It shows some of the same leaves but from another angle and with some other leaves below them.

Macro Monday: Raindrops on the leaves of a rose tree

Below is the same rose tree but after a different rainstorm, and different leaves. I love how the raindrops reflect so many things.

Sunday Post: Arrangement

Most of my photos have a nature theme and arrangement is not a main characteristic r of natural displays. I think randomness is what makes nature more attractive – it’s full of surprises. So I thought I’d try something different for this post by using the Russian nesting dolls my mom bought for me in Saint Petersburg a couple of years ago. What’s so special about them? There are 10 nesting dolls in all, quite a rare sight. The smallest one is the size of a grain of rice.

I worked on several arrangements for the photos below. It was a good math exercise and I think my favorite one is the spiral pattern. Can you think of way I could have arranged the Russian dolls not shown below?

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

Sunday Post: Arrangement of Russian nesting dolls in line

Sunday Post: Arrangement of Russian nesting dolls in diagonal

Sunday Post: Arrangement of Russian nesting dolls in spiral

Sunday Post: Arrangement of Russian nesting dolls by pairs

Sunday Post: Arrangement of Russian nesting dolls in family portrait

March 10, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: PhotographyTags: 10 nesting dolls, 10 russian dolls, nesting dolls, photography, photos, russian dolls, russian nesting dolls, Sunday Post, Sunday Post: Arrangement, ten nesting dolls, ten russian dolls 8 Comments

Travel theme: Contrast - Moon rising beyond the trees

Playing with the moonlight

I’ve always found the moon an interesting subject to photograph. It can show up any time of the day or night, low on the horizon or high up in the sky. It’s a challenge to photograph with my point-and-shoot camera. I like its 12xoptical zoom but it can have a hard time focusing on the subject. And if I want to capture something else in front of it, I rarely get both subjects, near and far, with the right lighting or focus. So I use Photoshop to create the photo I really want by combining the two photos together: the one with the moon lighted and focused on just right, and the other with the foreground under the right light and sharp content.

Here are a few photos that were created this way. Remember you can click on each photo to see it in a larger format.

Unfortunately my camera is a little grainy in very low light but I still like how these two photos came out.

Somewhere the moon can be quite visible in the middle of the day if the light is just right. Here are a few photos capturing this phenomenon.

March 8, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: California Photos, Photography, Photos of San Diego, Sky PhotosTags: California pictures, full moon, half moon, moon, moon photos, moonlight, photography, photos, photos of moon, rising moon 2 Comments

Macro Monday: pink powder puff tree - Calliandra Haematocephala

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Pink

This week’s Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge theme is “the color of your choice – pick one color”. I thought of picking blue, then purple, then yellow, then red, but finally I settled on pink. Why? Because I’m a girl and I like pink. And living with two boys, I live life without pink, except for the clothes in my closet. Pink can be soft or bold, in your face or more subtle. Either way, you can’t go wrong with pink.

So here’s a splash of pink for you in slideshow format. You can click on any picture to view all of them in a larger format.

What’s your favorite color?

Macro Monday: Succulent with pink flower blooms

Travel theme: delicate rain drops on rose tree leaves

Macro Monday: pink powder puff tree – Calliandra Haematocephala

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: the hue of you – lampranthus productus iceplant

Pink sky at sunset in San Diego

challenges of photographing a great sunset

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Red hibiscus flower

Sunday Post: Ongoing – bee on a wild rose in Idyllwild

Pink water lily and lily pads at the pond in Balboa Park, San Diego

Pink water lilies at San Diego’s Balboa Park

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Reflections – Water lilies at Balboa Park in San Diego

Cee’s fun foto challenge: all one color – bright pink flowers

Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Water – raindrops on a bougainvillea flower

Bee on a wild rose

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Focus – Sweet pea flower in Idyllwild, California

Cluster of pink flowers blooming on a tree

Beautiful pink flower clusters on a tree

March 6, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Bloom Photos, California Photos, Cloud photos, Flower Photos, Landscape Photos, Photography, Photos of San Diego, Plant PhotosTags: California pictures, Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge, photography, photos, photos of blooms, photos of flowers, photos of pink, photos with pink, pink clouds, pink flowers, pink lily pads, pink pea flower, pink photo challenge, pink rose, pink water lilies 14 Comments

Macro Monday: the flowers with no name

Today I’m taking part in Macro Monday at Lisa’s Chaos. I recently visited the San Diego Botanic Garden and got the opportunity to photograph a lot of blooms. Below are a couple of flowers I was able to capture on camera. The thing is, I have no idea what type of flowers they are, and they weren’t labeled. What can I say? I’m a photographer and clearly not an horticulturalist.

For each flower below, I’ll show you what the plant looks like, as well as a macro of the flower itself. If you know the name of these plants, please share your knowledge in the Comments section. Remember you can click on each photo for a larger view.

The first plant looks like a succulent but that’s how far I can go. That soft pink flower is very pretty.