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Today I’m participating in Cee’s Which Way Challenge to show actual roads, bridges, walkways, tracks, etc, rather than the people on them. For this challenge, I decided to share two photos of trails I walked on recently. You can click on the images for a larger view.
Which way to go? Well, the way the sign says, of course!
Cee’s Which Way Challenge: follow the trail sign
I love walking through a forest of pine trees. The shade is welcome in the summer and the smell of pine tree sap and needles is invigorating.
Cee’s Which Way Challenge: hiking trail among pine trees
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Today I’m taking part in the Macro Monday photo challenge. If you like what you see, I encourage you to subscribe so you can enjoy the new photos I post a few times a week.
I was taking photos of roses a few days ago and that’s when I found this little guy hiding in the center of a yellow rose. It’s a green figeater beetle, more commonly known as junebug, and it was the size of my thumb. I was worried it’d leave when I got closer to take pictures of it but no, it just stayed there patiently until I was done. I love the metallic green of its shell!
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Macro Monday: Junebug – the green figeater beetle
Here’s an even closer shot of this green junebug. Check out the “hairs” on the head!
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Today I’m participating in Where’s My Backpack’s Travel Theme photo challenge. This week’s theme is “simplicity”. Remember you can click on each photo for a larger view. If you like what you see, feel free to subscribe and receive nature photography updates a few times a week.
I try to keep my photos as simple as possible and that’s why I like doing macros a lot, focusing on one subject and keeping the background a blur. But I also like the simplicity of some landscapes, especially when they involve water. For this theme, I decided to feature the beautiful Lake Hemet in Southern California. Considering the small lakes and ponds we have in the San Diego area, Lake Hemet is a lot larger. There’s something very peaceful about standing in front of a large body of water. Here’s just one little part of it.
Travel theme: Simplicity of Lake Hemet, Southern California
I like the simple landscape around the lake: the shore, some grass and then trees and a mix of shrubs and brush.
Travel theme: Simplicity of Lake Hemet
Even in hot weather, you can enjoy a little breeze right by the lake, which causes a few simple ripples by the shore.
Travel theme: Simplicity of lake water ripples
The trees around the lake provide a welcome amount of shade. In the morning, before the sun rays heat up the atmosphere, you can witness a beautiful blue sky – a sign of the purity of the air at 4000 feet away from most civilization. Simple and beautiful.
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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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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 love photographing roses but they’re quite a challenge to capture in the right angle and the right light. I recently took a lot of photos of roses of many colors and most of them had water drops on them from the morning’s watering. Here is a mix of colors for your enjoyment!
Floral Friday Fotos: Water drops on a pink roseFloral Friday Fotos: Water drops on a white rose’s petalsFloral Friday Fotos: Water drops on a white roseFloral Friday Fotos: Water drops on a orange rose
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