A bored but laughable expression on a gorilla who seemed to be thinking, “Not greens again!“
Another photo of the gorillas taken on the same day was featured on “Primate Tension.”
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Posted for Ragtag Daily Prompt – Laughable
Morning shadows captured along the shores of Lake Michigan at sunrise.
The photo above was featured in full color in “A Touch of Sunshine.” The photo below was featured in color on “Calm and Unruffled.”
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Posted for Lens-Artists Challenge – Shadowed
Wordless Wednesday – Competing for Attention
Three other flowers vying to be noticed were featured on “Battling for Attention.“
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Posted for Terri’s Flower Hour
With spring around the corner, I am excited to be announcing that I am hosting a hiking challenge focused on photographing the outdoors one step at a time.
In my part of the world, the sunshine is overtaking the grayness of winter. For exploring the outdoors, warmer temps and better light is perfect to enjoy nature, one step at a time! That is what this challenge is all about, getting familiar with the trails around us. Then, sharing our adventures for others to experience through our photography.
For more details on the challenge, stop by here next Tuesday on the 10th. Official start date for “One Step at a Time” is on Tuesday, March 17. That gives you two weeks to plan your first adventure and gather your photos. Distance of your hike or type of camera is of no importance. Use whatever camera you have and share one or more photos each week. Get out there and enjoy the outdoors with each and every step.
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The paved trail above is at Kensington Metropark in Milford Michigan. A gallery of photos captured at Kensington Metropark were featured on “Hike, Click, Hike.”
Taking a look back at one autumn day from last year. Since it was my first time hiking at the West Bloomfield Woods Nature Preserve, I had no idea what was ahead.
On this day, I decided to try the 2-mile unpaved loop trail in West Bloomfield, Michigan. It was an easy hike with changing colors on trees and white wildflowers on the ground.
Another similar post along three different trails was featured on “What Lays Ahead.”
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Posted for Cosmic Photo Challenge: The Path To. . . . and Weekly Prompts – The One Day Prompt
Stained glass, broken and irreplaceable.
A gallery of stained glass was featured on “Old Adobe Mission.”
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Posted for Monday Windows
To my surprise and delight, I was photobombed by a bee while capturing a sunflower.
A black and white version of this image was featured in Hovering in the Garden.
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Posted for One Word Sunday – Surprise
Bare trees and ground covered with dry leaves and patches of snow. This was the scene yesterday at Legacy Park in Northville, Michigan. It was my first time at this park. With warmth and sunshine, I cautiously walked on snow, ice, and mud. Which do you think was the most treacherous of the three – snow, ice, or mud?
Sunrise at another park close to home was featured at “Haze of Morning.”
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Posted of Debbie’s Six Word Saturday
Showing off the beauty of symmetry in nature.
Another flower in the garden was featured in “Colorful Symmetry.“
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Posted for Ragtag Daily Prompt – Symmetry and Terri’s Flower Hour
The earth is a world of contrasts. A few scenes in Kenya highlights the differences according to the closeness of the subjects and location of my camera.
First, people in the basket of the hot air balloon above, are standing (not sitting). In comparison to the huge balloon above them, they look tiny don’t they? Same for the egret and the elephant. One wrong step by the elephant would flatten the bird, but it didn’t happen.
Lastly, a mother giraffe and its calf. Even though newborn giraffes usually measure 6 feet tall, this one looks smaller in comparison to its mom, doesn’t it? Both images of the elephant and the giraffes were taken from quite a distance and the safety of our jeep. What about the trees in the background? Are they actually shorter than the giraffes?
A hint to the answer about the height of the trees can be seen on “A Radiant African Sunset.”
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Posted for Lens-Artists: The Power of Juxtaposition
Hiking close to home, two places and two seasons.
On the Left – Reflections during autumn along Proud Lake, located within 6.5 miles from home.
Below – Winter at Kensington Metropark and practically in my back yard.
Two more images of a boardwalk at Proud Lake were featured on “A Straight and Crooked Path.”
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Posted for Monochrome Madness – Within 10 kms from Home
An observant Angolan Colobus monkey, stopped and posed for a quick click.
The Fort Worth Zoo in Texas is host to this handsome monkey. A macaw also photographed at this zoo was featured on “Bird of Many Colors.”
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Posted for Ragtag Daily Prompt – Observant
After a few days of sunshine and warmth, we’ve had a return to winter. It is back to freezing temps and snowfall outdoors. Too early in the year for blooming plants, an alternative to photographing blooms is doing it indoors.
First, in my sunroom is a bromeliad on the left. The succulent on the top right is not blooming yet but its natural rosettes remind me of blossoms. In the center, this orchid is on its third round of blooming since buying it on clearance a year ago. At the bottom, is my first try at growing an air plant.
Spring buds about to bloom were featured on “Things to Come.”
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Posted for Cosmic Photo Challenge: What’s Flowering Where You Are? and Weekly Prompts – Alternative
A sandhilll crane, sauntering along the trail at Kensington Metropark.
A pair of sandhill cranes were featured on “Balancing Act.“
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Posted for Ragtag Daily Prompt: Saunter and Bird of the Week
Silent Sunday – Reflections in Blue
Take a closer look at the building in the distance on “Surrounded by Green.”
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Posted for Debbie’s One Word Sunday – Blue
With day after day of gray winter days, I found myself in need of color. The more vibrant, the better. I brought color indoors by purchasing cut flowers at the store. That also gave me an excuse to work on my macro photography in the warm comfort of home.
Another great place to enjoy warmth and flowers on a winter day is at a conservatory. Cacti blossoms from Matthaei Botanical Gardens were featured on “A Prickly Beauty.“
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Posted for Ragtag Daily Prompt: Vibrant
An elephant, walking all alone without a herd was an unusual scene to come across in Kenya. Our guide explained that it is not uncommon for an old elephant go off by itself. Not wanting to hold back the rest of the herd, it lives out its final days on its own.
We stopped, without much movement or sound, and watched the giant elephant. It grazed along the tall grass as it slowly walked in our direction. Not wanting to make it nervous, we all stayed in place and clicked away as many photos as possible. I had my 400mm lens on my camera which was the perfect lens for a little while.
Even though it was approaching slowly, a huge elephant covers a lot of ground in one step. It didn’t take long for the elephant’s body to fill the entire frame and then some! I quickly turned my camera vertically, thinking I would try for a few portrait shots.
As you can see, that also quickly filled up the frame. This cropping happened in camera because it is all the space I had to deal with at the time. A couple of other images featuring herds of wildlife in Africa can be seen on “Safety in Numbers.”
Squeezing in for a second entry for Lens-Artists Challenge – Unusual Crop. This proved to be a true challenge for me. Thinking I would not have one to share this week, I ended up with two posts. Thanks for stretching my brain, Ritva.
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Posted for Debbie’s Six Word Saturday
A blossom from my hydroponic garden – a sparkling purple African Violet.
An image of this flower as a bud was posted on “Budding Bloom of an African Violet.”
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Posted for Terri’s Flower Hour
All in a row, pelicans taking in the sunshine in Mexico’s Cabo San Juan.
A trio of pelican photos were featured on “Freedom to Fly.”
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Posted for Birds of the Week
Wordless Wednesday – Floating motionless over Africa.
The color version of this image was featured on “Floating Over Africa.”
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Posted for Monochrome Madness
Heaven’s Sunshine – Capturing the beauty of God’s creation through the lens of a camera.