Showing posts with label Plants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Plants. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

sage


sage

Nikon D300 with 50mm Nikkor
Sage: a stoic or wise person; an ornamental and medicinal plant of the mint family.

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Chrysanthemum


chrysanthemum

Nikon D300 with 50 mm Nikkor at 1/500s, f/1.4
Oak Restaurant, Dallas, Texas

Monday, March 12, 2012

dandelion aura


dandelion aura

Nikon D300 with 50mm Nikkor at 1/5000s, f/2.8
Dallas, Texas

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

a bunch of hyacinths




Nikon D300 with 50mm Nikkor
Dallas, Texas

Thursday, December 22, 2011

beauty and the beast




Nikon D300 with 18-200mm VR at 1/60s, f/9
Dallas Arboretum, Texas

Monday, November 21, 2011

flowers on the windowsill


flowers on my windowsill

Nikon D300 with 50 mm Nikkor at 1/640s, f/2.0
Dallas, Texas

Friday, September 30, 2011

kelp

kelp

Nikon D300 with 18-200mm VR at 1/60s, f/4.0, ISO 800
Monterey Bay Aquarium, California

Thursday, June 23, 2011

flower bursts

flower bursts

Nikon D300 with 18-200mm VR at 1/200s, f/5.6
Bordeaux, France

these flowers along the bank of the Garonne river in Bordeaux, are meant to symbolize the gardens at the Palace of Versailles

Tuesday, April 05, 2011

M

M

Nikon D300 with 50mm Nikkor at 1/320s, f/4.5

Dallas Arboretum, Texas

Saturday, April 02, 2011

pink is my signature color

pink is my signature color

quote from the movie, Steel Magnolias

Nikon D300 with 50mm at 1/6400s, f/1.4


Dallas Arboretum, Texas


Wednesday, March 16, 2011

sometimes there are no words

sometimes there are no words




Nikon D300 with 50mm Nikkor at 1/6400s, f/2.2
the ongoing tragedy in Japan has left me numb.
plum trees at the Dallas Arboretum, Texas

Friday, March 11, 2011

when twigs bloom

when twigs bloom



Nikon D300 with 50mm Nikkor at 1/4000s, f/3.5
magnolias at the Dallas Arboretum, Texas

Wednesday, March 09, 2011

pot #8-13

pot 8-13



Nikon D300 with 50 mm Nikkor at 1/250s, f/4.5
Dallas Arboretum, Texas

Wednesday, March 02, 2011

hyacinth

hyacinth



Nikon D300 with 50mm Nikkor at 1/6400s, f/1.4
Dallas Arboretum, Texas

Saturday, January 29, 2011

bleak, yet gnarly

bleak yet gnarly



Nikon D300 with 18-200mm VR Nikkor
Jasper National Park, Canada

Friday, August 20, 2010

a living fence

living fence



Nikon D300 18-70mm Nikkor at 1/50s, f/4.5
Arenal, Costa Rica

because of the humidity, traditional fences don't last very long in Costa Rica. Instead, people create "living fences"-- branches cut from larger trees that continue to grow after being re-planted.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

fresh as a tulip?

fresh as a tulip?

Nikon D300 18-200mm VR at 1/100s, f/5.6
Dallas Arboretum, Texas

Wednesday, June 02, 2010

spring showers bring pink flowers

spring showers bring pink flowers



Nikon D300 18-200mm VR at 1/400s, f/5.6
Dallas Arboretum, Texas

Friday, May 21, 2010

a dogwood's bark is nicer than its bite

a dogwood's bark is nicer than its bite



Nikon D300 18-200mm VR at 1/125s, f/8.0
Dallas Arboretum, Texas

Thursday, April 15, 2010

last of the cherry blossoms

last of the cherry blossoms


we arrived in Washington after most of the cherry trees had already lost their flowers, but after an intense search, we found this one remaining tree.

Nikon D70 18-200mm VR

Washington, D.C.