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This blog is designed to give lessons in photography, kayak photography, and as a platform to share kayak videography experiments. There is a lot of good information here, so feel free to browse through archives and enjoy-
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Tag Archives: Flower
Anatomy of a photo #63: Checkerbloom unfurling
Wildflowers are marvelous to hike about and photograph. Pictured here is Point Reyes checkerbloom (Sidalcea calycosa), also known as checker mallow or annual checkerbloom. This is one of the plant species endemic to California, and is not found naturally anywhere … Continue reading
Posted in Anatomy of a photo, How To, nature photography, photography, portraits, SLR
Tagged checker bloom, checker mallow, checkerbloom, Flower, nature, photography, wild
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Anatomy of a photo #45: Wild rose with dewdrops
Flowers are wonderful subjects for photography. In a short space and time they will go through many shapes and forms- the plant iitself, the bud, flowers, and the seed head or pod (or in the case of roses the hip). … Continue reading
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Tagged anatomy of a photo, dew, dewdrops, dslr, Flower, nature, photo, photo of the day, photographing, photography, rock rose, rose, slr, wild rose
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Anatomy of a photo #40: A season of thistles
They are a weed. Their spiky heads can leave a child wailing and an adult cursing. They are often a blight, an eyesore, something to be dealt with or avoided. They also can have their own beauty and intricacies, if … Continue reading
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Tagged brownie thistle, cobweb thistle, dslr, Flower, macro, native, nature, non-native, northern california, outdoors, photograph, photographer, photographing, plant, slr, thistle, wild flower
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