A Macro Spring…

Several years ago we transformed our lawn to a mostly low water native landscape…

Native Plantings

At this time of year, the blooms start to appear and the plants are full of nectar & bees.  For a closer look, check out the gallery below

PHOTO GALLERY

• Click on any photo below to start the gallery
• The gallery may take a minute to load, depending upon your connection speed!
• Navigate between photos using the left and right arrow keys, or by clicking or tapping the arrows on the left and right.
• Click “view full size” below any image to see the photo directly outside the gallery.

GALLERY

Native & Low Water Plants

California Lilac

Pink Currrant

California Lilac

Bee’s Bliss

Bee’s Bliss

 

Community Bulletin Board…Up Close & Macro!

The community bulletin board in Point Reyes Station, CA is a source of local advertising, announcements, and…messages. The postings change regularly, not unlike the tides of the ocean.

Point Reyes Station Community Bulletin & Message Board

For this submission I offer a photo gallery of close up views of the board focusing on the pins and staples from previous postings.

PHOTO GALLERY

• Click on any photo below to start the gallery
• The gallery may take a minute to load, depending upon your connection speed!
• Navigate between photos using the left and right arrow keys, or by clicking or tapping the arrows on the left and right.
• Click “view full size” below any image to see the photo directly outside the gallery.

 

Close Up & Personal…Night Heron

If there is a single rule all photo enthusiasts should follow, it is to always have a camera of some kind with you. Photo Ops will present at the most inconvenient times and not always when you have your top gear with you.

Recently, I was passing through Lucchesi Park in Petaluma on a mid morning bicycle ride and noticed a white object up in one of the trees.  Upon closer observation I noticed that it was Night Heron that was well hidden as evidenced by the first photo below.

I had a pocket camera with me and realized that I would have to make it do.  Fortunately it had the ability for manual settings and I managed to pull off a fairly decent photo.  The trick was to maneuver close enough and to force the camera to focus on the bird instead of the branches.  See the second photo.

Photo #1

Photo #2

 

Close up…Macros

Photo opportunites come in many forms and circumstances.  Ordinary items and scenes can take on new meaning if you look at them a bit more carefully.

For example, a community bulletin board…

Community Bulletin Board, Point Reyes Station, CA.

Or, consider a sleeping cat…

Cat’s Paw

 

The turkey(s) crossed the road (street) to…!

The question was posed in Why did the turkey cross the road…or street?

The answer(s) are provided in the gallery below.  Note how much larger they are than in the first set of photos.

GALLERY

Photos were reduced in resolution and size to fit the confines and space limitations of the site.

To activate the gallery, click on any image.

Navigate between photos using the left and right arrow keys, or by clicking or tapping the arrows on the left and right.

…to hunt for seeds

…to discuss who gets the seeds first

…sometimes they struggle as to who gets it first

…to seek a warm car hood

…to seek a warm car hood

…to check out a porch

…to inspect a roof