photography

Kissing Koi

Kissing Koi

May 18, 2012 No Comments »

Reddit user Moritz110195 snapped this great shot of his dachshund getting friendly with some large koi. I’ll leave it to you to decide who is considering eating whom.   (image used with permission... Read More »

Photographing an Old Friend

Photographing an Old Friend

October 21, 2011 1 Comment »

  Each year at my mom’s house we have a bit of a tradition: photographing the pink lotus. Because lotus blooms don’t tend to last very long, we have a... Read More »

Angled Pink Lotus Wallpaper

Angled Pink Lotus Wallpaper

July 1, 2011 No Comments »

This is, I believe, our third wallpaper featuring a pink lotus, and it won’t be the last. It’s a common water garden plant, and it’s one of the most beautiful.... Read More »

Pink Night-Blooming Water Lily

Pink Night-Blooming Water Lily

June 3, 2011 No Comments »

Our last several free garden wallpapers have trended pretty strongly toward the warmer side of the color spectrum. This isn’t unusual, I think, in garden photography. Often, the most striking... Read More »

Purple Tropical Water Lily

Purple Tropical Water Lily

May 20, 2011 No Comments »

This week’s wallpaper comes to us from Eriksberg, Sweden. It’s a tropical water lily, so not exactly a native of the Uppland province in Sweden, but thanks to the magic... Read More »

Cosmos Sulfur Wallpaper

Cosmos Sulfur Wallpaper

April 15, 2011 No Comments »

This week’s wallpaper features a flawless Sulfur or Yellow Cosmos (Cosmos sulfureus) bloom in macro. I thought that this photo could serve as a great example of how the absence... Read More »

Red Water Lily Wallpaper

Red Water Lily Wallpaper

April 8, 2011 No Comments »

In discussing last week‘s wallpaper, I pointed out that one of the things that interested me about it was how the use of a polarized lens filter eliminated  much of the glare... Read More »

Pink and Yellow Water Lily Wallpaper

Pink and Yellow Water Lily Wallpaper

April 1, 2011 No Comments »

  This week’s wallpaper features a pale pink, almost lavender water lily blossom, fully open to showcase its bright yellow heart. I love the flower in this image, of course,... Read More »