Seeds

I was intrigued by the white fluffy stuff I was seeing in the Yosemite Valley's meadows until I came close and discovered it was the open pods of the Showy Milkweed, full of seeds ready to take off on their journey to a new life.

Nikon D200, Nikkor 70-300, 135mm, 1/1250 sec @ f/8, ISO 560
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3

Cloudy skies again

2 different treatments of the same shot of these beautiful clouds over the pier at Lake Tahoe.

Nikon D200, Nikkor 18-70, 18mm, 15 sec @ f/22, ISO 100
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3,  Photomatix / Adobe Photoshop CS5

Blue truck

I liked the shape of this pick-up truck that I found a bit out of place in that street. Framing and composition are less than ideal though.


Casio Exilim ES-600, 79mm eq, 1/60 sec @ f/4.1
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3, Color Efex Pro

Zantedeschia

A single white and yellow calla lily from a San Francisco community garden. The latin name is more poetic!

Nikon D200, Nikkor 28-200, 75mm, 1/1000 sec @ f/8, ISO 200
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3

Mannequins

 
Half bodies in the street markets of Thailand have an even eerier look in black and white

Nikon D200, iPhone 4
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 & Nik Silver Efex Pro

Half Dome

The last sunset from Glacier Point this year before they closed the road.

Nikon D200, Nikkor 70-300, 174mm, 0.6 sec @ f/22, ISO 100
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3, Nik Viveza 2

After the rain

A flashback to Australia for this delicate flower, shot after one of these tropical storms that stop as suddenly as they start and leave everything soaking wet

Nikon D200, Lensbaby Composer 50 mm @ f/2.8, ISO 100
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3, Kubota Lensbaby Pak, OnOne FocalPoint 2