Passion for Photos

These are two icicles. The larger one serves as background and has many small lines. The second icicle is on the right creates a sharp contrast line in a “V” shape to the background.

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I discovered this natural crack in one of the icicles. The crack was caused when the entire snow mass on the roof moved about a foot down.  Of course I had to photograph it using a 100-400mm lens and extension tubes. Enjoy and happy photographing

I cut off the top a milk carton, filled it with water and put it into the freezer. After while the edges were frozen and the middle was still liquid. I dumped the water and took the frozen ice out of the carton and put it on a black surface. Then I took several photographs using a flash from different directions.

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This week exercise is about ice. In many states snow is melting during the day and forming beautiful icycle over night. If you don’t have them around you can go to your refrigerator and either grab some ice cube or freeze water in certain forms. You may also carve the ice cubes or shock them through heat and create interesting shapes and structures inside the ice. As always enjoy this exercise!

I photographed this icicle last Saturday at Kings Canyon National Park. It was raining in the valley and my daughter had the idea to go above the rain. So we went to Grant Grove at Kings Canyon where I was able to photograph these icicles.

I shot this image in Mariposa, CA either during or right in between showers. I was lucky because normally there are always cars parked in front of the stores on Hwy. 140. I just love the reflection of the sign.

Enjoy and happy week-end!

It was actually raining while I took this image. The meadows along the street were ponds and the clouds are hanging over the landscape. This image is very moody that’s probably why we call a “bad” day a “rainy” day. I included the road on the left hand side and while I reflected over the mood of this image I got the idea that no matter how rainy the day might be there is always a road to go.

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After the rain storm I walked early in the morning to feed a group of abandoned cats. Suddenly some weeds caught me eyes. The sun was just right to give me the opportunity to create some beautiful images. This is one of them.

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I photographed this mailbox and the attached red flag standing nice and dry inside a store in Mariposa, CA. The water drops on the flag caught my attention. I also liked the color contrast in this image.

Enjoy and keep your camera dry when you are photographing.

The weather report for this week is “rain, rain, rain.” This is an opportunity to photograph either during or shortly after the rain stops and everything is still wet. Rain opens up a lot of opportunity for great images and keep in mind that many movies are recorded shortly after the rain stops. As always enjoy this challenge and watch your gear!

I photographed this street sign yesterday in Mariposa, CA. The water came down in buckets and I was standing in front of a store. Luckily there was a large overhanging which helped me and more important my camera to stay dry.

I noticed that all the photographs were shot outside. So my attention turned to the inside of our house. I found this old candle holder and candle which caught my eye. I used a sift light coming from about 2 o’clock creating a beautiful shadow on the candle.

Enjoy and happy photographing!