I am arachnophobic and try to stay as far away from spiders as I can. If there is a spider I can tolerate, it is a daddy-long-legs. This one was sitting on a plant outside my house and took the opportunity to photograph it. Fortunately for me, he didn't make any sudden moves or I …
Still More Hummers
I've been so happy to see the hummingbirds back and just can't seem to take enough photos of them. I 'm hoping to get some photos of two (or three) of them at the same time, but they're usually chasing each other and moving extremely fast. Maralee
More Hummers
I had two hummingbirds who were at my feeders off-an-on most of the day. One of them has a beautiful gold patch on its throat that would glisten when the sun hit it. One would perch on a branch of a bush and just sit there. I caught him sticking his tongue out at …
Painted Hills
Per Wikepedia, Painted Hills is a part of the John Day Fossil Beds, located in Central Oregon. It is about 75 miles northeast of Bend. They are named after the colorful layers of its hills corresponding to various geological eras, formed when the area was an ancient river floodplain. The black layer is lignite that was vegetative matter …
Weekly Challenge: One Shot, Two Ways . . . Lighthouse
I took these photos of this lighthouse at Cape Blanco on a trip to the Oregon coast last year. I took photos from all different angles and these two were the ones I liked the best. Which is your favorite?Maralee
Through My Lens 