I went off in search of wildflowers again today. Â It was too hot to be out too long so I went as far as the local shopping center where they have a small field filled with daisies, black-eyed Susan, and indian paintbrush flowers. Â It's the same area where the lupines were blooming a couple of …
Day 217 – Classic Cars
This weekend was the Flashback Cruz classic car show at Drake Park here in Bend. Â I'm really not into cars, but I can appreciate all the work that people go through to restore some of these old relics. Â And by the appearance of most of the cars at the show, everyone took great pride in …
Day 216 – Macro Lupines
I have one lupine plant that is blooming right now. Â It had the perfect shades of lavender and purple - my favorite colors. Â I've done lupines previously but this time I thought I would get up very close and use different apertures. Â I was going for a narrow depth of field and throwing the background …
Day 215 – Cone Flower
I seem to be running out of time to take photos these days. Â I'm a huge fan of the Olympics and between work, photos and Olympics, there's not much time to spare. Â So on my lunch hour today I went home to photograph a single cone flower that is growing in our garden. Â I noticed …
Day 214 – Full Sturgeon Moon
I almost missed the full moon tonight. Â The two moon charts I refer to said the moon would rise at 8:28 or 8:30. Â So as I'm driving up Pilot Butte at 8:20, I see the moon has already risen and is above the horizon. Â I drove as quickly as I could on the narrow, busy …
