3. March 2012 by David.

The peach tree in my back yard is blooming.

Last year I had some great peaches, this will be the trees 3rd year and I even pruned it this year. Looking for a bountiful harvest.

If you look closely at the top of the bloom you can see a little morning dew.  Hope you have a bountiful year.

Keep clicking

Dave

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28. February 2012 by Friedhelm.

I used a 50mm lens at f1.4 to create this image. Wide open lenses give you a narrow depth of field and you are able to create very interesting images by emphasizing you subject and blurring the background.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

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27. February 2012 by Friedhelm.

I photographed this Oak tree outside Mariposa, CA. It was an overcast day providing excellent light conditions. I used NIK Silver Efix pro to convert the image into black and white.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

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26. February 2012 by David.

Last weekend Friedhelm and I stopped at Lake Yosemite.

Even though it was still some time before sunset and it was quite bright I was able to get this silhouette of this tree against the lake and sky. Well, shooting at 1/2000 of a second at f8 does give you some creative options.

Keep clicking,

Dave

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13. January 2012 by Friedhelm.

On top of this ridge I discovered this lonely tree. I converted the image to black and white using NIK Silver Efix pro.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

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7. December 2011 by Friedhelm.

I used a 180mm macro lens, camera with attached cable release and a heavy tripod to create this image. Camera setting: f25, 1.6 sec., ISO 100.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

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2. December 2011 by Friedhelm.

I picked up a bunch of leafs and picked looked for a leaf that I could photograph in a studio setting. I used a single light source and a reflector card to create this image.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

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18. November 2011 by Friedhelm.

I overlooked the beauty of this tree many times. It is located in one of the parks in beautiful Carmel, CA.

Enjoy and have a great week-end!

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17. November 2011 by Friedhelm.

This is another example of the beautiful Fall colors I encountered in Germany. I just got up early, took my camera and a 50mm prime lens and walked through the little village and the surrounding forest and came back with 400+ images that I am slowly working my way through.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

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15. November 2011 by Friedhelm.

Last night I encountered fog on my way home. I decided to get out early and photograph trees around sunrise and in the early morning fog.

Enjoy and happy photographing!

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