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A late blooming sunflower drinks in the early morning sun just north of Denver International Airport.

Sought to limit my pallet to primary colors for this pair of early morning sunflowers just north of Denver International Airport.

Caught a fly having his breakfast at the center of an early morning sunflower. The field is just outside the north edge of Denver International Airport. Processed using Skylum Luminar 2018 RAW Develop and Golden Hour presets.

Found an east sloping field of ripening sunflowers in the earlier morning sun. Due to heavy forest fire overcast had to correct RAW files for red haze tint.

Three (near macro) of three in a zoom series of this bloom.

Found an east sloping field of ripening sunflowers in the earlier morning sun. Due to heavy forest fire overcast had to correct RAW files for red haze tint.


Two of three in a zoom series of this bloom.

Found an east sloping field of ripening sunflowers in the earlier morning sun. Due to heavy forest fire overcast had to correct RAW files for red haze tint.


One of three in a zoom series of this bloom.

Here comes the summer's son
He burns my skin

If God persists, persists in saying yes
I guess we'll have, we'll have to test ourselves
Maybe the Summer, will come and clear our minds
And find the impulse, to love the sunshine

Managed to salvage this rose bush and almost missed the opportunity to photograph the floral world in my own backyard. Allowed the rose bushes to go wild over the last couple years; last fall did major pruning and results are satisfactory for the recovery.
Here, with the late afternoon bright summer sun backlighting the single last rosebud of the year applied diffuse, reflected filler flash to bring out the front petal colors while maintaining the translucence from the sunlight.

Altamont Pass Wind Farm in California. The nation's first wind farm. I had to pull over and photograph the beautiful golden rolling hills with the back drop of the blue sky.

Altamont Pass Wind Farm in California. The nation's first wind farm. I had to pull over and photograph the beautiful golden rolling hills with the back drop of the blue sky.

Dad and daughter, day on the beach. Looking in rock pools is a Summer activity for most children around here!

Life - a plants reproductive organs.

I never noticed how much beauty there is in the common grass that grows in any field. I knelt down and shot this image on Thursday, where I park when shooting photos of herons from my kayak. I had loaded up and was ready to drive away, when it occurred to me to take a photo of the grass where I park and unload the kayak. I particularly like how the 'grass bokeh' turned out on the right side of the photo. Any comments most welcome!

Thinking Spring! Its getting cold again in Michigan, so I'm thinking happy, warm thoughts:)

Trying out some split tones on black eyed susans, Dow Gardens, Summer 2015

...and, yes, it was a winter's day!

Another year comes to an end...and yet another one begins...

The Pismo Beach Pier is officially lit with the annual Holiday Tree of lights...Christmas is on its way!

The James River near Charlottesville, Virginia

Creative Sunset/Sunrise

There's nothing quite like Lake Michigan sunset! Pure Michigan!

Donated a 12x18 metal print of this image to a charity poker tournament for the local Food Bank - it got chosen by the first place winner! Feeling honored.

The Snapdragons still bloom in our yard even thought we have had some frost.

This photograph took me about 2 years to make.When I first saw this tree it was mid summer 2 years earlier. I knew It would be a good photo opp some day with the right conditions. So every once in a while I would take a hour drive to Maryland on my way to a cool water fall and check this dead tree and the conditions! On this day they were right on! Slow moving clouds clear no humidity just enough breeze to blow the corn that was just about ready for harvesting .

This is an infrared photo using a Hoya R72 filter and a standard DSLR

It was a very hot summer day and a lot of people enjoyed being on or near the Bow River.

As the last of the summer blooms wither
and the rains make their way back home
we soak up the minutes in the morning sun
while my toddler dreams of the moon

I love the sunsets in Prince George, British Columbia

A family of swans out for a swim.

Just waiting on the Mayor. The Mayor of Livonia married my friends...Lesa and Julie.
August 6, 2015

My morning cup of starter fluid...cup of joe, Java, essence of the bean. Whatever you want to call it.

My great niece Tisha. She is a wild child with a thrill seeking side on the left and a fearless side on the right! At age 5 she performed an original song and her own dance she made up, I have it on video. Very cute! This kid has boundless energy, I wish I did lol! This was taken at a park in Spokane Washington where we had a family picnic. Tish was running thru the water park to keep cool so I snagged this photo.

This photo was taken from my mother's beach at Lake Waccamaw, NC. I place I will always call home.

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I just love these "fall colors" in the summertime...looking forward to the changing of seasons already.
Nikon D7100 #lensbaby CP DG50mm f/4

At Bell Creek Park, there's always a group of guys who on a regular basis, engage in a friendly game of pick up basketball. Whether they are young, old, black, white, male or female, it doesn't matter. What matters more...is playing the game.

Shot at Millenium Park, Chicago, Illinois.

I was fortunate enough to have caught a gorgeous sunset near the Heron Rookery at Kensington metropark one evening.

Did some road trippin' last June. Headed over to the west side of the state and ended up in Grand Haven. Fell in love with this touristy town located on Lake Michigan.

Another kind of landscape...
Nikon D7100, 1/650, Lensbaby CP 50mm f/11, ISO100

Summerhill Glen, Douglas, Isle of Man, is not large, but sits in the town.

Shot with Lensbaby Composer Pro DG 50mm f/4

Mudflats created by seasonally draining and drying parts of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. The entire area is carefully managed to balance the local environment and maintain the massive diversity of species found in the refuge. This shot is a combination of 21 individual shots taken at 50mm, shot at 1/50, ISO100 at f/11 for maximum sharpness.

After much anticipation, I finally got to see this lighthouse in person last June! I fell in love with the town of Grand Haven and even though the town caters to the tourists, there's still a lot of charm to behold. The lighthouse is a great example of that!

Newburgh Pointe is my fave haunt at historic Hines Park. I come here often and always seem to be drawn to the way the canoes are arranged. This is fave shot of mine and I want to share it.

Aperture: f2/2
Focal length: 4.15mm
Iso: 32
Shutter:1/2825

two shot focus stack of flowers that looked so much like they were made of contact paper they were so pretty even half dead.
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At the little trestle out in Glenora BC just playing around in the sun

Toddlers can find a puddle anywhere. Even in 38 degree weather with no rain for months. And it makes for a happy child every time!

I was outside watering the garden and I turned around and was astonished at the sky so I ran inside and came out and it had of course changed dramatically but I snapped a few photos that still had some little portion of the colour that made me run inside with wet feet. This was my favourite.

More images from this shoot and prints are available at the link below:

http://village.photos/members/Scott-Smith-Photography/Paradise-Cove