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Flower on black
with a 28-105 zoom lens on Velvia at the Descanso Gardens. I like the Japanese flavor of this image....
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Jellyfish
on Velvia and then colorized a bit in Photoshop. I'm fascinated by the ballet of underwater life...
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Juicy Flower
t with my macro lens with available light. Makes me want to have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich!...
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Cat
s was shot about 8 a.m. I adjusted the sharpen feature in parameters to get more detail in the face....
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Fatboy in the Bahamas
rious and seemed to take a real liking to me.
It's an experience I'll always cherish.
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Switzerland Swan
erland one morning when I was walking over a bridge. It was shot on Velvia with a 28-105 zoom lens....
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Blue Flower
acro lens with Provia slide film. Inspiration was only a few yards away from my home in Culver City....
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Two Swans
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Yellow Bahamian Hibiscus Part 2
Shot early morning with Velvia and a macro lens
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Wet Leaf
ther Bora Bora excerpt after a rainfall in the early morning hours. Shot on Velvia with a macro lens...
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Cactus burst
shot early morning in Phoenix, Arizona on Velvia
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Palm Frond
early morning on Paradise Island in the Bahamas with a 28-105 lens on Velvia and converted to B&W.....
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Egret
Shot at a bird sanctuary with a 75-300 mm lens right before he stabbed a fish in the water.
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Pigeons on the Fly
co! Shot with a 75-300 mm lens, early morning at the Ballona Wetlands in Playa del Rey, California....
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Descanso Gardens
This was shot late afternoon in Pasadena, and converted to B&W in Photoshop.
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Hibiscus
to shoot nature. I was in Bora Bora after it rained when I took this with a macro lens on Velvia....
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Aloe, how are you?
rnoon in Santa Monica Canyon, with a 28-105 zoom lens. From what I could surmise, the aloe was fine....
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Two Lips are Better Than One
Macro shot at the Huntington Library in Los Angeles
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Giraffe
azed at the agility of this creature, despite its long neck. 300 mm lens, probably provia slide film...
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Bahamian Flamingo
ld-renowned for their flamingo show, in which these birds parade to the commands of the zoo keepers....
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Leaf
Bora Bora with available light with a macro lens on Velvia. I'm so glad I'm an early riser!...
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Branch
Nature is one of my favorite subjects
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Phoenix Flower
Macro shot
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Gulls
Shot with 300 mm lens on Rattlesnake Island in Lake Erie
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Beautiful Bianca
Our newest addition to our home. Shot with a wide angle lens
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Sprawled Sparky
I like how his eyes reflect the color of the table
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Seal
Taken outside of Cambria, Ca.
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Sea Foam
Taken late afternoon with Canon AE-1 and normal lens
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Branching out...
I like patterns in nature
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Tide
beach of Hotel del Coronado while on a photo trek. Used Kodak T-Max with a normal lens on automatic...
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Flower
Early morning Macro shot
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Moo!
mooing, and took a series of photos with my Canon Elan and a 300 mm. lens. I liked this one the best...
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Indy
Cat close-up
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Jellyfish
Probably shot with velvia
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Seals Sliding
nted to shoot them so that they looked like they were sliding into the water. Shot with Kodak T-Max...
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Rose
Macro shot in Banning, CA. near my mother's home
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Cactus
Shot early morning in Phoenix
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Aloe, How are you?
Shot in Santa Monica Canyon
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Got my Eye on You
300 mm shot with Canon Elan
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Macro flower
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Fox and Hares
I wanted to create a playful scene between these creatures, and one that is rarely found in nature.
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Costa Rica Parrot
shot mid-morning on the beach in Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
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Monument Valley Tree
ied to get the tree in complete darkness to accentuate the coloring of the stones in the background....
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Daydreaming
morning for our Milly. I'm sure she's dreaming about the sardines she had for breakfast.......
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Bahama Beauty
Shot with a macro lens on Fuji Velvia early morning in the Bahamas.
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Turned Tulip
e an off-camera shutter release. Still, maybe the softness is ok...I have mixed feelings about it. ...
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