Taken with Nikon D3400. 1/100 sec at f/5.0 ISO 400; 35mm. Natural light on kitchen table. Edited in Lightroom.

Nikon D 850

Exposure Time: 1/500
F-number: 7.1
Focal Length: 120
Photographic Sensitivity (ISO): 100
Lens Model: 24.0-120.0 mm f/4.0
White Balance: Auto white balance
This photograph was taken in Mikonos, Greece.
(April 2022)

Taken with IPhone 13Pro. Natural light. Edited in Lightroom.

I found a bunch of small flowers while cleaning my messy front yard. After a quick online search, they seem to resemble the Spanish Needle, a wildflower commonly found in Florida and other parts of North America. It features small, white petals and a central cluster of yellow stamens. The Spanish Needle is often seen growing in fields and along roadsides and is popular with pollinators like bees and butterflies.
I thought naming it 'Graceful Simplicity' would capture the elegance of the flower's delicate form and minimalist beauty.

Camera: Fujifilm X-H2S
Lens: Lensbaby Velvet 85mm
Shutter: 1/30s
ISO: 800
Aperture: Probably f/4 or F/5.6

Edited and processed with On1 PhotoRaw 2024.5

This was shot on a bluff over looking the Pacific Ocean in California. This wild weed caught my attention. I thought it was pretty with the intricate design of the leaves. I liked the overcast sky as a background for this image. I did post processing in Lightroom Classic, and I did some minor spot removal in Photo Shop. The setting were: f 9.0, 1/640 and ISO of 200.

This is the inside of a spiral staircase looking up. The location was at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville TN. I was intrigued by the vertical rods that were supporting the staircase. I had to hold my camera between the vertical rods to get my camera in the proper position to capture the symmetry of this image. I thought this image fit the Minimalistic them because of the simple geometric elements.

Under UV light, the world can look completely different.

I photographed this lily in the darkness using only UV lights, with a 15-second long exposure. After multiple attempts and experimenting with different settings and compositions, I finally settled on this one. This process is known as UV-Induced Visible Fluorescence Photography. It differs from Reflected UV photography, as it does not require any modifications to the camera or lens.

The title 'Fluorescent Elegance in the Darkness' captures both the grace of the lily and the striking contrast of light against the dark."

Camera: Fujifilm X-H2S
Lens: Lensbaby Velvet 56mm
Shutter: 15 seconds
ISO: 1600
Aperture: Around F/5.6

Edited and processed with On1 PhotoRaw 2024.5 with minor adjustments on the center brightness with Nik Efex Pro.

This is the top of a Chihuly glass sculpture in the Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, The sky was white so I added some color to the background and framed it.

This was a solitary plant that broke thru the sand dunes at the Great Sand Dunes in Utah. It was a cool early morning so that the shadow was quite long. Shot with a Canon PowerShot G15.

280mm, f/5, 1/1600s, ISO 8000
Hand Held
Available Sunlight

This woodpecker woke me up one gloomy, cloudy morning earlier this year. If you are a bird photographer, you get to learn the different bird calls from the birds around the house. On this morning, I awoke to a call that was different from the usual neighborhood birds. I looked out from my balcony and there were a pair of woodpeckers frolicking around. I ran for my camera, set it up quickly and was back in time to take a couple of shots. Not shown on this photo: Mrs. Woodpecker--she would not sign the release.

Shot on Nikon D7500
f/5.6
1/320 sec
ISO 400
300mm

Wakodahatchee - Nikon D7100, f4.8 ISO 500 1/80 sec

I took this photo last December during a visit to the Caribbean island of Anguilla. I was having dinner at a restaurant on top of a cliff with a view to the bay below. After the sun set, this catamaran turned on its night lights and was the only thing showing in the darkness. I set my camera on a mini tripod on a ledge and used a remote shutter to capture the image.

Shot on Nikon D7500
f/2.8
1/5 sec
ISO 400
50mm

40mm, f/4.5, 1/100s, ISO 3200
Hand Held
Available Sunlight

1/200 sec ISO 200 F10 at 700mm ( Canon 100-500 RF lens with 1.4x extender) hand held from bed of my Ram 1500

1/800 sec at f/8, ISO 200 50mm ( Canon RF 50mm lens 1.8 STM - common nickname "nifty fifty" for its light weight and cheap price) Shot walking the beach in the morning, hand held

A lone tree in the Everglades.