The sunlight picked out several prematurely orange leaves.
Nikon D5100 f/8 ISO 200 1/250sec 200mm – Summer 2012
Glowingly beautiful in death. Drought thins out the underbrush!
Brilliant Defeat
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Drooping in Defeat
This little stand of weeds has given up.
Nikon D5100 f/5.6 ISO 400 1/180 s 55-300@240 mm – Summer 2012
There is no more fight left in them. The drought has defeated them, and their posture reflects that.
Isn’t it strange that a human’s posture of defeat so closely resembles that of a plant?!
Drought in Pastel Colors
Any way you dress it up, it is still a drought.
Nikon D5100 f/5.6 ISO 800 1/250 s 55-300@155mm – Summer 2012
Here it is mid-August, and we have been feeding hay to the horses for over a month. We will be feeding hay through at least March of 2013. The pastures will need to be seeded before there will be any grass available for the horses to graze.
Drought at Sunrise
I did get out and about this morning with my camera. Despite a brief, soft rain the other morning, everything is crunchy, crispy-dry.
Nikon D5100 f/8 ISO 400 1/250 s 55-300@300mm – Summer 2012
As the sun sent its orangey morning beams across the land, it only served to accentuate the brownness of the vegetation.
Nature’s Serenade, a Trio
Beauty in the woods 🙂
Nikon D5100 f/6.7 ISO 100 1/180 s 55-300@185mm – Summer 2012
Hang On!
Side by side, clinging to the branch. Glowing in the early morning sun.
Nikon D5100 f/8 ISO 200 1/125s Nikkor 55-300@185mm – Summer 2012
Tenacity, friendship, beauty, and grace at the end of life. We could all wish for the same 🙂
The Flag of the Underbrush
Soft focus, blurred background, woodland colors…
Nikon D5100 f/6.7 ISO 100 1/180s Nikkor 55-300mm lens 185mm – Summer 2012
I love these leaves displayed on their twig like the flag of the underbrush!
Recently we did some mowing and weedeating along the trail to the pond and on the bank of the pond. The idea was to facilitate access to the pond for fishing. While I have to admit that in some respects it is nice to have a clear trail, I also think we went overboard. The trail is too wide, too clear. Many of the areas where I took photos of insects, flowers, and seeds last year are now brown stubble. The underbrush has been cleared back, but now there is no buffer between the woods and the path. The underbrush needs someone to stand up for it, waving a flag, proudly declaring love of the weeds, bugs, and small critters who are the underbrush and its residents! I have nothing against neat, manicured lawns and pathways, but that is not where I want to live and take my photos. I leave those areas to others.
Behind the veil
Virginia Creeper veils many a tree. When we step out our front door on a sunny, summer morning, we are greeted by the beautiful sight of sunlight glowing through the veil of Virginia Creeper leaves, and are also able to see the shady, rough bark of the oak tree behind the veil.
Nikon D5100 f/5.6 ISO 100 1/180sec Nikkor 55-300mm lens – Summer 2012
Desiccated Beauty
Between the recent triple digit heat and near drought conditions, plants have had it kind of rough this month of July, 2012.
This photo, like yesterday’s photo, has less contrast, softer colors, less intense light, than the photos I usually prefer. It has a soft, almost painterly quality. I quite like it, though not so much as my bright and sunny photos. What is your opinion?
Nikon D5100 f/5.6 1/180 ISO 100 Nikkor 55-300mm lens – Summer 2012
Just because they are dried out doesn’t mean these leaves have no beauty. The early morning sun can reveal beauty in many otherwise unnoticeable things.
Soft and Spiky?
A thistle. A soft thistle?
Nikon D5100 f/5.6 1/180s ISO 100 Nikkor 55-300mm lens – Summer 2012
No, a thistle that has the feel of a watercolor painting, with soft focus and soft colors.
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