Black Eyed Susan

Early morning shot of a flower trying to hold on for one more day.

Catsear

This is the Santa's beard of the Dandelion family. So white and fluffy. it is actually named Catsear because it looks like the fur lining of a felines ear.

Another Vivid Sweet Clover

With so many earth tones taking over the ground it stood out all the more.

Decay In Action

The earth tones of decay are sharply contrasted by the reds of the stems on this Oak tree, not to mention by the green background.

Two tone Maple Leaf

Absolutely stunning two tone color on the leaves of this shrub. I was lucky to come along while it was still clinging to the plant.

Attaining Pop Using Highlight Hue

Here is another one of those instances where I had an interesting image and wanted to work to make it a little more than that. The easiest way was to use highlight hue to change the background color to something that blended better with the red of Persimmon leaf . The green would be a natural summertime color and goes well with red.

Wild Carrot Seed Redux

A couple of months ago I took some photos of Wild Carrot Seed. Last week I had the opportunity to take some more but with much, much better results. When I had taken the first set of pictures, some of the seed heads were still green, some dried, but the rest of the shrubbery and plant life around them was still green.

This time the background was pretty much all mixed muted late fall browns and faded greens. It made for super shots. The lighting was just right on an overcast day and the wind was holding off. These two images are some of the only pictures I have taken that I thought really benefited from a full lens vignette.