A skeptical visitor. 🤔 (I'll tell you the truth: this deer was trying to pee, as I was photographing her, hence the funny facial impression!)
Antler Glory
You might think it's easy to film a white-tail deer...until you add your sidekick, a basset hound--who can't catch these leggy stunners, but *thinks* he can--into the equation! 🐶
Lead the Way
It's summer. But we still get a glimpse of the harsh terrain, in which these wild goats survive; here—a mother endearingly leading her baby along remaining snow in the mountains. I just wish I could witness them in their full glory once instead of covered in patchy shed hair. Yes, it's summer, after all.
A Visitor in Orange
A visitor distracting me from my work day (not that I wouldn't use any excuse to photograph! 😉)
Unexpected Symmetry
I don't get to photograph as often as I'd like nowadays, so a simple trip to the nearby river to do so was a welcome change. Apart from shooting even more macro images—I realize my blog feed is littered with them—I came across a slew of mallards.
Whereas the males' striking color is always gorgeous, these birds are common enough for us to if not ignore them, then take them for granted. But I'm so glad I captured a few images of their seamless gliding across the murky water, albeit with striking sun reflections matching the mallards' emerald heads, since they reveal unexpected symmetry.
Light and Shadow
They Are Watching
The Birds
Once upon a time in the pre-digital age, I preferred black and white...until I learned to work with color. With some exceptions, colors, both muted and vivid, are usually what I love. Yet working on a decorating project involving my imagery of birds, black and white provided the kind of standardization that it needed. Here are some of them:
