Photography featuring Maine's various natural habitat and wildlife; from the rocky coast to the inland rivers, lakes and mountains.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Backyard Blooms....
These bluet shots are from the back yard, this is pretty close to where I took the photo of the white violet. It was kinda cool so the bug in the second picture was moving in slow motion.
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I live in Lewiston, Maine and have for most of my life. I've always had an interest in nature; as a kid I read books by Edwin Way Teal, Rachael Carson, among others, and I used to love studying the Golden Nature Guides. When I got into photography it was natural for me to take pictures of the natural world. A few years ago I got into kayaking and that allowed me to get to places I would never be able to by hiking and of course this gives me more photography oppurtunities. I realized years ago you don't have to travel to exotic locations to get good photographs. I have to admit I'm lucky to be living in a beautiful state with a lot of natural diversity, but I've taken good pictures right in my own back yard and neighborhood.
9 comments:
Good shots! Especially the 2nd one with Bug and dew! Cheers, Klaus
Beautfiul flowers and that second shot is perfect with the dew and the bug. The flowers themselves are delicate, but the bug even more delicate.
I love the dewey one too! They are beautiful - I look forward to your flowers to start my day.
So beautiful John!
beautiful flowers.. thanks for sharing
Excellent pictures, John. I like the dewy bug in the second shot, too!
I finally have patches of white violets, too--but I couldn't do them half the justice you do!
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I believe the insect is a stilt-legged bug (family Berytidae), one of the so-called "true bugs".
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