Up close on death

Well that's where they get the stuff...

I'm finally starting to get to processing my files from vacation. This was one of many mushrooms I tried to get down to their levels with. I had to lay on the hill and wait for the sun, clouds and trees to cooperate. There is a good bit of softness to the image but it's what I was going for. A shallow depth of field with magnification and grasses in the vicinity that would be out of focus. I did a little sharpening in post but not that much.

Fireworks from July

I'd been meaning to post up a couple of these...Fireworks over Elver Park in Madison

Again...haven't posted anything here in a while...

From a recent walk on Langdon St. in Madison.

Getting later

Getting later, originally uploaded by Ʀαdio Ϛilϵncϵ (was ssqwilson).

It's an older one but thought it might like a spot on this page

Abandonment and Decay

I recently had the opportunity to go on a ride with a couple of very skilled photographers I've met at flickrmeets to shoot abandoned buildings. First it makes you look for the interesting or beautiful in total crapheaps. Then periodically I was left wondering, "Just what happened here?" There are often partly packed rooms left as they are. Others are clearly a dwelling that was cleared but never re-occupied and animals or partiers found their way in. I decided ahead of time that most of these were going to be b&w. It seemed that would be the medium best suited. But the trunk below offered interesting contrasts with the rust and other stains that I decided to keep the color.

A couple of recent photos:

Macro shot of the center of an orchid. I like that when you look close in on flowers you often find strange looking structures


And some not so unfamiliar

Been a few days, but here's a series I did in the office...

Some people like having exotic pets...


But when they encounter strange circumstances they can become unpredictable:


and they can turn on you...


If only there was someone to save her!


After a long fight the mysterious stranger was victorious!


And of course found time to pose for photos and autographs...