Tag: closeup
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The Many Faces Of The Purple Coneflower
These grow on my property and are one of may favorite flowers as they’re so photogenic and are also used to produce a popular herbal tea.
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Everything You Wanted To Know About The Kiwi!
Kiwifruit or Kiwi is thought to have been discovered in China and was considered a delicacy among royals. They were known then as Chinese Gooseberry. Seeds from China were introduced to New Zealand in the 1900s and were exported to the United States in the 1950s. Today, the most common variety is the Hayward, grown…
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What Do High-Color, Closeups, Raindrops and Abstractness Have In Common
They are the by-products of a rainy day at the 13th Annual Wildflower Festival at Cedar Breaks National Monument in Southern Utah.
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Cedar Breaks Flora
Cedar Breaks National Monument is a geologic marvel but in July, visitors come for the floral display. At over 10,000 feet in elevation, the seasons arrive later than sooner.
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The Many Faces Of The Coneflower
The Coneflower can take on many shapes and looks. It’s the ultimate shape shifter!
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Zion National Park’s Desert Bighorn Sheep
Zion National Park in Utah is not renowned for its wildlife but one species found here that I find interesting is the Desert Bighorn Sheep. They subsist on the vegetation in the park and prefer the steep rocky slopes. They are a bit sensitive to humans but you can see them on the east side…
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Photo Of The Week- Macro Sunflower
Have you really looked at a sunflower closeup? Looks like stars or starfish around a scoop of beluga caviar. I used an extension tube, not my 105mm macro lens. The extension tubes are cheap and allow you to get in really close. They attach between your normal lens and the camera body. Kenko extension tubes…
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Photo Of The Week- The Notorious Sacred Datura Flower
This desert flower blooms at night and has an evil reputation because of its psychedelic powers. DO NO CONSUME THIS. Per desertusa.com- “The bristly fruit and stale-smelling leaves of the Sacred Datura speak to a more sinister side of the plant, to a dark and fearsome netherworld of poison and potential emotional collapse, physical sickness…