This lovely penstemon was spotted in the Siskiyou Mountains of southern Oregon. The glandular hairs are awesome on this species.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
More from the Siskiyous
Another red lily picture taken in the Siskiyou Mountains of Southern Oregon.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Gray coneflower
Photographed in the Siskiyou Mountains of southern Oregon. Sometimes I like to play with filters. I used the Nik Software plug-ins in Aperture 3.2.2.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Saturday, December 10, 2011
International Woodturners Exchange (IWX) eBay auction
Today at 12:00 noon EST the International Woodturners Exchange (IWX) eBay auction will begin!
The IWX Mission Statement
Internationally renowned artists from the world-wide woodturning community have generously donated their work for an EBay auction to support a unique and exciting International Woodturners Exchange (IWX) program. This will be an unprecedented opportunity to purchase beautiful wood art, while at the same time supporting cultural, educational and inspirational exchange programs for the international woodturning community. These programs will fund: (1) future two-way exchanges, (2) recognizing individuals who have promoted and fostered international cooperation, and (3) developing educational programs to celebrate how our cultural differences influence how we view, interpret and share our woodturning passion.These goals are currently being discussed by members of the American Association of Woodturners from the USA, Britain, France, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Germany. The name of this discussion group is TURNERS WITHOUT BORDERS (TWB).
Your generosity will help foster the spirit of cooperation and friendship in the global community of woodturners.
I hope that you will help to spread awareness of this opportunity for collectors and others interested to have a chance to add to their wood art collections. The IWX has created a website to promote this auction.
The link to the website is: http://www.internationalwoodturners-exchange.com
The link to the eBay auction store is http://stores.shop.ebay.com/international-woodturners-exchange
Calochortus
This beautiful Calochortus was photographed in the Siskiyous Mountains in southern Oregon in July 2011.
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Bug's eye view of a lily
Walking along a roadside in the Siskiyous, I spotted this beautiful red lily growing on a road cut. I like trying to capture the point of view of an insect who may be seeking nectar or pollen.
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
Kirtland's Warbler!
One from the archives. Last May we had a visit of a very rare bird on west campus at Ohio State University.
Monday, December 05, 2011
Frosty sunrise
I don't usually do HDR processing, but we went to the OSU cornfield before sunrise this past Saturday, specifically to shoot these hay bales. The frost on the ground combined with the glow of the sun coming up made for ideal HDR conditions. This is a combination of five images. I used HDR Efex Pro as a plug-in for Aperture 3.2.
Saturday, December 03, 2011
Ipomopsis
This lovely wildflower was photographed on the way up to the summit of Mount Ashland in the Oregon Siskiyous. It is Ipomopsis aggregata, commonly known as Scarlet Gilia.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Elderberry
Christmas colors of red and green, but from the middle of summer. This was seen along Soos Creek near Seattle, Washington.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Horsetail abstract
Another bokeh and dew drops abstract featuring Equisetum. This photo was taken July 1, 2011 along a trail near Seattle, Washington.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Skylight
The Seattle Underground is an interesting place to visit in Pioneer Square. The tour takes you through a series of old walkways that were buried as the city was raised above the groundwater zone. This is one of the sidewalk skylights that illuminate the old corridors of the underground.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Au Contraire - Be a Square!
Totem
Pioneer Square, Seattle, Washington, has a modern-day example of totemic art in the Pacific Northwest tradition.
















