A Moment

 out of my head

and in the sand-

I dip my toes into life

Dreamy Soft Focus

I spied a Lady Bug on a dead daylily.  We were eye ball to bug eye.   I told Her that I would like to take Her picture and asked if she would stay put till I got my camera.  She didn’t fly away.

I hurried inside, grabbed my Canon and attached a 12mm extension tube to the lens.  I hoped it would be enough to get me up close and personal with my new insect friend.  But, sadly, when I get back to the spot, she was gone.

So instead, I explored the landscape, the shadows and the warm fall colors.   An extension tube lets you get close to your subject and blurs things that are in the distance. I don’t know the all the technicals of the different lengths but I love discovery through experiments.   In this case, the extension tube added a painterly blur that reminds me of the place in dreams that isn’t quite in focus.

A Magnificent Sky

a fiery glow

arms reaching to the heavens

power and beauty

 

Midnight on the Ocean

sea salt breeze

swirling black waves

schools of fish

Conflict

she branches out

overwhelmed by thin

lines of power

Twilight

twilight

ghostly fingers

reaching to the clouds

Innocence

innocence

look to the light-

the monster is strong

 

 

A Box of Clues

circling 

a box of clues at your feet-

choose one

The Bully

Arrogant, brass

delivers tremendous torment-

his prey, shrinks 

Following the Rules

He follows the rules

searching for perfection-

to chicken to fail.