Colors of Winter 2

Here's another nice contrast of colors. As a Web developer, photos like this come in handy when I want to choose a color palette. The hues and shades work well together.

Colors of Winter 1

Winter isn't my favorite time of year. It's cold, damp, and I can't get outside to do most of the things I love to do (tennis, BMX). Sometimes though, when nature hibernates, we're left with some brilliant colors and contrast. My next few posts will feature pictures from my hood.

Forest through the fog

This really isn't a forest. In fact, it's only a strip of 50 x 200 foot land with some trees. However, on a foggy day, it is hard to see through the trees. Better that way I think.

Sticker bush

I was reading a photography blog (of course, I can't remember which one) where I saw a cool photo that looked like a painting. I wanted to try to replicate that style, so I kept playing around. I think this came a little close -- at least the background.

Perched too

I noticed Louis focused intently at something outside. Apparently, another critter made use of this massive fallen tree branch. Unlike the bird, I was not confident at all that I could open my sliding glass doors to get closer for a good shot. So, I took a really hard angle through my dirty glass doors and zoomed in as much as I could.

Perched

I woke up the other day and saw what I thought was a fallen tree in my neighbor's yard, peeking just over the fence into my yard. Upon further investigation, I saw that it was a massive branch from an even more massive tree. This little bird chilled camouflaged to other spying eyes. Getting close enough for a good photo was risky, but it paid off. Maybe it'll be the first resident in my bird house.