Each Wednesday, The Daily Prompt Photo Challenge provides a theme for creative inspiration. Participants take photographs based on their interpretation of the theme, and post them on their blog anytime before the following Wednesday.…
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Moss
This set of images was taken during a spring nature hike hosted by the Sourland Conservancy. I captured these on a Kenko auto-extension tube attached to my AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 DX. Most of the images are shot at f/8 and I used my Nikon SB-600 Speedlight flash to add some extra lighting. According to Wikipedia mosses and lichens are quite different. Mosses are small flowerless plants that typically grow in dense green clumps or mats, often in damp or…
I went for a walk in Mercer County Park today. I wasn’t alone. I walked with a small group of local photographers — amateurs and pros. We were participating in the 5th Annual Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk. Our walk leader was Alina Bilach a well known and respected local photographer. I attend these photos walks because I love meeting and chatting with other photographers. The social aspect of photography is important to me. I talked to an elderly woman…
It’s interesting how our perspective, our point of view, changes our understanding of things. In this case, 5 feet changes the view from a spot of green fuzz near my toes to a grassy knoll. Did the truth of what is really there change? No, this patch is still just common moss. But get down near the ground, lie out on the grass, and things look a lot different. Life can be like that sometimes. I pass a colleague in…
My son is a Pokémon fanatic. Ask him anything about any Pokémon and he can tell you everything you want to know; in exacting detail. We went out for a walk together and I asked him to bring along some of his Pokémon figurines. I knew that some of the trees had moss growing beneath them and I wanted to experiment with shooting miniature scenes. While walking around we discovered some moss growing on a large boulder. The composition is…
