The Osprey are Back

The osprey come back each year to our creek between about March 10-15 every year.  I wish my internal clock was that good!  We've got 1/2 of the pair so far.  I've never seen a pair arrive together.

We believe the female last year lost it's mate, so we don't know what to expect.  (See August 5, 2014 blog)  A new pair?  The baby female and a mate?

Photographed on March 16th

Snow Panoramas

I can't resist taking photos of the snowy landscape, even if it is sometimes hard to find a distinctive subject, instead of a haphazard group of lovely trees.  (photo 2)  It is almost hard to believe these photos were taken only a few days ago before the 60 degree meltdown!

The Many Shapes of Ice

I took a few photos of ice in the recent storm with my iphone.  Although they aren't the best photos I've ever taken, they are interesting to compare the variety of ways ice can be photographed.  I've even added a fun creepy photo.

Spaghetti Grass

Cherries in Ice

Barn Fringe

Winter Tree

Creepy Icicle

Please share any interesting ice photos you took.

Glowing Snowy Sunset

While dealing with several minor illnesses in the last two weeks, it's been challenging to take any photos at all.  The house windows are coated with bits of snow debris, creating blurry photos, but I occasionally stuck the camera out the door in the late afternoon to catch some interesting light.

It is obvious that these two photos were taken on 2 different days, before and after the snow began to melt.

A Pair of Bald Eagles

We are fortunate to have some visiting bald eagles in the winter.  We had a pair visit over the weekend.  The enjoy sitting on the osprey nest to look around, occasionally bringing some food.  This time they didn't move around too much, but I can't resist taking their picture anyway.

A Christmas Gift : Orchids

Orchids can be a little bit of spring in the dreary winter weather.  A friend gave us this pretty pink one.  I took a few cell phone photos of it so we could remember the blooms.  I just used a blank wall in my hallway for the plain background.

You may also like my blog from last March, with a lovely blue orchid photographed with a " real"camera.

http://calmreflectionsphotography.blogspot.com/2013/03/february-winning-photo.html?m=1

Pattern pictures

We didn't get enough snow for snow pictures, so I thought it would be fun to share some pattern photos.

I tend to like a slightly broken pattern, creating a subject or something to catch your eye.  

In this first shot, while the textures of the balls are interesting and shiny, there isn't one particular ball that catches your eye.   

In the second photo, my eye was attracted to the pink or yellow balls.  Reds and yellows are probably the most eye catching colors.  (A little better) There is a reason traffic lights are certain 

colors!  My eye tends to go to the pink ball first.

In this final shot, the white flower breaks the pattern of red flowers and becomes the subject in the photo.  I am also using the rule of thirds, placing the flower where the interersecting lines would be on a bingo card.  Sort of like on this number symbol where the lines cross each other. #⃣