Words of the photographer :
"That was the title for our Picture This! assignment this week, referring to those times near sunrise and sunset when the light is magical. Unfortunately, we've had nothing but cloudy and rainy days. I snapped this one just before sunset when the sun peeked through the clouds after a rain for a very short time. These maple leaves start out red and turn green later. I did not sharpen; the golden outline around the leaves occurred naturally because of the sun's back-lighting"
Every Day a New Photo Will be Added. This is Meant to be a Great Collection of Fascinating Photos.
Monday, May 30, 2011
The Golden Hour
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Rainbow over London
Words of the photographer :
'[Captures everything if you look at the 'original' view - London Eye, Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, The Gherkin in the distance, Barbican, Strata at Elephant & Castle, Canary Wharf and the Shard. A much harder to spot second rainbow, that I only noticed on the photograph, is just visible above the original rainbow to the right and left.
'
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Eye to Eye
words of the photographer :
"yes...
our baby LOVES its mama.
these two are such a joy to witness.
and it brings me great joy to share them with you."
Friday, May 20, 2011
Female Rufous Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
Sighted at Moosicorn Ranch in Stevens County, WA near Spokane.
May 2011.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Honeymoon Island
Honeymoon Island is part of the island of Aitutaki in the north of the Cook Islands, right in the middle of the South Pacific
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Turtle Weather
Words of the photographer :
"Yesterday's warm weather brought out this turtle to soak up the late afternoon sun with its buddy the mallard at Tiedeman's Pond"
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Simple Pose
Words of the photographer :
"This Eastern Bluebird male posed nicely for me yesterday. He and his mate are feeding 4 babies these days"
Friday, May 13, 2011
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Elan Valley - Garreg Ddu Crop
Words of the photographer :
"I took this last year, although it was one of those shots I was never really happy with but felt it had potential. Anyway, after a bit of cropping and a reprocess I am much happier with it. It was taken at Garreg Ddu, one of a series of reservoirs at Elan Valley in Wales, well worth a visit as its just stunning. Oh and the reflection is true to scene, it really was that calm."
Monday, May 9, 2011
floating light and stream
Words of the photographer :
"thinking of J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851): in 1815, there was an outbreak of the volcano Tambora, worldwide the most important eruption after that one of the lake Taupo some 20.000 years before... this eruption changed the daylight for a long time and the sunsets in Europe have been so beautiful as never described before - all the shadings of red, orange and purple, sometimes even blue and green..."
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
look down
Words of the photographer :
"Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known.
Winnie the Pooh
By the river of HvÃtá (White River) near Barnafoss (Children's Falls) waterfalls, Borgarfjörður, W-Iceland"