Flower Power

In my neighbor's front yard after it has rained all night, I found a beautiful flower, here it is...

Camera Nikon D-300  Lens Tamron 18-270mm

ISO 500 / f-40 / Shutter speed .3/sec

Baby Orchids

Druid Hill Park Conservatory, used a off camera Flash . Nikon D90 camera. Valerie

Wide view

One of my favorite places to shoot Loonwood Gardens,Pa.........Brian Gillis 

Red Glory

Had fun with some red Gerber Daisies, used a black velvet background and the light from a window, tripod and patience. ISO 250 1.6 seconds F16, some were 2 seconds.Nikon90 camera 50 mm lens. Valerie

The Unseen Universe

I like to call my photography the Unseen Universe because I look for things that most people sometimes miss because of their size. I will let you guess which of these pic's fall into that group...Gary

 Camera Nikon D-300/Lens Nikon 55-200mm/ ISO 200/ Shutter 1/160sec. F-6.3

 Camera Nikon D-300/ Lens Nikon 18-55 3.5-5.6G/ ISO 250/shutter 1/320sec.  F-8

Camera Nikon D-300/ Lens Nikon 55-200mm/ ISO 200/ shutter 1/4sec.  F-25

Summer Dreams

I found myself looking out the windows at the bare trees, my mind went back to summer and all the beautiful color. Valerie

and the koi go crazy

So today we took a trip down to D.C to visit the national arboretum which was hosting an orchid flower show and they have a huge koi pond. For 50 cent you can feed the koi and they go crazy. Here are some of the shots from the day enjoy.................. Brian Gillis

All shot with a Nikon D-200, 18-35mm and 50mm lens

 Tips & Tricks- The koi shots- Flash held over the koi and fast shutter speed

Bird of Paradise

 Beautiful Birds, shoot at Brookside Gardens,I happen to go a day when the blooms  were right. Shutter Priority,  1/80s F5, ISO 250. second picture was dropped into Topaz Labs, and played with. Valerie

Pink Lotus

Aquatic Gardens in Washington DC is one of my favorite places to shoot, you have to imagine ponds of these pink beauties as far as the eye can see. 7 AM  is my favorite time of morning to shoot these beautiful delicate plants.  Nikon D90, 50mm 1.8 lens  Iso 200.

Blue snow Balls

A trip to the Aquatic Gardens in Washington DC. These flowers remind me of my Grandmothers house. She had them growing on the side of the house.  The name is Hydrangea. Shot with Nikon D90, 85mm  Nikon macro lens.

Painted Clouds

A beautiful Monday afternoon, Wilde Lake Coumbia, Maryland, shot with Nikon D90 and a 18-200 lens. It was like God took up a paint brush and painted the sky.