Sunflowers in July

Here are three images from Buttonwoods sunflower farm in Griswold, Conn....the first two images were taken with the Canon f2.8 100mm macro lens, on a tripod, of course!  The third image is a three image panorama using a pano rail and clamp from reallyright stuff...the sky was lacking that night but what choice do you have?  Shoot regardless, that's my motto...I am drawn to the less mature images of sunflowers for some reason; probably because everyone photographs the mature flowers...
the middle image is my favorite because of the movement created by the growing petals...

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a lotus blossom in Wickford

YAY!  This is the last image in my project for the last year..it was one of the hardest challenges I have ever done in photography...but well worth it...

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an unusual fern in my yard

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Point Judith, Rhode Island

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leaf with areas of sunlight...topaz simplify filter

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leaves with raindrops

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of course, more mushrooms..this is Nik silver efex pro..underexposed

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clearing after thunderstorms

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wild mushroom growing from the side of an oak tree

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wild mushrooms

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wild honeysuckle in the woods...the scent of these flowers is delightful

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This image of a brook near my house was taken with the Olympus M-1...I have found that these mirrorless cameras differ quite a bit from my slr...for one thing, F22 or F20 at low iso or 200iso are out of the question..otherwise the image takes minutes to process..F8 is the best option for landscape thus far; it is a challenge using this camera and figuring out what works best...

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my dog, Ralph; this was taken with an Olympus OMD E-M1 and kit lens.

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dashboard of a junk car...Nik analog plugin

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intimate landscape