Kauffman Gardens, Spring 2018

I generally visit these gardens at least three times per year to see the flowers of the season. 

Dominica

                                        Beautiful young lady who is an aspiring actress.
            Lighting, one beauty dish on the left with translucent cover. Nikon D850, 105mm lens.

Insect-Aside Volume 2

More from the tiny life of bugs.  All shots either Kodachrome 64 or 25, Nikon F4, Nikon 105mm macro lens.  Some available light, some flash.

Below, ants as herders.  Ants have a symbiotic relationship with some aphids...protecting them from parasites and predators as the aphids produce a sugary substance the ants crave...it's fascinating behavior. I'll have more images of this behavior in a future post.

July Blooms

Amber

One of my favorite people in the world came by last weekend and we did some headshots while I tried out different lighting setups.  All shot with an overhead beauty dish and most with supplemental lighting from below.   Thanks Amber. 

Looking Forward To Spring

One of the first flowers to be seen along Cliff Drive this year will be Spring Beauty.  About the size of a grown man's thumbnail..  they bravely pop out even in light snow.