How can you resist the simple, happy daisy? (read more) . . . .
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Nature
05-21-14 Narcissus
Is it possible for a simple flower to be in love with itself. . .
Read More04-23-14 Variations On a Tree
It's no secret that I like the look of bare trees. . .
Read More04-15-14 Stargazer
White lilies are a symbol if Easter but to me stargazer lilies are a symbol of summer Read More
04-01-14 The Golden Hour (HDR)
The so-called "golden hour" is the perfect time to capture a portrait of a venerable oak . . . .
Read More03-25-14 Weathered (HDR)
in Black Hills, Blog, HDR, Landscape, Nature, Seasons, South Dakota
Another weathered and somewhat broken down oak tree waits for the resurrection that comes every spring. . . .
Read More03-24-14 Waiting for the Sun
in Black Hills, Blog, Landscape, Nature, Seasons, South Dakota
Two bare oak trees at Lakota Lake in the Black Hills of South Dakota endure a March snow storm and wait patiently for spring.
Read More03-18-14 The Great Wide Open (HDR)
in Blog, HDR, Landscape, Nature, South Dakota
There is something about blue skies, puffy clouds and a cluster of distant trees that makes me pull over and get my camera and tripod out.
Read More2014 02-04 Dreaming of Fall Colors by Watertown, South Dakota, photographer Scott Shephard
02-04-14 Dreaming of Fall Colors
This photo was taken a few years ago on a visit to the Yashiro Japanese Garden in Olympia, Washington. Our timing was perfect (and lucky) and the garden was, as any hunter might say, "a target rich environment."
Canon 5D 1/60s f/4.0 ISO400 105mm
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2014 02-03 Under the Sea by Watertown, South Dakota, photographer Scott Shephard
02-03-14 Under the Sea
14 This is a GoPro frame capture of my brother-in-law luring a tropical fish closer to him using a banana as bait. I'm guessing that naturalist wouldn't like the fact that the fish have become somewhat domesticated. But it's good for the snorkelers.
2014 01-26 Vigilance by Watertown, South Dakota, photographer Scott Shephard
01-26-14 Vigilance
in Animal, Animal, Blog, Blog, Nature, Nature, South Dakota, South Dakota
After four deer swam a quarter mile from one shore to another in a bay on Lake Oahe, three kept on moving. But this one struck a pose for me.
2014 01-25 Dreaming of Spring by Watertown, South Dakota, photographer Scott Shephard
01-25-14 Dreaming of Spring
As I browsed looking for a photo to post, this bright, pink rose called out to me. And those are real rain drops.