Flower Power

Tonight I bring you a random assortment of flowers.  To me it’s amazing how flowers can make you forget about the hustle of the day.  They seem to have a way of calming a person down.

Hope you enjoy.

Out of the Snow Comes the Tulip

Tonight’s post is a collection of red tulips to keep us all looking forward to spring and warmer weather.  I am most definitely looking forward to spring flowers.  By the way it is currently 24 degrees.

A Leaf is Just a Leaf

Tonight photo is a simple macro shot of a couple of leaves that I took at a recent stop at Phipps Conservatory, in Pittsburgh.  I really enjoy macro photography and the extremely limited depth of field that you encounter, although it can be very frustrating the results are well worth the time and effort.

This is shot with a Nikon D300 and a Sigma 150mm macro lens.

A Leaf is Just a Leaf

Leaves

The Tower of Oakland

Tonight I’m posting a couple of shots of a tower in Oakland, Pa.  This is near Heinz Chapel in Pittsburgh.  I found this building to be interesting as it seems a little out-of-place next to the modern building.  I don’t know what the building is or what it is used for, I just find it fascinating.

If you have any information about the building I would like to know a little more about it.

Tower 1 Tower

Something to Consider

Tonight I would like to ask each of you that are photographers to consider joining a photo club.  This evening I spent some time among like-minded individuals discussing photography.  The Westmoreland Photographers Society, which I am president of, meets in Latrobe, Pa on the second Monday of the month.  It’s always refreshing to gather with the group for a critique or photo talk and just spend some time talking “shop”.  This evening we discussed several macro photographs brought in by he members.  And as always it was refreshing and enlightening.

If you have a club near you I suggest stopping by and seeing what they are all about.

 

Remnants of a Time Gone

Todays post is two photos from a set of smoke stacks from an old factory in Homestead, Pa.  The Pittsburgh region was once a major area for steel mills and other factories, thus the nick  name the “Steel City”.  Today many of the factories are gone, some have survived and there are a few remaining remnants of what once was.  The stacks in these pictures are in the parking lot of a movie theater.

Homestead Stacks in HDR Homestead Stacks in HDR2

Butterfly Dreams

Tonights post takes us back to the warmth of summer, flowers, and butterflies.  I’m including two photos from a trip this past summer to Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh, Pa.  Every summer they have a butterfly garden with many different types of butterflies.  If your in the area be sure and stop by the butterfly garden.

Hope you enjoy.

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