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How I am going to take the most awesome rose photos ever, the next time I take rose photos, even if I have to cheat… and also, I am pretty drunk right now, so… uh… yeah…

So yeah, I am back in the Bay Area, my mom turned 95-years-old, and I just got back from the pub where I shared a pitcher of fine English ale with my childhood friend, Andy. We also drunk-called a bunch … Continue reading

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Roses are red… I mean, except when they aren’t…

I see a little red on that one, right at the tips of some of the petals. Okay, I admit it, that one is red. And those are certainly red. That is red… fading to pink. Red with yellow highlights. … Continue reading

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Lit-up clouds, crows in an oak tree, an invisible city, and some roses…

Back in the Bay Area, a cool sunset from my mom’s deck last night. The sunset wasn’t much, but there were some clouds that were lit from below and seemed to glow. These photos don’t really capture the opalescent quality … Continue reading

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Flowers and love and stuff…

Back in the Bay Area, back in the house where I grew up, back in the backyard where I played as a child. I know, every time I come back, I do posts about the backyard. I love the backyard. … Continue reading

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A special birthday, a long drive, and a new adventure that isn’t going to be all new…

I am back at my mom’s house in the San Francisco Bay Area, so that means pictures of flowers and dogs and sunsets and lots of other stuff. I drove 500 miles, from San Diego to the place I was … Continue reading

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I give you: the finger… wait… that sounds wrong…

The thing is… Hey, thing, it is good to have you back… I am still playing around with macro super-close-up photography. As per the suggestion of my son-in-law, who loaned me the three macro lens spacer thingies that I have … Continue reading

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Back-lit bougainvillea…

Just a few photos I took on my phone… From right outside the guard house where I work… Keeping the rich people in the exclusive private community safe from poor people… like me. That, is a bird of paradise flower. … Continue reading

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A closer look… part 2…

Some more of the photos I took, playing with the macro lenses. I have learned a few things. I have been too reliant on my auto focus. This is forcing me to master manual focusing. Also, I learned that it … Continue reading

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A closer look… part 1…

Did you notice the bee inside the flower? Okay, here is the story. My birthday is coming up. My older daughter asked me what I wanted. One thing was a macro lens for my camera, so I could take photos … Continue reading

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Flower power… part 3… wait… is that a flower made out of waves???

Why yes, yes it is. Made from one of those photos I took in my mom’s garden the other day… You, too, can combine any photo or image with some famous works of art, for free, with just a few … Continue reading

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