Some of her favorite things - #3 - Various

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A continuation of blog posts highlighting some of the flowers grown in Betty’s gardens in various locations (FL, PA, TX, CO).

Mexican milkweed (Monarch's lay eggs on this)
Panasonic DMC-FZ50, 24mm
1/25 sec at f/8, ISO 100
2007

‘Casual Country’ Daylily
Nikon D300 with Sigma 180mm f/3.5 lens
1/40 sec at f/14, ISO 400
2010

Hydrangea macrocarpa 'Madame Emile Noulierre'
Nikon D300 with Sigma 180mm f/3.5 lens
1/13 sec at f/22, ISO 200
2010

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David Sparks

I retired in 2005 after 40 years of research and teaching at the University of Alabama in Birmingham (24 years), the University of Pennsylvania (8 years) and the Baylor College of Medicine (8 years). Photography is my retirement hobby.

Nature photography, especially bird photography, combines a number of things that I really enjoy: bird-watching, being outdoors, photography, travel, messing about with computers, and learning new skills and concepts.  I now spend much of my time engaged in these activities.

David Sibley in the preface to The Sibley Guide to Birds wrote "Birds are beautiful, in spectacular as well as subtle ways; their colors, shapes, actions, and sounds are among the most aesthetically pleasing in nature."  My goal is to acquire images that capture the beauty and uniqueness of selected species as well as images that highlight the engaging behaviors the birds exhibit.