Some of her favorite things - #5 - Day Lillies

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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).

Witch's Thimble Day Lilly

Nikon D300 with Sigma 180mm f/3.5 macro lens
1/30 sec at f/11, ISO 400
Pensacola FL - 2010

Witch's Thimble Day Lilly

Nikon D300 with Sigma 180mm f/3.5 macro lens
1/30 sec at f/11, ISO 400
Pensacola FL - 2010

Witch's Thimble Day Lilly

Nikon D300 with Sigma 180mm f/3.5 macro lens
1/80 sec at f/14, ISO 400
Pensacola FL - 2010

Day Lilly

Nikon D300 with Sigma 180mm f/3.5 macro lens
1/250 sec at f/11, ISO 200
Pensacola FL - 2010

Day Lilly

Nikon D300 with Sigma 180mm f/3.5 macro lens
1/40 sec at f/14, ISO 200
Pensacola FL - 2010

Day Lilly

Nikon D300 with Sigma 180mm f/3.5 macro lens
1/40 sec at f/14, ISO 200
Pensacola FL - 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.