Tag: Flagstaff
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Free: Three versions of bumblebee at white vetch flowers
I am loving giving some of my photos away on Pexels.com, with the understanding that those who are inspired to do so will make a contribution to this extremely dedicated photographer, photo editor, videographer, etc. Here are three versions of a photograph of a tricolored (Hunt’s?) bumblebee hovering by white vetch flowers. (Vetches are in […]
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wilcephotos on Pexels
Hi! Many of my photos are now downloadable, free, here— https://www.pexels.com/@jim-wilce-423947101 I love shooting, and I love sharing what I shoot. But does it seem strange to give away photos that I post for sale elsewhere? One “fstoppers” expert claims the free versions don’t compete with the commercial products. We’ll see. The key is you […]
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Various artists capturing “star trails”!
These photographers and other artists are simply terrific! I am very proud to honor their work here, and humbled that (through the good graces of Fine Art America), my offerings have found their way into the collection as numbers 17-20. Stay tuned to “outsoors with camera,” and please visit https://wilcephotos.myshopify.com! Or go straight to star […]
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More featuring of other artists: Birds in flight!
Along the lines of a couple of my posts yesterday, here are more GORGEOUS photos, almost all by other photographers. The theme of all of these works of art is BIRDS IN FLIGHT. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do! My several should be in positions 17-20. Oh, and FineArtAmerica, sponsoring this […]
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Boosting more colleagues SUNSET PHOTOS!
I like this idea of boosting my fellow photographers’ works! You can see mine in positions 17-20 northern arizona sunset photos
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Ravens: Showing You Originals And Final Versions
Sometimes it is interesting for photographer and audience to compare unedited or original versions with their “final” counterparts. (My images are almost never final, but always potential subjects for reworking.) Here I show you two raven photos that I just uploaded to Fine Art America, but you get to see what FAA folks do not– […]
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Buy a digital copy of this rock squirrel photo!
Rock squirrels are small rodents in the squirrel family, with short ears, and fur that blends with their preferred places to hang out—on large rocks. Yesterday (5 September) I posted this video to YouTube. The squirrels in the video might well be siblings. Here in Flagstaff Arizona where I filmed them, it seems that all […]
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Starbursts Redux, Facebook And Fineartamerica News
A while back, I shared with y’all my experiments with starburst patterns. Hard work has paid off. I’ve gotten a lot better at it. Check out this one— and visit my new Facebook page, wilcephotos, and fineartamerica to purchase prints and other items incorporating 10 of my very best photos.
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Playing, Part II
Yesterday (6th May), inspired by Jeff Goulden and Mike Smith on Fstoppers, I shot my first panorama on a camera (having tried without much luck shooting panoramas on my phone). It was hurried, playful, non-serious. Fun! Both Jeff and Mike suggested shooting panoramas handheld would work, and that’s what I tried. As Mike said, just […]
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Moonset in the Mountains 17March2022
Until recently, a huge frustration in shooting the bright moon and its dimmer context was this— I could 1) brighten the whole image in order to make the context visible, washing out the features of the moon, 2) dim the moon and make the context even less visible, or 3) use a brush to change […]
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Night Photography
Star Trails Over San Francisco Peaks Another photo from my pre-dawn photo-walk yesterday (2/17/22) morning…another shot at night photography (pun intended). What I am attempting is to minimize noise while maximizing light on my subject— the peaks and the stars above them. This involves the following settings— ISO 1000, f/2.8 at .50s, shot on my […]
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Motion Blur #2: Photographing American Avocets in Flight
I live hundreds of miles inland from the Pacific, but late in August, Flagstaff was visited by a flock of American Avocets. As you saw in my first Motion Blur post, the technique produces some cool effects. (By the way, like yesterday’s post, this shot was taken at the Old Walnut Canyon Road Ponds. I […]
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Waterfowl on Frances Short Pond (Flagstaff)
It’s been a frightfully warm winter, but not so warm as to completely melt the ice on our fair city’s beloved municipal pond near a couple of our public schools. Frances Short was an “educator and city councilperson” in Flagstaff. (For more information, click here.) The pond and its immediate environs are home to waterfowl […]
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Dragonflies mating mid-air
One of my favorite places in Flagstaff is Frances Short Pond. It is a hotspot for members of the Order Odonata— dragonflies and damselflies like the one below, which is, I believe, a “bluet.” But now the show I promised—a shaky video of two orange dragonflies and their mid-air mating dance. The still photos on […]