a place to be
Labels: art, nature, photography
posted by Jim at 11:39 AM
We are a car-free retired couple living in a small 950 sq ft mountain cabin on less than 1/4 acre at 6,750 ft elevation. The native plant habitat we established on the property now exceeds 100 species and we grow organic vegetables on a small portion of the yard. In our continuing efforts toward simple, sustainable and rewarding lives we bid our last car "Good Riddance" in January of 1997. Earth Home Garden represents what we love in life; our bountiful planet EARTH and all her natural diversity; our cozy little cabin HOME and the family it has sheltered for 29 years; and the GARDEN around us which nurtures so many native creatures and helps feed us as well. It's our PLACE TO BE........... ***NOTICE*** Unless otherwise stated, all photos and text posted here are the copyrighted property of Jim Otterstrom, who hereby grants permission to re-print or re-publish his work, freely, for non-commercial purposes, so long as it is un-altered and credit is given. See the Creative Commons license at bottom of page.
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14 Comments:
That's a great shot, Jim - the richness of the colour, the light and the texture of the leaf are wonderful. Golden Octobers indeed!
Thanks Sara, and guess who got a new camera yesterday?
I found a way to post larger pictures here too, so the blog will probably take on a slightly different look.
Do you have any info on the settings of your camera for that reflected leaf photo of yours?
I'm so taken with it that I've saved it in a folder to drool over now & then.
2:03 PM
Gorgeous photo Jim!
Thanks again for your compliment on my blog!
Wow. That's all I can say.
(well, almost all...I did want to add that I think Dallas looks like a great companion. Dogs, you gotta love 'em.)
Just found you by reading the comment you left over at sara's site.
Your photography is beautiful, Jim. I'm going to explore your blog, but this photo of the leaf, and the one of the heron below are spectacular.
What kind of camera did you get?
I'm surprised you were able to get the leaf to hold still long enf to take this really nice photo.
rexroth's daughter-
Glad to see you here.
I've had a Canon Powershot 4mp S200 Digital Elph (a tiny but very competent point & shoot camera) for several years but I've been waiting for something more versatile, with telephoto and manual controls, that wouldn't bankrupt me.
The camera I just bought is the new Canon Powershot 5mp S2 IS with 12X image stabilized optical zoom (36 to 433mm) and a super-macro feature where the subject can actually be touching the glass and the lense will focus on it.
A sweet camera for under $450!
Pablo-
The leaves were fluttering all over the place, and I took that in normal macro mode, not super-macro, about 4" from the lense and the camera just handled the rest.
I cropped the picture about 30% I believe to bring the leaf forward.
Wow, that color is gorgeous!
And, of the topic--what a wonderfully happy picture you have for your profile. I can feel the warmth radiating from you all.
swamp4me-
I've had several incredible canine companions in my life and Dallas is right there with the best of 'em.
I don't know how I get so lucky...
lene-
That is the actual color too!
No photoshop stuff.
wow. that is gorgeous!
stella & stefani-
Thanks, and yes stefani you are welcome to use the photo as a screensaver, I'm glad you like it.
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