Ice Land

On this day everything was covered in ice. I made sure to have the light in front to help capture all the ice on the plants.

For: ice contest

Martini Treat

I didn't do anything special here. I just made sure that the camera was not moving as this is not the best light for taking pictures.

For: beverages contest

Cheers!

Did you know the first item in a Martini was a cherry. And now a days Instead of the typical cocktail olive, cocktail onion, or lemon twist, unique garnishes are being used in the new flavored martinis. Some of these garnishes are marinated capers, fresh herbs, or olives stuffed with blue cheese, an...

For: beverages contest

Ice Ice Baby

This is what happens when the sprinklers get turned on before the weather warms up.

For: ice contest

Squared Away

I found these squares in a water fountain. I waited till the sun was out to capture all the sunrays in the water to give the squares more flavor = )

For: squared contest

Sunflower Delight

For: flower closeup contest

Summer Blues

For: flower closeup contest

Vibrant Twins

California poppies are one of my favorite flowers. These two were blooming right next to eachother. I focused on the end of the petals to show of how soft and silky they are.

For: flower closeup contest

Heavenly Dreams

Here my cameras exposure is set higher then necasserry for this kind of light. But I wanted to over expose this shot to capture as much white as possible. Not too much detail here, but I like how soft this plant looks. By the way if you know the name of this plant, please let me know, I've been tryi...

For: white contest

When Nature Wins

Here I used sunset setting on my camera, allowing more light in.

For: nature vs human contest