Autumn beauty

I decided that I was long overdue for some new content! I've been very busy in the interim, but haven't had much time for art or photography. Last weekend I finallly broke out the camera and captured a few shots of the splendor of the autumn foliage, plus a few other shots that I just liked. Hope you will enjoy them, too!

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Hornet's Nest ©2010 J. Nichols

Red! ©2010 J. Nichols

Pastoral ©2010 J. Nichols

Droplet ©2010 J. Nichols

Sugar Maple ©2010 J. Nichols

The Farmhouse ©2010 J. Nichols

Falls ©2010 J. Nichols

Fire ©2010 J. Nichols

Reflections ©2010 J. Nichols

Red Maple ©2010 J. Nichols

Holly Berries ©2010 J. Nichols

Autumn Colors

I had the opportunity today to get in a few photos of some of the beautiful trees near where I live. This year has offered some remarkable color, some of the best I've seen in a few years. Click for larger images & enjoy!


Maple leaves



Trees and fenceline



Japanese maple


Kwanzan cherry leaves



More maple leaves



Blueberry leaves




all images ©2008 J. Nichols

Toxic images

Thought I'd share some new images of poisonous plants.
The first is a new digital manipulation, and the second is my first (crude) attempt at an HDR image. Let me know what you think!
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Pokeberry ©2008 J. Nichols




Deadly Nightshade ©2008 J. Nichols

Autumn's Splendors

Got a chance today to head out with the camera and document a bit of the changing seasons. Always nice to see the colors change as the days grow shorter and the temperatures fall. Let me know what you think; C & C’s always welcome!



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Pretty Poison ©2008 J. Nichols






Russian Sage ©2008 J. Nichols






Salvia ©2008 J. Nichols

After the Frost

A new scanograph that I did today to celebrate the change of season. Let me know what you think!

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After the Frost ©2008 J.Nichols

Sphere of Influence

Thought I’d post an image that I’d tweaked a bit in PS. The original image is a scanograph of a glass sphere that I made last year. I’ve never been able to successfully capture the color when I’ve tried to photograph it. This comes close to how it looks when lit from below. C & C’s welcome!

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Sphere of influence ©2008 J. Nichols

Something oldish, something newish

I’ve been at a bit of a creativity loss lately, so I’ve decided to revisit some earlier works and rework some of them a bit. Here are two of my "new" old pieces. C&C’s welcome!




Rattus 2.0 ©2008 JNichols



Violent Flower, Cropped ©2008 JNichols

Spirea

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This is a new digital manipulation of a photo taken yesterday. Quite often I will take a photo, and then see the potential for using it in another piece of work or as a piece by itself. Most of my work revolves around explorations of light and color, regardless of the medium I choose to work with at the time.