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a light-hearted look at life by Tresha Barger

Green Lizard

Posted on July 31, 2017 by treshabarger

Saw this handsome guy hanging out on the fence railing.

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Blurry Hawk Photos

Posted on July 30, 2017 by treshabarger

I tried to sneak up on the hawk sitting on the perch to get a closeup photo. That didn’t happen.

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Great White Heron

Posted on July 29, 2017 by treshabarger

I got lucky this bird flew by within range while I had my camera out.

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I played around a little bit in Lightroom, darkening the photograph for a silhouette effect.

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Caught the Cat Napping

Posted on July 11, 2017 by treshabarger

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Sunflower with Spider Friend

Posted on July 5, 2017 by treshabarger

I particularly like finding flowers with friends. I photographed this pair early in the morning.

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I manipulated it in Lightroom by toning down the clarity. (I love the “Clarity” feature in Lightroom.) When I increase the clarity I am amazed at the amount of detail that shows up. This time, however, I decreased the clarity as far as it could go, giving the photograph a somewhat dreamy look.