Early Blooms

 

Found these beauties in the yard and they made me want for that warm sunny southern weather!

 

 

Camellia

 

 

 

 

Canon 7D, ISO 320, 100mm, f/22, 0.4 sec

 

 

 

Daffodil

 

 

 

 

Canon 7D, ISO 400, 100mm, f/22, 1.6 sec

 

 

 

A little outdoor macro photography together with some beautiful light

 

 

C'mon Spring!!

 

 

Peace

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dark Companion

 

 

Swing Time

 



 

 

Canon 7D, ISO 200, 16mm, f/8.0, 1/400

 

 

 

A Sip of Wine

 

 

 

Canon 7D, ISO 100, 85mm, f/16, 1/200

 

 

 

Black and White photography and a shadow

 

 

Have a great week!

 

Peace 

 

 

 

 



Pompeii Today

AD 79, August 24 and only 17 years removed from a major earthquake, the city of Pompeii was buried under the volcanic ash from Mt Vesuvius. As the super heated air engulfed the city and a glowing cloud of volcanic ash and debris rolled down the slopes of Vesuvius, the buildings and it's inhabitants were quickly buried and thus preserved in detail for hundreds of years. What remains today is a fascinating journey back in time making it a wonderful place for black and white photography. 

 

 

 

 

Mt Vesuvius

 

Canon 7D, ISO100, 75mm,f9.0, 1/500 

 

Pompeii

 

Canon 7D, ISO200, 95mm, f5.0, 1/640

 

 

 

Pompeii

 

Canon 7D, ISO200, 24mm, f13, 1/160

 

 

Thanks for viewing and go have a great week!

 

John

 





Baby Girl Watching Snow Flakes

During a recent snow fall I was able to capture this beautiful baby watching snow fall from the skies. Living in North Carolina where it does not snow often, it may have been her first experience for watching snow flakes.

 

Canon 7D ISO 640, 50mm, f2.0, 1/320

 

When she turned from the window, I shot this using the same beautiful light.

 

 

Canon 7D, ISO 640, 50mm, f2.0, 1/400

 

Thanks for viewing and hope you have a great week!!

 

John

 

 

 

 

Black and White Rose

With all the snow and cold weather going on in everyone's lives, I thought I'd share this black and white rose.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canon 7D, ISO 200, 100mm macro, f22, 0.3 second Nik Silver Effex

 

 

Enjoy and stay warm!

 

Peace

 

 

John

Thankful for Mother Earth

                                            Autumn on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Rough Ridge



Beacon Heights

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring Is In The Air

60 degree temperatures get us thinking of the warm weather approaching and an end to winter confinement. I took advantage of a warm day by visiting the Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden in beautiful Belmont, NC.  With orchids in bloom and plenty of other flowers through out the grounds it was a great time to try some new techniques and capture the beauty of the season. C'mon warm weather and goodbye winter!

 

 

 

 

Many thanks to my friend Bill Kent who recently helped with some very bad technical and physical problems I encountered with my computer. Bill got my totally crashed computer up and running and very backed up. Also thanks to a couple of photographers who always share their knowledge with me, Larry Geter and Terie Christmas Davis. Larry and Terie have helped with my understanding of macro photography and are always keeping me inspired!

 

 Thank you Bill, Larry and

Terie I got the blog up again!!

 

 

 

 

Thanks for viewing the blog and have a great week!

 

John

 

Web: www.noblecoastphotography.com

 

Phone: 704 905 9403

 

Email: noblecoastphotography@gmail.com