Fall is in the Air

The leaves are beginning to change here in my neck of the woods. It is time to start taking photographs before it all goes away. Here is my first shot!

Beautiful Sunset

The clouds moved in and made a beautiful sunset.

Introducing the Castros

My daughter was married to the most wonderful young man on Saturday. I left my camera put away almost the whole day. They had a professional wedding photographer but when everyone started taking pictures with their cell phones, I grabbed my camera and took a few myself. This is my favorite.

A Snake in the Bush

It is October 15th and it has been a warm autumn. Still, imagine my surprise when I was informed that there was a snake in the bush outside the entrance to my apartment building. I'm not sure what kind of snake it is but I'm leaning toward garden snake. I am not going to pick it up though. I'm happy to photograph it and let it go on its merry way. Now, if it finds its way into my house then it is war but I'll leave it alone as long as it stays outside. It was not aggressive and eventually started squirming its way down into the bush. If any of you know what kind of snake it is, email me at daylilydreamsphotography@gmail.com.

Amazing sky

I had to post this picture just because the sky was so pretty. Technically, it isn't a good picture, with the tree in the middle and all of the power lines dissecting the sky but sometimes you just have to capture the beautiful sky even if it isn't the perfect picture.

Swallowtail on Echinacea

I just love taking pictures of butterfly's, bees and other insects. The trouble is that it gets harder and harder to find a different way to photograph them.  They are usually on the butterfly bushes but this one was on an Echinacea flower and was an especially pretty "pose". Enjoy it.

DaylilyDreamsPhotography on Wix

I had completely forgotten that I had started a free website on Wix. I went there today and did some updates. Check them out here http://lisahedgecock.wix.com/daylily-dreams-photo-by-lisa.

Now on Instagram!

The Blooms of Summer

I have been over at my neighbor's house again to take butterfly pictures and noticed that the blooms of spring and summer are starting to fade. I thought I would take a picture of the flowers that were still nice. Here they are.

A Praying Mantis

Found another, bigger praying mantis in the bushes. I was able to get a pretty good picture of it looking at me. They are pretty cool insects.

Another Point of View

It's summer and the butterflies are all around. They are mostly the yellow eastern swallowtails but there are some blackish blue ones that I looked up and are another kind of swallowtail. I went out for some pictures but the wind started kicking up and that made it next to impossible to get any. I did get a couple and I like the angle of this one.

Just Ducky

I came across a picture that I took back in 2010. I used some Photoshop
skills that I have learned since then to correct a color cast from the original picture. This little duckling is so cute and I'm sure it will bring back some memories for my friend who is holding the little duck.

Sippin' Nectar

I love taking bug pictures. I especially love dragonflies and butterflies. This one came out nice.

Another cool butterfly

My neighbor is so nice. She lets me come over and take pictures. Today I took photos of butterflies on her butterfly bush. However, the best one was when I turned around and saw this butterfly on one of her other flowers. Enjoy!

Eastern Swallowtail

We just had a fast but nasty storm blow through. The sun quickly came back out and so did this butterfly. I don't know where it weathered the storm but I'm glad it made it through.

Another Dragonfly

Here is another view of yesterday's dragonfly!

The Dragon's Fly

I watched this cool dragonfly while I was out walking my dog. Afterward, I grabbed my camera and was delighted that the little guy was still hanging out in the bushes. I couldn't use auto-focus
so I had to manually focus but I'm getting better and quicker at that. Here is one of the pictures that I liked the best.

Not quite the super moon.

The super moon is supposed to be visible tomorrow night, so I will probably be out taking more pictures. Meanwhile, I got one of the moon tonight. I had a 100-300 lens with a 2x converter. The auto-focus wouldn't work with my converter so I had to use manual focus with my window sill being my "tripod". I'll have to go outside with the tripod tomorrow night. Here is the picture of the moon from tonight.

I caught a lightning bug right as it spread its wings to fly away!

The Sweet Blooms of Spring

I love Mimosa Tree Blooms. They look like sweet tentacles of nectar that the butterflies and bees seem to love. They are such a pretty pink and so delicate. Here is one for your enjoyment.