Shooting in the rain has its challenges and its rewards. Here raindrops cling to a curling vetch vine.
Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm lens, ISO 1250, f/4.2, 1/320″ exposure
The poppies in our backyard garden are in full bloom.
Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm lens, ISO 800, f/8, 1/400″ exposure
Siberian iris on the verge of blooming in our side garden.
Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm lens, ISO 400, f/3.3, 1/1600″ exposure
Cinnamon fern spores grow on their own fronds and turn a lovely cinnamon color—hence the name!
Nikon D600, Nikon 24-120mm lens @ 95mm, ISO 160, f/4, 1/80″ exposure
A field of dandelions in Huntington Center
This very friendly chocard let me get quite close on our visit to the Aiguille du Midi above Chamonix!
These fine and delicate alpine flowers—Primula integrifolia—were blooming in a tiny crag. Some of the Aiguilles Rouges tower above.
This scene greeted us on our arrival as we stepped out onto the back deck of our chalet in Chamonix for the first time. The Dôme de Goûter and Aiguille de Bionassay were shrouded in cloud and lit up with sunset alpenglow.
These stately sycamores line the Cour Mirabeau, one of the central streets in Aix-en-Provence
John Hadden Photography 