Big Skies and Temporary Insanity

Again I find myself
In the throes of creating
Embracing insanity
A momentary freedom

Cover photo is simple stitched rendering of what was there.

There has been a tug to delve back into nut-job photography. Casting off all inclinations of truth and simply work with available colors, tones and shapes to make something “different.” Perhaps selfishly different, or just a thing that taps into fictional story telling.
Photographer Alessandra Chaves posted her reasons for hanging on to her Nikon D750. She nails it. https://alessandrachaves.com/2025/03/28/why-i-have-not-replaced-my-nikon-d750-yet/.
I would also add that Nikon realized the power behind digital photography. Their internal software allows for multiple exposures for up to three frames. It also will average the exposures so that it does not blow out if done correctly.
Brilliant and powerful.
Imagine stacking images in-camera using long and fast shutters along with different focal lengths.
It had been awhile. I had to get reacquainted with the 750. It is a bit clunky and simple. That is its charm.
Unlike the Z mounts, it renders a RAW final output.
Brilliant.
This old addiction. Wants me again. Note: Edit – the 750 allows three frames not ten (corrected).

Sow What

photo depicts a spent seed cluster

Time spent
Witnessed
By the debris
Under our Feet

Carrot nest. A seed cluster after release of its souls.

I have come to realize just how soft my old 105mm is. Maybe white was not a good choice for the background.

Nature Never Stops

A baby quail was captured by accident

We’ve become very good
Pointing out where things stood
And how invasive things can be

The bigger picture will show
The offence and its blow
Points back to the speaker, that’s me

While trying to promote monarch butterflies and make video of their flight, I witnessed a hawk taking a young quail.
Nature can be brutal. What happened next was troubling…then satisfying.
The story: