Photographs and commentary by Dick Snoke
A return trip, hoping to find more wildflower blooms, bees and butterflies. The blooms were no more plentiful this time than they were two weeks ago. But most of the blooms were above my head. The stalks were very tall. I arrived too early…
One excellent sunrise, some turtles and mushrooms on a hike at Jones Bridge, and butterflies in the neighbor’s yard. Good fun in all cases.
Vistited Gibbs Gardens in Ball Ground, GA for the opening of their wildflower and butterfly garden. The blooms had begun but will be much, much better in a couple of weeks. And I could not leave without seeing the Japanese Garden and the waterlily…
Not as much opportunity in the second half of the month, but I did get a few. Sunrise light was good a couple of days, and the NGPC went out one night to photography the Milky Way. I also walked the greenway a few…
Another collection of sunrises over Lake Lanier. I have been going there for sunrise and a hike with my full backpack as often as possible.
I kept getting up of the sunrise because the sky cover kept creating good conditions for color, reflections and cool pictures. I go to West Bank Park on Lake Lanier to watch the sunrise and then walk the park looking for geese, ducks, herons,…
I did not get out for much hiking in July, primarily due to very hot, humid weather. It was just too oppressive to be out for long enough to have a good hike. Instead I went up to Lake Lanier many mornings (17 of…
The North Georgia Photography Club visited the museum to see what sort of images we could find and capture. I was (a) not particularly inspired, and (b) took only my 35 mm and 85 mm lenses. I really wanted my 11-16 mm lens, but…
I got up for the sunrise on four of the first five days of the month, a rare feat for me. The sunrises all turned out to be good, but the July 3 and July 4 were the best we’ve had for some time….
Three sets of pictures here: first is a couple of very pretty sunrises, second is from Gibbs Gardens, and third is from the State Botanical Garden of Georgia. These were shot over the course of eight days. Next, the images from Gibbs Gardens And…