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2013-05-21 11:38:27 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 14 +1s)

"Human Beacon"

My goodness. Two panos in two days. 

This is a self-portrait from last night at Lake Minnewanka, a place where I hang out a lot. Another warm, calm, starry night in the mountains. And an amazing array of colours, especially with the greens brought out by the headlamp.

12 vertical images, Canon 5D Mk III, 24mm f/1.4L lens at f/1.8, ISO 1600, 30 seconds.

Lake Minnewanka, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.

2013-05-10 12:02:55 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

A Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle for you to enjoy. Found this one in Green Bottom, West Virginia.

2013-05-10 11:30:15 (7 comments, 2 reshares, 23 +1s)

For #buggyfriday  with +Ray Bilcliff +Sherry McBriar +Dorothy Pugh and +Victoria Etna 
and #odonatapoker  with +viviane godenne 
and #macro4all  with +Walter Soestbergen +Bill Urwin +Shane Williams +Mark O'Callaghan and +Chris Levers +Macro4All 

A mating pair of Fragile Forktail Ischnura posita damselflies from the Green Bottom Wildlife Management Area in Green Bottom, West Virginia.

2013-05-09 16:42:06 (0 comments, 4 reshares, 3 +1s)

This is the funniest thing I've seen in quite a while.

2013-05-07 01:13:23 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower

This morning during my workshop we setup to capture the Eta Aquarids meteor shower, at 2:30am we saw this giant meteor streak across the sky over Devil's Tower, what a sight!

Over the weekend several people signed up for my September workshop at Arches, there is only one spot left! 

http://www.davidkinghamphotography.com/workshops

2013-05-06 13:30:30 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 31 +1s)

For #macromonday with +Kelli Seeger Kim +Kerry Murphy +Jake Easley and +Jennifer Eden

A wasp hanging out in Green Bottom, West Virginia.

2013-05-05 12:06:07 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 32 +1s)

For #spidersunday curated by +Kimberly Hosey and +Mandy Allen +SpiderSunday

A little lynx I found yesterday at Green Bottom, West Virginia.

2013-05-03 13:19:48 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 43 +1s)

For #floralfriday curated by +Tamara Pruessner
A Rocky Geranium from Carter Caves State Park in Olive Hill, KY

2013-04-30 19:25:43 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

I noticed this behavior in damselflies a few years ago and managed to get some video today. On mornings with a heavy dew, they scoot up a blade of grass, building a large drop of water. Then they manipulate it with their front set(s) of legs. I assume they are drinking from the water blob.

2013-04-29 18:21:24 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 27 +1s)

A Morel mushroom that I found yesterday in Carter Caves State Park in Olive Hill, KY.

2013-04-29 14:58:33 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 34 +1s)

For #macromonday  by +Kerry Murphy +Jennifer Eden +Kelli Seeger Kim  and +Jake Easley 

These are bubbles from soda water clinging to the inside of a glass. Lit with off camera flash, I ended up with a great black background because of fall off.

2013-04-26 11:44:40 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 39 +1s)

The Eye of Sauron

I took this shot of a Jack in the Pulpit Arisaema triphyllum plant yesterday. I was concentrating on the spider and didn't notice until much later that the top looks eerily like an eye.

2013-04-24 12:23:24 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 28 +1s)

A couple blooms of Woodland Phlox from Carter Caves State Park in Olive Hill, KY. The spider is just a bonus. Maybe I should have saved this for #SpiderSunday

2013-04-19 18:33:09 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 25 +1s)

A Trillium from Carter Caves State Park in Olive Hill, KY.

2013-04-15 17:02:30 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 29 +1s)

For #MacroMonday with +Kerry Murphy +Kelli Seeger Kim +Jennifer Eden and +Jake Easley 

It's been a while since I posted, so I thought I would jump back in with my favorite group (don't tell the others). Sorry, I didn't follow the theme....I will try to do better.

Here are a couple flowers from this past weekend at Carter Caves State Park in Olive Hill, KY. I had a great day shooting with +Kristen Joy and her friend Tina.

2013-04-07 21:55:47 (11 comments, 2 reshares, 49 +1s)

Here is my first wildflower shot of the year--the beetle was just a bonus. It was taken at Carter Caves State Park in eastern Kentucky. If anyone can help ID this flower, I would sure appreciate it. 

2013-04-06 23:41:28 (6 comments, 2 reshares, 25 +1s)

I have wanted to try my hand at concert photography for a while. Last night I was given the opportunity to work a Willie Nelson concert in my home town. I was amazed that this (almost) 80 year old star played for 90 minutes straight to a very happy crowd. Here is one from the show. I was fortunate enough to have full access and even spent a great deal of time leaning on the stage, snapping away.

2013-01-06 19:20:48 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 17 +1s)

Thanks for the invitation Marc.

2012-11-11 18:08:53 (4 comments, 3 reshares, 30 +1s)

If you want to feel small, find some dark sky, crank up your ISO and take a 30 second exposure. Your camera sensor will capture so much more than you can see with the naked eye. This was taken 2 nights ago at Cedar Creek State Park, here in West Virginia.

2012-09-12 19:32:02 (9 comments, 0 reshares, 17 +1s)

What Is A Memory Worth ?

They tell us that a picture is worth a thousand words. If that is the case I've taken whole library's worth of photos, but what is a memory worth.\

I found this camera last week on Craigslist for $125.00. The person who sold it was not a photographer; his father purchased the camera new in the late 60's. I've recently had a re-kindling of my love for film. When I saw this ad, I pounced. Notice that the lens is a 55mm f/1.2, and what you cannot see is that this camera sat in it's case for the last 14 years. The previous owner was obviously VERY careful with his equipment-it is flawless. Ed Mika, from Canada, machines a replacement mount for this lens that will allow me to put it right on my 5D2. It even has a chip for focus confirmation.

Ever since I met the man in his home to purchase this beauty I've considered some of... more »

2012-07-23 17:08:13 (11 comments, 0 reshares, 64 +1s)

For #MacroMonday by +Kerry Murphy +Jennifer Eden and +Kelli Seeger Kim 

Sometimes I take a shot, process it, and get ready to post before I see something hidden within the photo. I got a kick out of this shot of a horsefly, but it may be because I have the mentality of a 14 year old boy.

2012-07-16 19:59:30 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 23 +1s)

For #ActionMonday by +Adrian Buturca 

Some whitewater rafters caught yesterday on the New River in beautiful West Virginia.

2012-07-09 22:51:29 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 11 +1s)

Hello everyone - hope this Monday is finding you well! Your response to Issue #1 of Exposed absolutely exceeded our expectations in every way, and with that in mind, we've taken a little extra time to be sure to bring you the best possible magazine we can. We've made a few changes here and there since the first issue - you can read more about those in the editor's column this month - but the most notable change is a simple one that we think you'll be most excited about:

more photos

Issue #2 comes to you with ten more pages than Issue #1, and +Levi Moore, +Geoff Yale and I couldn't be any more proud to feature these amazing people and share their beautiful photography with you. Speaking of that, we'd also like to thank +suzanne clements for her gorgeous cover photograph as seen below! 

And thanks again to each and every one of you whohel... more »

2012-07-09 15:15:08 (19 comments, 6 reshares, 98 +1s)

For #MacroMonday by +Kerry Murphy +Jennifer Eden and +Kelli Seeger Kim 
also #OdonataPoker by +viviane godenne 
and #OdeADay  with +Kimberly Hosey 

Odonata A Day 99/365

A beautiful Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina) dragonfly from Green Bottom, West Virginia.

2012-07-09 13:24:45 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 41 +1s)

I had a small computer problem yesterday, so here is my late entry for #OdeADay  with +Kimberly Hosey 

Odonata A Day 98/365

A Lancet Clubtail (Gomphus exilis) from earlier this year.

2012-07-08 00:06:31 (8 comments, 2 reshares, 50 +1s)

For #OdonataPoker by +viviane godenne 
and #OdeADay with +Kimberly Hosey 

Odonata A Day 97/365

A Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita) damselfly from beautiful West Virginia.

2012-07-07 05:08:46 (14 comments, 2 reshares, 62 +1s)

For #OdonataPoker by +viviane godenne 
and #OdeADay with +Kimberly Hosey 

Odonata A Day 96/365

A Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita) damselfly from Green Bottom, West Virginia.

2012-07-05 23:40:27 (9 comments, 1 reshares, 59 +1s)

For #OdonataPoker by +viviane godenne 
and #OdeADay with +Kimberly Hosey 

Odonata A Day 95/365

A Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) dragonfly from Green Bottom, West Virginia.

2012-07-05 00:28:27 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 43 +1s)

For #OdonataPoker  by +viviane godenne 
and #OdeADay  with +Kimberly Hosey 

Odonata A Day 94/365

An American Rubyspot (Hetaerina americana) from Sandstone Falls near Hinton, West Virginia.

2012-07-03 12:49:37 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 20 +1s)

For #BreakfastClub  by +Gemma Costa 
and #OdonataPoker  by +viviane godenne 
and #OdeADay  with +Kimberly Hosey 

Odonata A Day 93/365

A head on view of a  *12 Spot Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)* from the park in Barboursville, West Virginia.

2012-07-02 17:47:50 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 37 +1s)

For #MacroMonday by +Kerry Murphy +Kelli Seeger Kim and +Jennifer Eden 
also #OdonataPoker  by +viviane godenne 
and #OdeADay  with +Kimberly Hosey 

Odonata A Day 92/365

Here is a shot from last week of a Double Striped Bluet (Enallagma basidens). Anyone see anything wrong with this picture ?

2012-07-02 03:29:33 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

For #OdonataPoker  by +viviane godenne 
and #OdeADay  with +Kimberly Hosey 

Odonata A Day 91/365

Sorry about the late post. We are in a state of emergency in West Virginia with heavy storm damage. I am on my third day without electricity, but otherwise all is well. Here is my submission for my daily project. It is what happens when a spider needs a snack and a forktail damselfly wanders into the wrong web.

2012-06-30 18:07:14 (8 comments, 3 reshares, 40 +1s)

For #OdonataPoker by +viviane godenne 
and #OdeADay  with +Kimberly Hosey 

Odonata A Day 90/365

A Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) dragonfly scratching an itch on his eye. Taken at the park in Barboursville, West Virginia.

2012-06-29 13:40:42 (7 comments, 1 reshares, 33 +1s)

For #BreakfastClub by +Gemma Costa 
and #BuggyFriday  by +Ray Bilcliff +Sherry McBriar and +Margaret Tompkins 
and #OdonataPoker by +viviane godenne 
and #OdeADay with +Kimberly Hosey 

Odonata A Day 89/365

A Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) from the park in Barboursville, West Virginia.

2012-06-28 18:46:10 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 21 +1s)

For #OdonataPoker by +viviane godenne 
and #OdeADay with +Kimberly Hosey 

Odonata A Day 88/365

A Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) found in the park in Barboursville, West Virginia yesterday. This little man was so patient with me. I even slipped in some mud (landing on my butt) and he still didn't fly away until long after I was finished. Until he took off, I wasn't sure he wasn't glued to his perch, lol.

2012-06-27 21:28:16 (10 comments, 1 reshares, 46 +1s)

For #OdonataPoker  by +viviane godenne 
and #OdeADay  with +Kimberly Hosey 

Odonata A Day 87/365

A 12 Spot Skimmer (Libellula pulchella) from Barboursville, West Virginia. The Latin in the name means "pretty", and that may be an understatement. These are among my favorites.

2012-06-26 19:34:09 (9 comments, 1 reshares, 49 +1s)

For #OdonataPoker  by +viviane godenne 
and #OdeADay with +Kimberly Hosey 

Odonata A Day 86/365

A male Spangled Skimmer (Libellula cyanea) from Green Bottom, West Virginia. This species is pretty easy to identify by the white stigmas.

2012-06-25 18:46:11 (7 comments, 2 reshares, 52 +1s)

For #MacroMonday  by +Kerry Murphy +Jennifer Eden and +Kelli Seeger Kim 
and #OdonataPoker by +viviane godenne 
and #OdeADay with +Kimberly Hosey 

Odonata A Day 85/365

The world needs more Blue Dashers (Pachydiplax longipennis) and so here is a female showing off her beautiful wing and back structure.

2012-06-24 14:45:20 (10 comments, 4 reshares, 53 +1s)

For #OdonataPoker by +viviane godenne 
and #OdeADay with +Kimberly Hosey 

Odonata A Day 84/365

A juvenile *Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina) found in beautiful West Virginia.

2012-06-23 20:58:06 (22 comments, 1 reshares, 47 +1s)

For #OdonataPoker  by +viviane godenne 
and #OdeADay with +Kimberly Hosey 

Odonata A Day 83/365

Guess what ??? It's a Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) from beautiful West Virginia.

2012-06-22 17:49:22 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

236 Ambassadors for Photography

At the beginning of the month +Photography Decathlon asked for suggestions for who should represent each of the 10 styles of photography that will be represented at this years competition in October. (Teach and judge.)

The post was well received getting 400+ shares and many hundred comments on several different shares.
There were 536 suggestions (thankfully many repeated) and in the end these 236 photographers.

I should share
It dawned on me that people out there really believe in these photographers and therefore a shared list/circle of these people would truly be of a great benefit to all.

Add Shared Circle
Perhaps you're already following most of them, perhaps only a few... I suggest you, create a little circle and try them all out, I'll bet you'll find some hidden gems like Iha... more »

2012-06-22 17:58:38 (7 comments, 3 reshares, 40 +1s)

For #BuggyFriday by +Ray Bilcliff +Sherry McBriar and +Margaret Tompkins 
and #BreakfastClub  by +Gemma Costa 
and #OdonataPoker by +viviane godenne 
and #OdeADay  with +Kimberly Hosey 
#HQSPPromotion  by +Rinus Bakker +Marina Versaci +Carina Marsh +Thierry Raemaekers and +Mukundh B 
Odonata A Day 82/365

Another of the Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) dragonflies from Green Bottom, West Virginia. 

2012-06-21 14:14:27 (13 comments, 1 reshares, 43 +1s)

For #BreakfastClub by +Gemma Costa 
and #OdonataPoker by +viviane godenne 
and #OdeADay with +Kimberly Hosey 

Odonata A Day 81/365

An American Rubyspot (Hetaerina americana) damselfly found at Sandstone Falls near Hinton, West Virginia.

2012-06-20 11:38:53 (9 comments, 1 reshares, 41 +1s)

For #BreakfastClub  by +Gemma Costa 
and #OdonataPoker  by +viviane godenne 
and #OdeADay with +Kimberly Hosey 

Odonata A Day 80/365

Here is a Meadowhawk (Sympetrum sp.) of some kind found in Princeton, WV. We have several species in the area, but unless you see the white or blue face on a mature one, it is nearly impossible to narrow down the specific variety.

2012-06-19 12:58:57 (20 comments, 2 reshares, 48 +1s)

For #OdonataPoker by +viviane godenne 
and #OdeADay  with +Kimberly Hosey 

Odonata A Day 79/365

A Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile) I found the other day while shooting in Princeton, West Virginia.

2012-06-18 23:17:50 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

What If I Died Tomorrow ?

  At my mother's house is a drawer full of old photographs. I'm sure there are drawers and shoe boxes around the world with faded snapshots from the past.  I have good intentions to scan and save these memories, and I even made a trip there with a scanner once, but I never seem to find the time. My mother is the only person left who knows who some of these people are, so I hope to get off my butt and preserve these memories while there is time.

  Thinking about this today made me wonder What if I died tomorrow ? I have a bunch of external drives with terabytes of data. Would anyone even look at my raw images ? Would anyone even care about the work that has consumed me for years ? After all, these are only little boxes of electronics, not a photo or album that you can hold in your hands.

  I think I need a plan, andI'm... more »

2012-06-18 17:26:01 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Wildlife photographers v. 22

Another full update. All people here were checked "manually" by me to see if they still post wildlife. 

Please reshare.

To check if you're included here, click on View shared circle and then search for your name in a Search in this circle box.

If you post wildlife photos regularly on G+, please comment here and I'll include you in the next update.

2012-06-18 13:01:48 (18 comments, 1 reshares, 74 +1s)

For #MacroMonday by +Kerry Murphy +Jennifer Eden and +Kelli Seeger Kim 
and #BreakfastClub  by +Gemma Costa 
and #OdonataPoker by +viviane godenne 
and #OdeADay with +Kimberly Hosey 
#PlusPhotoExtract  

Odonata A Day 78/365

A spreadwing damselfly trying to hide behind some grass. I had to lie down in mud for this shot, but I think getting eye level is important. 

2012-06-17 15:16:34 (18 comments, 5 reshares, 68 +1s)

For #OdonataPoker by +viviane godenne 
and #OdeADay  with +Kimberly Hosey 
#PlusPhotoExtract  

Odonata A Day 77/365

Another Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) dragonfly from the Green Bottom Wildlife Management Area in beautiful West Virginia.

2012-06-16 15:49:54 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

E N J O Y the release of the updated High Quality Nature Photographer Circle v 4.0!
A huge THANK YOU to all the people (some have been exceptional generous) who did awesome nominations!!!
Now it is all up to you if this will become another great success.

Members are always very kind and supportive
Some notes about sharing for the new ones:
We all want to be in a circle to get some more attention and friends. Being in a circle which is not re-shared is pointless, we have no re-share police, but 
if YOU want to SUPPORT please ADD this circle to yours AND RE-SHARE publicly, so everyone benefits even the people that else never would see the circle and you give them a chance to add.
This is just the way it is. Thank you in advance!

What is in the circle:
Mainly ASTONISHING PHOTOGRAPHERS OFN... more »