I think Dandelions are actually very stunning. We tend to overlook them because their abundant and can be annoying. If they were rare we would probably covet them.

There’s an amazing amount of God’s handiwork in this little weed. I was thinking. If instead of being scattered around the yard I put all the dandelion into a flowerbed they would look pretty cool.

I shot this with Radio Poppers on my 580 flashed to get the Strobist side lighting effect. Then I felt it looked too normal in color so I applied an infrared preset from my PW2 collection. This tiny under appreciated weed is so intricate and detailed in it’s beauty.

This is a shot I took last fall of the old bridge spanning the Wenatchee river near Leavenworth WA. On Saturday it won the Icicle Prize 1st place color and peoples choice award. It took home $2000 in prize money.

I’d like to give a big thanks to a great local photographer, Julie Waites, who told me about this contest. I’m told the judges were unanimous and I’m excited and humbled that is did do well.

This is an HDR image taken with my Canon 30D. Such a cool old bridge. Here’s some history about it. Prints can be found in my canvas store.