Bruce Dean (Puchinpappy)'s photos

This is my contribution for World Photography Day, 2026. I saw a short video on FB about taking photos of a moving subject through bushes and decided to try it out. This thoroughfare runs past my house. Spruce trees line the road. ———- The photographer I respect and honour today is Joel Sartore from National Geographic. Not only is he an iconic photographer, he is also a wonderful teacher. I was inspired by his teaching videos on the Art of Travel Photography. His Photo Ark project demonstrates the importance of our medium in preserving the existential record of so many species before we destroy them. One photo can indeed say a thousand words. Check out his books and videos at your local library.

SSC: An animal or human portrait. Lorne Lake, British Columbia.

Stink Bug After a Lab Treatment

For SSC: Black and White landscape. We were on the road, so I did not contribute for a couple of Saturdays. We saw many wonderful landscapes, but none as unique as this place along Highway 3 near Oysoyoos, British Columbia, Canada. It is on indigenous land and is sacred to the Syilx Okanogan Nation. Two weeks earlier, it just looked like a pond. For information about this lake: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_Lake

Overlooking reflections of the Columbia River from the pedestrian bridge in Trail, BC, Canada. The reflections were caught using the internal ND effect of my camera.

SSC: Minimalism

When the light tells you to get your camera, you listen.

SSC - Two fixed objects.

SSC: Still Life in the Style of the Old Masters. I found a still life of flowers painted in 1655 with lots of black that made the flowers pop. I used the tulips in my wife's garden (I did not dare pick any for this project). I found a preset on my newest version of Lightroom. I had been using my old version, LR 5. It gave a more painterly feel, so here is my offering this week.

SSC, wide perspective

For SSC: Red A functioning vintage fire hydrant in Rossland, British Columbia. It was installed in 1896. I used a pinhole art effect in my camera.

I was pleased and humbled to discover that this photo placed first at my photo club competition in 2026 for the Nature category. 25/30.

This is my first photo and observation of a Spotted Towhee. Pipilo maculatus.

A detail from an art exhibit at the Kootenay Art Gallery, Castlegar, British Columbia.

SSC This week's challenge, a triptych. A triptych of a Song Sparrow's eyes. Larnell Harris sings “His Eye is on the Sparrow.” youtu.be/n3OdGDzyFV8?si=Q4rYXQP7Co3Zn8Fz “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. 30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. (Matthew 10:29–31)