Bruce Dean (Puchinpappy)'s photos

This hibiscus was fully open while overwintering in our house. Although it was a day before the official start of spring, there are no outdoor flowers here and won't be until next month.

For SSC. The assignment: A single flower, reflected in a mirror, with a monochrome background and the mirror frame is visible in portrait mode. The focus is on the reflection. The flower was perfectly open two days previous. (PIP) It has been overwintering indoors.

For SSC, mirror reflection. This mirror is found in the lid of a cosmetics case. It is surrounded by black velvet and reflects what I put in the container. And yes, the golf ball is green, there is no processing.

I thought we would have clouds, but when I checked, there was just enough clear sky to get this shot. I spent most of my time trying to lock onto it with my camera. It was at a very high angle and appeared small. The viewfinder had a hard time since it was not very bright. I was using a long focal length combination which also made it difficult. My tripod head gave me grief because I had trouble locking in place with the incline I was imposing upon it. No crop. PnP in note. A lunar eclipse photo I made ten years ago.

This fellow is eating well at our feeder is is looking good to the girls who will be looking for a healthy mate soon.

This dragon was a gift from a friend. I named him Gordon. He is a replica of a detail of one of the buildings at Oxford University. For Saturday Self-challenge. Front lighting/ shadowless.

A derelict, boarded up, building in Trail, British Columbia as night descends.

A visitor in our backyard. Song Sparrow

To the best of my understanding, this is a Saab 340B. This aircraft is coming in for landing near my home. It follows the Columbia River valley in our mountainous region, turns, and lands, on a rare flat spot. I was trying out my new camera and a new lens. I was pleased with the results since I had no time to change my settings. The flights are rare, maybe two to four scheduled flights a day so I was surprised to get this opportunity while I was outside taking photos of the birds in my backyard. It was also a rare sunny day at this time of year. No crop.

Spider leg in our sink. The leg was still on the spider.

Nancy Greene Provincial Park.

From our front yard.

After several days of clouds the sun came out and illumined this autumn scene across the street from our home.

Pine Siskins.

Pine Siskins at our backyard spa. Expand for details.

Dissosteira carolina.

We dipped across the the US border for a day trip and found this flag, in a nice neighborhood, declaring that the country is in trouble. The upside-down flag is a sign of distress, recently brought to public attention by a Supreme Court Justice who displayed this orientation on his property. The juxtaposition of this perceived despair, with the reality of prosperity that this house demonstrates, and this level of paranoia is baffling. US flags on personal property are ubiquitous wherever you go in the States but this seems out of place for all kinds of reasons.