RubyRedShoes

High key image of white dew-covered passion flower against a pure white background.

Passion in White
#Nikon #Art #Flowers #PassionFlower #Manitoulin #HighKey

Low key image of dew covered white passion flower against a solid black background

Dark Passion
#Nikon #Flowers #Art #PassionFlower #Manitoulin #LowKey

Image of large bright red sun dawning over a body of water.

As photographers, we are often guilty of over-complicating things as we try for our next great shot. Sometimes it's good to just take a step back and appreciate the simple things.
#Nikon #Art #Sunrise #Manitoulin #Nature

Image of wet bluebird sitting and watching the rain fall.

Blue in the rain...
#Nikon #Blue #Bluebirds #Birds #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Manitoulin #Rain #Bokeh

Image of a sunrise over a stream. There is a large patch of spatterdock in the foreground with one yellow bloom standing up from the water.

Dawn of the spatterdock.
#Nikon #Sunriser #Flowerts #Spatterdock #WaterLilies #Nature #Art #Manitoulin

Close-up, and face-on, view of a goldenrod crab spider. Foliage from Queen Anne's lace makes up the background.

She sits upon the Iron Throne.
#Nikon #Macro #Spiders #Goldenrodcrabspider #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Manitoulin

Close up image of a raptor, most likely a Broad-winged Hawk.

Simple raptor portrait.
#Nikon #Birds #Raptors #BirdsOfPrey #WildlifePhotography #Nature #Manitoulin

Image of antique looking vase filled with rain-drop covered roses, shot against a black back-drop.

Rainy days were made for working indoors on still life images...
#Nikon #StillLife #Art #Flowers #Roses #RainyDays #Manitoulin

Image of two purple clematis blooms covered in rain drops.

Rainy days were made for flowers.
#Nikon #Flowers #Art #Clematis #Rain #Manitoulin

Image from behind of fledgling Eastern Bluebird. It is sitting in the rain and looking back over its shoulder towards the viewer.

Fledgling Eastern Bluebird in the rain.
#Nikon #Birds #Nature #WildlifePhotography #BabyAnimals #Manitoulin #Rain #Art #Bluebirds

Pure Majick. 💛

Image with a foggy field of daisies in the foreground. The bright orange sun is rising through a pair of large trees in the background. The image is fittingly entitled, "Meadows of Heaven".

Meadows of Heaven
#Nikon #Landscapes #Art #Moody #LandscapePhotography #Sunrise #Manitoulin

Three fledgling bluebirds sitting on a tree branch and waiting for lunch to be delivered.

Three of Four... fledgling Eastern Bluebirds being raised on our farm. We are beyond blessed by the moments Nature shares with us.
#Nikon #BusyParents #Birds #Bluebirds #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Manitoulin #Babies #EasternBluebirds #Blue

Image of fox kit sitting up at a small tree stump. His/her paws are on the stump and it looks as if they are giving a speech.

Friends, Romans, countrymen....
#Nikon #Foxes #RedFoxes #BabyAnimals #Nature #WildliofePhotography #Cute #Manitoulin

Wow…. It’s like a jewel!

Close up image of monarch butterfly egg on a milkweed leaf.

I spend a lot of time looking for monarch butterfly eggs... sometimes I get lucky.
#Nikon #Macro #Butterflies #MonarchButterfly #Insects #Pollinators #Manitoulin

Yessss 💛🥶 Your photos are pure art

Absolutely beautiful and perfect 💛

Image with early morning mist-enshrouded fields in the very bottom of the frame. The vast majority of the frame is taken up by a brooding cloudy blue sky. One thundercloud in the distance is illuminated by the rising sun.

#BlueSkyMonday
#Nikon #Nature #Manitoulin #Blue #LandscapePhotography #Clouds #Light #Art

Image of ice covered branch beside a flowing river. The tip of the branch is just touching the surface of the water as it flows by.

Remember Winter's icy fingers?
#Nikon #Art #Ice #Nature #Manitoulin #Water

Image of Sandhill Crane wading in shallow water. It has just lifted its beak from the water and a trail of water droplets lead to its reflection on the water's surface.

Symmetrical Sandhill....
#Nikon #Birds #SandhillCranes #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Manitoulin #Reflections

Photo image of Cedar Waxwing from the back. This angle clearly shows how the tips of the wing feathers look like they have been dipped in red candle wax.

Cedar Waxwing.... whose wing feathers quite literally look like they were dipped in red candle wax....
#Nikon #Birds #CedarWaxwing #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Manitoulin

Image of two trees in the early morning fog. The sun is rising behind them and scattering light through the branches.

Radiant.
#Nikon #Sunrise #Art #Nature #Manitoulin #Light

Image of Ruby-throated hummingbird sitting on a branch. Picture is taken from behind and the hummingbird is staring up into heavy falling rain.

"Is it ever going to stop raining?"
#Nikon #Birds #Hummingbirds #Rain #Art #Moody #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Manitoulin

Image of two cattle grazing in a field with a stunning sunrise occurring through the trees behind them.

I have to wonder if the cattle are even aware of the stunning sunrise happening behind them.... or is it simply all about the grass?
#Nikon #Landscapes #Sunrise #Art #Manitoulin

Image of two young red fox kits. They are nose-to-nose and gazing into each other's eyes.

Best of friends.
#Nikon #Foxes #WildlifePhotography #Nature #Siblings #Manitoulin #BabyAnimals #Love

Image of red geranium flower buds about to open against a soft green background.

"A New Day"
#Nikon #Art #Flowers #Nature #Manitoulin

Image of heavy rain falling and framed by green maple branches.

Today I decided to photograph the rain. Here is "Rain Framed"
#Nikon #Art #Nature #Rain #Moody #Manitoulin

Incredible!! The detail!! 😍

Image of Cedar Waxwing sitting on a branch and watching the rain fall.

Waiting patiently for that summer sunshine...
#Nikon #Birds #CedarWaxwings #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Moody #Rain #Manitoulin