Joan Carson Martelli

The harvest moon setting behind Marys Peak, taken about an hour ago from the hill behind our house in the Oregon Coast Range.
#moon #landscapephotography #nature #oregon

A rather magnificent group of conks growing on a dead fir tree in western Oregon. These are about 3 ft. tall from top to bottom.
#fungi #forest #tree #fungifriends #nature

Thank you!

Thanks so much! He was a fun bear to watch ... lots of antics!

Yes, indeed! I didn't even see it till I was right beside it ... a good, little baby. <3

A coastal Alaskan brown bear relaxes in the sun on a warm, late summer day.
#Relax #BlueSkyArtShow #bear #Alaska #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Under the stars in central Oregon.
#milkyway #astrophotography #darkskies #oregon #nature

Summer is nearly over ... the sunflowers are almost finished ... but there are still a few beauties left in the garden.

#sunflowers #flowers #garden #flowergarden #summer

YouTube video by Joan Martelli Hummingbirds in the Garden

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A YouTube video of hummingbirds, taken in our western Oregon garden.
#hummingbird #Birds! #wildlifephotography #nature #oregon

Up close and personal with a goldenrod crab spider. It's perched near the top of a salvia plant, likely in hopes of snaring an unsuspecting bee.

#macromonday #spiders #macrophotography #garden

Evening light at Crater Lake National Park.

#craterlake #nationalpark #landscapephotography

A dahlia for Sunday morning.
#flowers #flowergarden #dahlia #colors #gardens

Thank you, Stefan!

A scene from Italy's Dolomite Mountains for today's #BlueSkyArtShow

#jagged #mountains #alpine #landscapephotography #dolomitemountains

Thank you!

A cuckoo wasp for #macromonday

#macrophotography #insects #nature #naturephotography

I set up my camera for Milky Way photos last night, and programed it to take one photo every 15 seconds. In the morning, it presented me with 766 photos taken over a 4 1/2 hour period, which I made into this short time lapse.

#milkyway #astrophotography #timelapse #stars #nightsky

Thank you! The Olympus OM-1 Mark II camera is great for macro.

Thanks! It was a lucky find ... it only emerged from the foliage of the flower when I was watering. So tiny!

I found a tiny katydid nymph covered with water droplets in the garden a few days ago.

#macromonday #macrophotography #insects

They can be little tyrants ... but definitely cute!

A collage of the tiny, but mighty rufous hummingbird.

#birds #hummingbird #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #letsgobirding

Dark skies made it a good week for stargazing. This photo of the Milky Way was taken on 7/22 from our back porch.

#milkyway #darksky #astrophotography #stargazing

Thank you, Gavin!

A swallowtail butterfly on salvia in the garden.

#macromonday #macrophotography #butterfly #pollinator #nature

Thanks so much!

Thank you!

The lavender bushes are alive with bees on these warm summer mornings.

#macromonday #bees #lavender #macrophotography #nature #pollinators

Wild daisies growing on the edge of the forest.

#wildflowers #macromonday #flowers #macrophotography

July 4th moon. I went outside to look at the moon last night before bed, and it was so crisp and clear that I had to go back in and get my camera.

#moon #astrophotography #nightsky