Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: fairy

[best appreciated at full size against black] Yesterday I climbed up to our ridgeline to retake a bunch of images I messed up the day before because I stubbornly refused to use my tripod. I spent a couple of hours taking pictures and found some very magical shots. This image was a surprise for when I looked at it on my computer. The sun was shining on this little mushroom and I thought it might create a nice sunflare. Instead, it's made a spotlight! And then I discovered that behind the spotlight is a dancing fairy...do you see it?! This shot is a really great example why macro lenses are so special. The bokeh that you get can be so magical and you never know what you will get until you see the images on the screen! I've uploaded two other pictures today and I hope you'll visit them too! Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :) NOTE! I have finally updated my profile and I hope you'll take a look to find out a little more about me and how important all of you are to my experience here on Flickr! www.flickr.com/people/sfhipchick/ This image was taken in February, 2012.

This project has turned me into a child on Christmas morning, leaping out of bed and dashing out the door with my camera to find my present to show the world! I wrote this to one of my Flickr friends (Hi Els !) last night when describing what it's like to work on this project. Today I looked out and initially felt sad because the frost had mostly melted, but then I smiled with joy because I don't need frost in all of my pictures! Down along our big meadow and across the granite valley I went, slowing to a stop when I got close to my destination. I'd seen a few tiny mushroom babies a couple of days ago and hoped I might get a picture of them playing in the moss. Their giggling gives them away so I listened until I heard their tiny tinkling laughter to tell me where they were. Peeking around a tree, I spotted two of them running around playing tag, and when I bent down to take a picture, they both saw me and froze. I think they knew who I was because they didn't run away! Instead, one of them glided up as close as it dared, tilting it head curiously at me before giggling and dashing away with its shy friend. They're so cute, aren't they?! :) Bryant H. McGill is the editor and author of several reference books, including the McGill English Dictionary of Rhyme. They are used by over 100,000 writers, educators, students, aspiring-poets and songwriters from over 100 countries. Wikipedia: Bryant H. McGill

I have been waiting for today all week long!! This is because Steve and I invited a couple of our friends to go on a hike to a favorite spot, the Rogue Gorge, which a very special place where the Rogue River squeezes down into a very tight channel and shoots out the other side. It's very impressive to see, but besides the Gorge, this area has lovely trails to hike on, and endless photo opportunities! I was very excited, since I haven't been here for a couple of years, and never with my Mark II! It turns out that we arrived a bit early for this hike, as there was still some snow on the ground and the flowers weren't out yet, nor were the amazing ferns, which were all dormant right now. But no worries, there were so many pretty things to photograph that I came home with hundreds of pictures, of course! :D Since this area is in a deep forest, I kept my eyes open for mushroom fairies and listened for their little giggles to give them away. I knew they had to be near and searched carefully and quietly, hoping I might spot one. Looking around the endless moss-covered rocks as we walked along, I slipped ahead of our group and then I saw these two! Freezing in place, this pair gazed up at me in wonder and I smiled warmly at them as I took their picture. Then I told them that it was time to scoot, as my friends would be coming soon and I didn't want them to be frightened. With a chorus of happy giggles, they turned and glided off the mossy rock and away from me, sing-songing, "GOOD-BYYYYYYYYYE!!!!" :) :) Günter Wilhelm Grass (born 16 October 1927) is a German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor and recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is widely regarded as Germany's most famous living writer. Wikipedia: Günter Grass Explored on Flickr on April 20, 2013. Highest position: #470