Eugene Alexeev

Apr 20th, 2016

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Day 107 Apr 20th, 2016

Twig Transport

This snowy egret is doing some heavy lifting to construct his nest above. The mixture of great and snowy egrets lead to many branches b...

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Apr 19th, 2016

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Day 106 Apr 19th, 2016

Nesting Egrets

Mountain View has an Egret colony that represents roughly 20% of all Egrets living in the San Francisco Bay area. There are two species...

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Apr 18th, 2016

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Day 105 Apr 18th, 2016

"Mellie"

This is "Mellie", one of our chickens. She is a dinosaur at heart and takes delight in "hunting" other birds. As you can see, I'm continuing...

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Apr 17th, 2016

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Day 104 Apr 17th, 2016

Scrub Jay

A California Scrub Jay surveying my yard. My birding continues, albeit with a different lens. #bird #green #sunday #white #blue #april #scru...

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Apr 16th, 2016

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Day 103 Apr 16th, 2016

Humming Bird

A humming bird near my home. I was trying to "bird" with an older Mamiya lens mounted on the Nikon. It was rough going. #saturday #bird #...

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Apr 15th, 2016

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Day 102 Apr 15th, 2016

The Long Way Home

This image is of the abandoned rail road track that leaves Santa Cruz and follows Highway 1 along the California coast. The rails ar...

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Apr 14th, 2016

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Day 101 Apr 14th, 2016

Laguna Creek Sunset

This evening's sunset at Laguna Creek Beach a short drive north of Santa Cruz. This is my first visit to the beach. The surf condi...

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Apr 13th, 2016

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Day 100 Apr 13th, 2016

My New Avatar

A crow sitting in a tree next to my house. #black-and-white #wednesday #tree #black #branch #crow #april #ominous #watcher

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Apr 12th, 2016

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Day 99 Apr 12th, 2016

Late Lily Visitor

My son pointed out a bee taking shelter in one of our Calla Lilys. I hope it does not get too cold tonight. #tuesday #tunnel #flower...

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Apr 11th, 2016

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Day 98 Apr 11th, 2016

Art Preparations

A pencil being sharpened before use #monday #pencil #razor #fingers #sharp #april #sharpening #exacto-knife

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Apr 10th, 2016

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Day 97 Apr 10th, 2016

Wrapped Up

A flower in my yard after a morning of mild rain. The smell of spring is amazing. #green #sunday #water #drops #red #yellow #flower #macro...

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Apr 9th, 2016

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Day 96 Apr 9th, 2016

Seed Pod Macro

A plant growing near my home. I was drawn to the broad seed pods and their texture. Shot handheld, so I could not close down the apertu...

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Apr 6th, 2016

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Day 95 Apr 6th, 2016

Lexington Reservoir

This is Lexington reservoir just outside of Los Gatos. From the nearby road it looks as though we're through our drought. However,...

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Apr 5th, 2016

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Day 94 Apr 5th, 2016

Streaker "Portrait"

I was experimenting with off camera flash using a new radio trigger. This is not an image I'm happy with, but that's what yesterda...

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Apr 4th, 2016

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Day 93 Apr 4th, 2016

Color Scale(s)

A color book page left for me by my son. It is lit through from below by a speedlight as well as from above. #green #monday #fish #blue...

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Apr 3rd, 2016

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Day 92 Apr 3rd, 2016

Nature's Torch

I spent some time in the dirt today, laying down, exploring how things look from below. This is one of my favorite shots from the serie...

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Apr 2nd, 2016

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Day 91 Apr 2nd, 2016

Grunge Light

A bit of a streaker. My living room light with mood added via tone mapping, toning, and tinkering with the curve. #saturday #light #brigh...

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Apr 1st, 2016

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Day 90 Apr 1st, 2016

Imagined Foes

An airborne fighter imagining his foe(s). #friday #yellow #jump #april #trampoline #punch #fists #gymnastics #parcour #midair

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Mar 31st, 2016

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Day 89 Mar 31st, 2016

Tree Feather

A wavy leaf I picked up today. It is photographed on a white diffuser panel with a flash firing from below and another one above. I was d...

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Mar 30th, 2016

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Day 88 Mar 30th, 2016

Nature's Peak

A macro shot of a leaf on a white background. The image was processed into BW with a selenium tone. The intent was to portray a mountain...

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Mar 29th, 2016

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Day 87 Mar 29th, 2016

Flower Core

The center of a flower up close. The petals were desaturated to lighten the image. #tuesday #yellow #flower #macro #purple #petals #march

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Mar 28th, 2016

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Day 86 Mar 28th, 2016

California Cutie

A slice of a California Clementine that's currently in season. This shoot taught me to wipe the surface before a shoot. It did not lo...

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Mar 27th, 2016

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Day 85 Mar 27th, 2016

Flower Petals

A flower from a bouquet of flowers. The group of flowers was in direct morning light. I was drawn to the tones of orange in the petals....

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Mar 26th, 2016

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Day 84 Mar 26th, 2016

Reader's Feet

My wife was reading on the couch. I liked the pattern of the skirt and crossing of the feet. #saturday #green #couch #grey #dress #feet...

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