Outdoor Picture of the Day Every spring, right about the time you think Boulder can’t possibly get any better, the lilacs show up and prove you wrong. This one came straight out of the backyard, which right now is doing a pretty convincing impression of a full-on botanical garden. The colors are popping, the air […]

Spring in Boulder just keeps delivering, and this latest burst of blossoms might be one of the best yet. These photos capture something truly special. The detail, the color, the texture—it’s all there. From the soft fuzz on the stems to the tight clusters of pink-to-white buds, this is Boulder spring at its absolute peak. […]

Do these camera’s really work? Appearing on Amazon under a number of names this miniature camera really works. I’ve tried it on macro pictures with good results. Mechanically I’ve had problems so I can’t speak to it long term. Short term, the macro shots of flowers are surprisingly good. Notice the pollen on the white […]

Some stories just stop you in your tracks, and Rosie’s is one of them. Rosie, a beautiful Golden Retriever found her forever home in a way you don’t hear about every day. She was actually traded for the brilliant  dental work of Dr. Michael Bentz in Boulder when someone in need of major care also needed […]

The Phoropter is the coolest Halloween masks of all time.  Today’s Boulder Faces of the day is actually an eye doc tool face of the day, the phoropter!  Possibly made in Switzerland, it performs many eye test functions.  The eye docs have the coolest faces of the day. But what are they? Besides being the […]

Boulder Cherry Trees: Where to see them locally and When They Bloom       Cherry Tree, my favorite spring flower colors.  Cherry Tree in full blossom. One of my favorite tree flower colors. Our neighborhood, Beacon Hill in Lafayette is covered with them.  Prunus subg. Cerasus contains species that are typically called cherries. They are known […]

Once again a sunrise is unique. This subtle sunrise is more like a weaving than it is like a sunrise. The picture speaks for itself! It is short, sweet, and to the point. The horizontal banding brings a subtle weaving pattern to the picture. Shared Knowledge Is Power! Lenny “Lensworth” Frieling Photo Coaching https://lensworth.photo 100 SEO […]

The rising sun brings very special lighting to the evergreen right behind the rising sun. This is a phone camera picture, full frame (not zoomed in).  This is my “pic of the day” because of the dramatic lighting on the small tree. The sun is coming up right behind the tree, setting it off with […]

This is an example of cropping. The original picture above has no character. What is it a picture of? The cropped version leaves no doubt that it is a picture of the moon. Shooting the moon or clouds through branches can present very difficult focusing challenges. So it’s time to get out the manual on […]

Our bougainvillea has flowered, a harbinger of the coming spring and of the outdoor flowers it brings. When Bougainvillea Blooms Indoors, Spring Is Sending A Postcard In Boulder, we learn patience. Winter can linger, tease, retreat, and then come right back through the door with muddy boots. That is one reason an indoor bougainvillea feels […]