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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…
Once again a sunrise…
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 score speaks for itself.
Lenny Frieling
March 28, 2026
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 drama…
The rising sun bring…
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 the special lighting. The sun backlighting acts like a natural frame for the sunlit tree. Additionally the branches of the tree also frame the evergreen, setting it off even more. The combination of these framing elements serve to make the tree really pop out. It is also about 1/3 of the way across the …
Lenny Frieling
March 26, 2026
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 …
This is an example o…
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 the phone or in hard copy and look up "manual focus." It will save the day.This crescent moon is a phone picture. I was taking pictures of the sunrise when this lit up crescent moon popped out as perfectly silhouetted against the sky. While the sky tends to be more clear during the cold weather…
Lenny Frieling
March 24, 2026
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. …
Our bougainvillea ha…
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 so cheerful. When it begins to bloom inside, it feels like spring has sent a postcard ahead of schedule. Bougainvillea is one of those plants that looks almost too bright to be real. The startling pinks, reds, purples, and oranges are not actually the tru…
Lenny Frieling
March 21, 2026
Izzy: The Dog of the Day Who Proves Great Training Lasts a Lifetime Today’s Dog of the Day is Izzy, a beautiful 15-year-old Border Collie/Australian Shepherd mix with a story that carries a lesson …
Izzy: The Dog of the…
Izzy: The Dog of the Day Who Proves Great Training Lasts a Lifetime Today’s Dog of the Day is Izzy, a beautiful 15-year-old Border Collie/Australian Shepherd mix with a story that carries a lesson for every dog owner. Izzy was raised by her master, John, with both verbal commands and matching hand signals. Back then, it was simply smart training. Today, it is something even more important. It is a blessing. As dogs grow older, hearing loss is not unusual. It happens gradually, and for many loving pet owners it can be a sad and frustrating part of aging. But Izzy had a head start. Because J…
Lenny Frieling
March 20, 2026
With gas prices through the sun roof, is there anything we can do to keep our gasoline bills down? Absolutely YES!!! Getting The Best Mileage: Small Habits, Big Savings If there is one thing most…
With gas prices thro…
With gas prices through the sun roof, is there anything we can do to keep our gasoline bills down? Absolutely YES!!! Getting The Best Mileage: Small Habits, Big Savings If there is one thing most drivers in Boulder can agree on, it is this: gasoline never seems cheap enough. We also agree that gas is expensive and showing no signs of coming down anytime soon. The good news is that getting better mileage is usually not about buying a new car. It is about changing a few habits. The first and biggest trick is to drive like there is an egg between your foot and the gas pedal. Fast starts, ja…
Lenny Frieling
March 17, 2026
Boulder-Style, "The Best" Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipe Corned Beef and Cabbage recipes are the single most searched for recipe for St. Patty's Day dinner! Ingredients: For the Corned Beef: 4…
Boulder-Style, "The …
Boulder-Style, "The Best" Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipe Corned Beef and Cabbage recipes are the single most searched for recipe for St. Patty's Day dinner! Ingredients: For the Corned Beef: 4 lb grass-fed corned beef brisket (with spice packet) 1 bottle of Boulder-brewed stout or amber ale 4 cups filtered water 1 large yellow onion, quartered 4 cloves garlic, smashed 2 bay leaves 1 tsp black peppercorns For the Vegetables: 1 small organic green cabbage, cut into wedges 4 large organic carrots, peeled and chopped 6 small golden potatoes, halved …
Lenny Frieling
March 17, 2026
Boulder birds or birds elsewhere, I love pics of them "looking" straight at me. But are they really looking at me? Perhaps not! We're probably anthropomorphizing! We're giving them human a…
Boulder bi…
Boulder birds or birds elsewhere, I love pics of them "looking" straight at me. But are they really looking at me? Perhaps not! We're probably anthropomorphizing! We're giving them human attributes. When a bird appears to be looking at you, sometimes it really is. But often it is actually looking at you sideways. Bird vision is different from ours because their eyes are on the sides of their heads rather than facing forward. That placement gives them a huge field of view so they can watch for predators while feeding. Many birds can see nearly all the way around themselves. H…
Lenny Frieling
March 15, 2026
Dan Frieling, my bro, pointed out to me that advertising pictures almost universally show someone holding a camera in what I call the "bird wing" stance. Their elbows are sticking out each side like t…
Dan Frieling, my bro…
Dan Frieling, my bro, pointed out to me that advertising pictures almost universally show someone holding a camera in what I call the "bird wing" stance. Their elbows are sticking out each side like the wings of a bird. It is probably impossible to hold a camera steady in this position. It is also uncomfortable, and muscle-straining. Instead, hold the camera like you'd hold a rifle with your shutter finger/arm in a "wing" position and your other elbow against your chest, hand under the lens. This position is comfortable and well-braced. While I am a huge fan of the cameras in phones, …
Lenny Frieling
March 13, 2026
Some Boulder plants are indoor grows and should not be ignored. The fuchsia is a great example! Our indoor plants are reacting, I think, to the length of the days, with the indoor temps high enough fo…
Some Boulder plants …
Some Boulder plants are indoor grows and should not be ignored. The fuchsia is a great example! Our indoor plants are reacting, I think, to the length of the days, with the indoor temps high enough for them to thrive. Boulder gardeners know that our climate can be both a blessing and a challenge. Bright sun, dry air, and sudden temperature swings make outdoor gardening exciting, but they can also make delicate plants a little nervous. That’s where growing fuchsia indoors becomes a wonderful solution. Fuchsias are famous for their elegant hanging blossoms that look almost like t…
Lenny Frieling
March 11, 2026
Boulder is famous for it's consistent bright sun and blue skies. Let''s enjoy that most delightful treat, coupled with a cactus flower. For a photo tip lighting is today's focus. Sometimes the s…
Boulder is famou…
Boulder is famous for it's consistent bright sun and blue skies. Let''s enjoy that most delightful treat, coupled with a cactus flower. For a photo tip lighting is today's focus. Sometimes the sun is our enemy. Sometimes it is the magical touch that makes a photo. This image features a holiday cactus, likely a Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) or a Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi), distinguished by its bright pink, tubular flowers. This one was found in Bryce Canyon National Park. Blooms: The plant produces vibrant tubular flowers t…
Lenny Frieling
March 9, 2026
Boulder Western Flicker coaching analysis: This is not a happy flicker. Nor is their suet in the feeder. I think it is saying "why are you not feeding me NOW??" Here's why this picture works for me…
Boulder Western Flic…
Boulder Western Flicker coaching analysis: This is not a happy flicker. Nor is their suet in the feeder. I think it is saying "why are you not feeding me NOW??" Here's why this picture works for me. It benefits from the "rule of thirds, center lines, and diagonals." I prefer to call these "guidelines" and not "rules." I love the way the attitude of the Western Flicker woodpecker reaches out and involves the viewer. This is the result of the expression, the body language, and the composition of the photograph. Technically it is fair to good, and the second picture is much better techni…
Lenny Frieling
March 5, 2026
A Lifetime of Stories, Now Shared Through the Camera In Boulder, some people follow a straight line through life. Others follow something closer to a murmuration — a shiftin…
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A Lifetime of Stories, Now Shared Through the Camera In Boulder, some people follow a straight line through life. Others follow something closer to a murmuration — a shifting pattern that only reveals its shape over time. For Lenny “Lensworth” Frieling, that pattern has included more chapters than most people experience in several lifetimes: attorney, judge, inventor, teacher, blogger, writer, and award-winning photographer. For more than fifty years, Boulder has been both his home and his classroom. Many residents know Lensworth from his photographs — strik…
Lenny Frieling
March 3, 2026
This black and white butterfly feeding on an orange flower cluster is less commonly known as a , commonly known as the Ismenius Tiger or Tiger Heliconian. As a lover of words, otherwise known as a lex…
This black and white…
This black and white butterfly feeding on an orange flower cluster is less commonly known as a , commonly known as the Ismenius Tiger or Tiger Heliconian. As a lover of words, otherwise known as a lexophile, a linguaphile , or even a word nerd, you've got to love the name of this butterfly. From the Boulder neighbor, the Westminster Butterfly Pavilion, this Tiger Heliconian is perched on a Ixora, or West Indian Jasmine. And yes, I confess to being just a tad didactic at times!. Heliconius butterflies are famous for their slow flight, long lifespan, and defensive toxins that make them u…
Lenny Frieling
February 21, 2026
Boulder's neighboring Westminster Butterfly Pavilion is home to many of the famous and beautiful blue morpho butterflies. These blue beauties are both spectacular and fast! They simply won't hold…
Boulder's neighborin…
Boulder's neighboring Westminster Butterfly Pavilion is home to many of the famous and beautiful blue morpho butterflies. These blue beauties are both spectacular and fast! They simply won't hold still to be photographed. Yesterday was the exception. I set up in a comfortable position, propped on a bench, and waited. I found a spot where the blue butterflies were visiting. And I waited. Then I waited some more Finally I spotted one that had landed. Then I started shooting. After taking a few dozen pictures I picked the sharpest of the photos. I sat for at least a half hour to get this …
Lenny Frieling
February 17, 2026
Sacajawea is forever tied to Boulder. With a coin face designed by famous sculpture Glenna Goodacre, mother of Boulder's own Jill Goodacre Connick, on the $1.00 coin, Sacajawea was in part guide, in p…
Sacajawea is forever…
Sacajawea is forever tied to Boulder. With a coin face designed by famous sculpture Glenna Goodacre, mother of Boulder's own Jill Goodacre Connick, on the $1.00 coin, Sacajawea was in part guide, in part translator, peacemaker/peacekeeper/, and mother. She had to walk 5,000 to 6,000 miles. Wages: poor? Place in history: huge. Hours: 24/7. Native American essential. Multilingual, and willing to walk around the entire Louisiana Purchase land as a portion of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Or so her job request might have been written. I wonder how hard it was to fill that job descript…
Lenny Frieling
February 16, 2026
Boulder's Groundhogs Day, February 2, is today! 1. Are there even groundhogs in Boulder? Well, sort of., but with an important Colorado twist: Pennsylvania Colorado doesn’t really have …
Boulder's Gr…
Boulder's Groundhogs Day, February 2, is today! 1. Are there even groundhogs in Boulder? Well, sort of., but with an important Colorado twist: Pennsylvania Colorado doesn’t really have “groundhogs” like Boulder does. But neither is Punxsutawne Phil!!!The classic Groundhog Day animal (Punxsutawney Phil) is a woodchuck, a type of marmot common in the eastern U.S. Woodchucks are not native to Colorado. Boulder does have marmots — the Rocky Mountain “groundhog cousins”What we have all around Boulder, Chautauqua, and the foothills are yellow-bellied marmots. These…
Lenny Frieling
February 2, 2026
Boulder' 1-13 sunrise was special. It was the anniversary of my late Dad's birthday. He remains my greatest mentor. He was "father" to several of my friends, and a mentor to all of us. It is fitting t…
Boulder' 1-13 sunris…
Boulder' 1-13 sunrise was special. It was the anniversary of my late Dad's birthday. He remains my greatest mentor. He was "father" to several of my friends, and a mentor to all of us. It is fitting that the sunrise was so special. He was an engineer, inventor, teacher, author, Silva instructor, mathematician, and much more. Our home growing up was home to us and to our friends. Our basement was a shop, a chemistry lab, a pool table room, a photo darkroom, and so much more. Whether he was found meditating under a pyramid or building yet another room onto the house, he never held still.…
Lenny Frieling
January 17, 2026
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