I really enjoy teaching macro photography at the Sawtooth School for Visual Arts! In our most recent class, we each took shots of various dried flowers in...

“Long first day on the trail, eh, ladies?”, said the slug.

Posted in: Animal Kingdom, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Scenic, Spain, Travel, Wildlife | July 1, 2018 at 10:24 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Slow life in the woods!! Factoid: The slug is a common name for any shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusk (which is in contrast to the snail, which applies to gastropods that...

Tiny Flowers Triumph

Posted in: Botany, Colors, El Camino de Santiago, Flowers, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Scenic, Travel | June 19, 2018 at 5:27 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Nature finds a way to express itself in every nook and cranny....

The Doors – St Jean Pied de Port, France – Pt 3

Posted in: Architecture, El Camino de Santiago, Outdoors, Photography, Scenic, Travel | June 14, 2018 at 10:30 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Each is so unique!! During our stroll on the the sidewalks of this village, I could’ve stopped at each one; some were absolutely fascinating! ...

Fall’s Coming!

Posted in: Botany, Colors, Entomology, Flowers, Nature, Photography, Plants | September 17, 2017 at 4:49 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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While shooting, a small, multicolored fly alights on a multicolored holly plant....

Lily

Posted in: Botany, Flowers, Indoors, Nature, Photography, Plants | September 17, 2017 at 2:21 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Tulip Tree Flower

Posted in: Botany, Commercial, Creative, Flowers, Macro Photography, Macro Stacking, Nature, Outdoors, Photography | May 29, 2016 at 2:51 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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A macro stack of 16 images. A member of the magnolia family, the tulip tree‘s dark green leaves are smooth on both sides, and it produces this tulip-shaped, light greenish-yellow and...

Stately

Posted in: Alaska, Landscape, Nature, Photography, Scenic, Travel | March 3, 2016 at 8:58 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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One can never tire of something so grand!...