Vistaphotography https://vistaphotography.com/ Photography of Jeff Folger Mon, 19 May 2025 20:17:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://i0.wp.com/vistaphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cropped-Bright-Red-Maple.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Vistaphotography https://vistaphotography.com/ 32 32 239360485 Lupine Guide for New Hampshire https://vistaphotography.com/2025/05/19/lupine-guide-for-new-hampshire/ https://vistaphotography.com/2025/05/19/lupine-guide-for-new-hampshire/#respond Mon, 19 May 2025 20:17:06 +0000 https://vistaphotography.com/?p=1502 Lupine Flowers in New Hampshire Living in New England gives me the chance to photograph my favorite landscapes throughout all four seasons. While spring and summer may lack the fiery drama of autumn foliage or the quiet simplicity of winter, they more than make up for it with an ever-changing parade of blooms. From the… Continue reading Lupine Guide for New Hampshire

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]]> https://vistaphotography.com/2025/05/19/lupine-guide-for-new-hampshire/feed/ 0 1502 Emerald Shadows: Lily of the Valley Emerging https://vistaphotography.com/2025/05/12/emerald-shadows-lily-of-the-valley-emerging/ https://vistaphotography.com/2025/05/12/emerald-shadows-lily-of-the-valley-emerging/#respond Mon, 12 May 2025 20:24:46 +0000 https://vistaphotography.com/?p=1463 Lily of the Valley is a beloved spring perennial, known for its graceful arching stems of tiny, bell-shaped white flowers (here just budding) tucked among broad, lush green leaves. Despite its delicate appearance and sweet fragrance, this plant is hardy and spreads quickly in shady areas. Its quiet beauty and symbolic purity have made it… Continue reading Emerald Shadows: Lily of the Valley Emerging

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]]> https://vistaphotography.com/2025/05/12/emerald-shadows-lily-of-the-valley-emerging/feed/ 0 1463 Spring’s Quiet Carpet: The Periwinkle Blossom https://vistaphotography.com/2025/05/08/springs-quiet-carpet-the-periwinkle-blossom/ https://vistaphotography.com/2025/05/08/springs-quiet-carpet-the-periwinkle-blossom/#respond Thu, 08 May 2025 15:50:40 +0000 https://vistaphotography.com/?p=1460 It’s early May, and our Bleeding hearts, Lilacs, and Lily of the Valley are blooming with spring fragrances and colors. One of the quiet arrivals in our garden is this delicate purple-blue flower, which is often called periwinkle or creeping myrtle. It thrives as a ground cover in shady woodlands and gardens. Its five-petaled bloom… Continue reading Spring’s Quiet Carpet: The Periwinkle Blossom

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]]> https://vistaphotography.com/2025/05/08/springs-quiet-carpet-the-periwinkle-blossom/feed/ 0 1460 A Hidden Gem in the Western Green Mountains: The Waterfall Behind the Blue Pennant https://vistaphotography.com/2025/05/04/vermont-waterfall/ https://vistaphotography.com/2025/05/04/vermont-waterfall/#respond Sun, 04 May 2025 19:45:17 +0000 http://vistaphotography.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/vermont-waterfall Sometimes, the most memorable moments on a foliage drive come not from a destination, but from a detour. I was making my way along NF-10, a quiet forest road that cuts through the western side of Vermont’s Green Mountains. It was one of those crisp autumn days where every bend in the road offers something… Continue reading A Hidden Gem in the Western Green Mountains: The Waterfall Behind the Blue Pennant

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]]> https://vistaphotography.com/2025/05/04/vermont-waterfall/feed/ 0 1074 Macro Photography in the garden https://vistaphotography.com/2025/05/03/macro-monday-in-the-garden/ https://vistaphotography.com/2025/05/03/macro-monday-in-the-garden/#comments Sat, 03 May 2025 16:01:06 +0000 http://vistaphotography.wordpress.com/2011/06/27/macro-monday-in-the-garden Unlike the Monarch, which only feeds on the milkweed plant, the swallowtail has a wide-ranging preference for host plants. You can find them on...

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]]> https://vistaphotography.com/2025/05/03/macro-monday-in-the-garden/feed/ 2 153 April Bielefeldt on collecting, a Guest Post https://vistaphotography.com/2024/04/15/sharing-an-article-by-phototrip/ https://vistaphotography.com/2024/04/15/sharing-an-article-by-phototrip/#respond Mon, 15 Apr 2024 12:42:31 +0000 https://vistaphotography.wordpress.com/?p=1047 Photo trip (April Bielefeldt) mentions ways we collect and save our trip memories. Read her article and then come back and let me know what your preferred way of collecting or saving trip memories is… Click this link to read her article Here is a snippet of April’s article… “Humans have always been natural collectors,… Continue reading April Bielefeldt on collecting, a Guest Post

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]]> https://vistaphotography.com/2024/04/15/sharing-an-article-by-phototrip/feed/ 0 1047 Jeff’s Review of the Solar Eclipse – 8 April 2024 https://vistaphotography.com/2024/04/13/solar-eclipse-8-april-2024-in-review-pt4/ https://vistaphotography.com/2024/04/13/solar-eclipse-8-april-2024-in-review-pt4/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2024 21:43:11 +0000 https://vistaphotography.wordpress.com/?p=1010 Everybody in the U.S. could see the Solar Eclipse in one fashion or another. From the West Coast to the East Coast, everybody saw at least a partial eclipse. For the lucky few (31 million or so) who live in the path of totality, they had the chance to view the total eclipse. Another “several”… Continue reading Jeff’s Review of the Solar Eclipse – 8 April 2024

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]]> https://vistaphotography.com/2024/04/13/solar-eclipse-8-april-2024-in-review-pt4/feed/ 1 1010 A Guide to Safely Photographing and Observing Solar Eclipses, Part 3 https://vistaphotography.com/2024/03/29/a-guide-to-safely-photographing-and-observing-solar-eclipses-part-3/ https://vistaphotography.com/2024/03/29/a-guide-to-safely-photographing-and-observing-solar-eclipses-part-3/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2024 22:35:05 +0000 https://vistaphotography.wordpress.com/?p=939 My third installment of prepping for the 8 April Solar Eclipse and some things I think you need to remember...

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]]> https://vistaphotography.com/2024/03/29/a-guide-to-safely-photographing-and-observing-solar-eclipses-part-3/feed/ 3 939 A Guide to Safely Photographing and Observing Solar Eclipses, Part 2 https://vistaphotography.com/2024/03/16/a-guide-to-safely-photographing-and-observing-solar-eclipses-part-2/ https://vistaphotography.com/2024/03/16/a-guide-to-safely-photographing-and-observing-solar-eclipses-part-2/#comments Sat, 16 Mar 2024 15:19:34 +0000 https://vistaphotography.wordpress.com/?p=877 My lessons learned in preparing for the 8, April 2024 solar eclipse

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]]> https://vistaphotography.com/2024/03/16/a-guide-to-safely-photographing-and-observing-solar-eclipses-part-2/feed/ 2 877 Capturing the 8 April 2024 Solar Eclipse: A Photographers Guide to Stunning Shots https://vistaphotography.com/2024/01/24/capturing-the-8-april-2024-solar-eclipse-a-photographers-guide-to-stunning-shots/ https://vistaphotography.com/2024/01/24/capturing-the-8-april-2024-solar-eclipse-a-photographers-guide-to-stunning-shots/#comments Wed, 24 Jan 2024 19:34:45 +0000 https://vistaphotography.wordpress.com/?p=859 This is part 1 of my journey to photograph the 8 April 2024 solar eclipse. Here are some basics and lots of links to help in getting started.

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