Kevin Wertman

@kevin.wertman.org

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Just getting started in photography and Bluesky seems like a place where that's happening now :) https://www.flickr.com/photos/201677566@N06/ All photos are mine other than reposts

A monarch butterfly perches on a bright yellow flower, with its wings straight up. Its visible wing has a tear and you can see its thorax through the hole towards the back of its wings. Background is pleasant blurry greens, purples, yellows, and hints of red and purple in the upper right.
A closeup wide angle shot of a very handsome tan and white dog sniffing the lens of the camera. His nose fills the lower middle third of the frame, with his eyes just behind. The very tip of his tail looks very tiny poking out just over his forehead.
A red shouldered hawk stands at the top of a dead tree that is very dried out and full of texture. It looks downwards towards the bottom right corner. Background is clear blue sky.
Possibly a snowshoe hare, standing in tall grass, chewing on a single blade of grass.
A tufted titmouse sits on a lichen covered branch that runs diagonally from upper left to lower right. Background is blurry green bokeh with a blurry rown tree trunk just behind the bird. Another branch briefly enters the frame in the upper right corner.
A black snake slithers across the sunlit ground towards some shade in the distance. It's body curves back and forth.
A high detailed shot of a honey bee with its face buried in the center of a maroon flower. Background is bright blurry yellows and greens from flowers behind it.
A black and white photo of an anhinga sunning itself on the railing of a wooden boardwalk, which curves like an S in the background. Several other blurry anhingas can be seen in the distance.
A light green plant with light pink flowers fills the frame. In the closest flower, a bee has its head buried into the center with out its legs and butt visible. Background is blurred greens, pinks with touches of blue.
A single small yellow flower with purple ring in the middle grows in a sea of dark green leaves. Upper corners are dark. The flower has a bit of dew on it.
A bright orange viceroy butterfly, resembling a monarch but slightly different, hangs sideways from some sort of green needle branch. The sun shines from the upper right and it lights up the butterflies wings brightly.
2 juvenile and one adult sandhill crane stand in a row, the adult stands tallest with its bright red forehead while the young ones do not have that color yet and stand a bit shorter. They are standing in a grassy field catching the sun from the upper left.
A large black swallowtail with black wings with yellow, orange, and blue markings is landing upon a light purple flower. Behind is other blurry purple flowers.
A lizard sits on top of a green leaf which we are viewing from below. Only its head which peeks over the edge of the leaf is visible, but because the sun is shining down its entire body and tail are clearly visible as shadows through the leaf.
A closeup of just the head and next of a brown anhinga, with plain gray eyes. It is looking up to the upper left corner. Background is blurred browns giving way to blurred greens as your eye travels down the frame.
A white peacock butterfly sits on a large green leaf that is bigger than it is, with its wings spread flat parallel to the leaf. Both antennae rise up against the green backdrop of the leaf. Background is mostly dark.
A white flower with a pink center is covered with perfect dew drops. Depth of field is very shallow so nearly everything else is out of focus.
A blue jay sits on a brown palm branch, with other green palm fronds all around. Light shines onto its back.
A grasshopper peeks out between the convergence of two large green leaves at their base, which form curves that mirror the grasshopper's antennae which curve up and outward similarly. Only the grasshopper's upper head is visible to a somewhat comedic effect. Background is blurry greens and dark shadows.
A large giant swallowtail, with black and yellow markings along the back of its spread wide wings. A touch of orange and blue can be seen towards its tail on the inner portion of the wings. It is surrounded by bright pink and red flowers, with bright green leaves throughout the background.
A barred owl stands on a medium sized branch, with one leg and claw completely visible. Its right wing is folded by its side but its left is extended downwards and fully spread open catching the sunlight from behind. Behind is a tapestry of green leaves all catching various amounts of sun and shade.
A large green leave covers the top of the frame, just under the arch a robber fly dangles below by one arm. The others are all clutching a honeybee and it has its head down to the bees head, beginning to eat. Background is blurry greens with a single red flower rising to the right of the robberfly.
A large green leave covers the top of the frame, just under the arch a robber fly dangles below by one arm. The others are all clutching a honeybee and it has its head down to the bees head, beginning to eat. Background is blurry greens.
A flower scene, in the foreground two flowers grow nearly together, one is in full yellow bloom facing directly upwards . Just under it, the other flower has bent downwards and wilted and appears to be leaning against the healthier flower. In the background a cluster of small purple and pink flowers grows higher still.
A single peach colored rose grows into the center of the frame. It's dark green leaves are covered with dew. In the background, a shadow in blurry bushes form a frame around the rose, giving way to lighter foliage towards the upper corners. In the foreground, blurry green leaves fill the lower corners.
a large black butterfly perches on a cluster of bright red flowers, all of its legs, probiscus, and antenae can be seen clearly. Its wings are black with a touch of orange on the underside. Yellow heart shaped markings can be seen towards the end of the outside of the wing. Small patches of red can be seen on the underside.
A monochrome photograph of a very handsome tan and white dog, looking down at the camera from his comfy position on the couch. His ears are folded over and one paw can be seen under his nose which is mostly in shadows.
Along the bottom of the frame, a patch of water hemlocks with umbrella shaped blossoms of white flowers. A taller stalk rises up out of this with a black red-winged blackbird looking to the right. Above it, three more umbrellas of white flowers grow up and to the left. Further back are bright green marsh reeds and leaves.
A bright yellow flower covered in water droplets droops down from the shadows, catching the sunlight directly. Background is dark browns with hints of green leaves here and there.
A bright orange monarch with its wings wide open sides on a cluster of bright red flowers. The sun lights upon its back, giving it a bit of a glow. Background is blurred red flowers and green leaves.
A very chunky morning dove faces the camera directly, it's two tiny red feet clearly visible and contrasting against the white hard surface it is standing on. Its chest looks absolutely huge,with wings barely visible to each side.
A large yellow butterfly with black, blue, and red markings has landed on a purple flower, surrounded by other purple flowers. There is a large portion of its right wing missing, showing the flowers behind.
A very bright image of a pink flower with a bright green stem growing diagonally into the frame from the lower left corner. A bright orange gulf frittilary butterfly perches on the flowers inner yellow cone. Behind, a shadow in the bright blurry bushes frames the flower and butterfly.
A very wet hibiscus flower with its petals completely soaked is drooping off the edge of a leaf that supports the top of it. Water droplets can be seen on it and the surrounding leaves. Other leaves surround and frame the flower a bit.
A black and white photo of a male red winged blackbird standing on a cattail. The blackbird has its head tilted up and beak wide open as it shrieks into the void. The cattail stalk is broken just beyond where the bird sits and bends abruptly downward at a right angle. Background is more blurry green stalks and reeds.
A single yellow flower grows out of a set of large green leaves, its stem at a 45 degree angle towards the center of the frame. The flower is wilting and its long yellow petals are all flat and hanging directly downwards. Background is a big blurry bush with muted reds, yellows, and greens.
A bright red cardinal flies from right to left, while giving the camera his best side-eye. Behind is blurry greens mostly.
An adult sandhill crane stands with its head and neck down and it is looking back towards one claw which is just barey into the lower left of the frame. Other leg and its lower half are completely out of the frame to the right. Flowers rise all around its head, and blurry reeds can be seen in the background.
A grayish blue bird perches on the end of a branch that has purple/blue flowers at the very tip. In the blurry background, several other of the same flowers fill the scene.
A black and white photo with a tinge of blue of two wilting flowers that are bending towards the leaf covered ground. The one in the foreground is bent over enough to touch the ground and the one behind is a bit higher.
A spider and its web, from the side. The spider is underneath the web but can be seen clearly through the strands, which are catching the rising sun and glowing a bit. In the foreground a large bright green leaf fills the left lower corner.
An african spoonbill stands on a moss covered rock, its head and neck are bent down and it is reaching back up to groom under its wing with its long spoon bill. Legs and feet are bright pink
An orange zinnia grows into the frame from the left, and its stem has bent downwards from the weight of the blossum during storms the night before. Background is blurry dark greens.
A large black carpenter bee hovers next to a green flower stem with red flowers. Background is blurry greens and reds from similar flowers. Bright green bokeh on the right and blurry bright green leaves in the bottom of the frame.
A beam of morning light shines down and left diagonally from an opening at the end of a covered area. The floor is stone and quite textured. Above a wooden beam travels diagonally at a shallower angle than the light. Lots of interesting angles.
Two thistles grow, one on the foreground and one further back. Both stems grow up and then droop over due to the weight of the flower head, making both look like they have their heads bowed. The sun lights upon them from behind.
A large grasshopper on the sits on the other side of a sliding glass door, with one leg raised as if in the act of knocking. Its other 5 legs are down against the glass. It appears to be looking down at the camera.
A purple flower with a broken stem hangs directly downward with its purple petals wilting and wet. The stem rises up from the middle right at a sharp angle and then bends directly downward at the break. Behind is blurry greens and yellows.
A very close up photo of a dog about to sneeze. Only the tip of his nose is in focus and his mouth slightly open so you can see his two front teef.
A bright red cardinal sits in a bit of shade, only his head and neck are catching the sunlight and his lower body is in shadows. A large branch runs diagonaly across the left corner, just to the left of the cardinal who stands in the middle. Surrounded by green leaves and spanish moss.
An undersaturated image of two yellow black-eyed susan flowers. The one in front is bending over the one in the background. Its petals are wilting a bit and it looks very sad. The one in the back is a little more lively. Background is dark and dull.
A male eastern bluebird with an orange throat and chest with a blue head and back stands on a lichen covered branch. It is looking up and towards the left. Background is blurry greens and whites mostly.
A hawk is perched on a branch that runs diagonally across the lower left corner. It is grasping onto the branch with one talon and the other is sticking out of its feathers towards the middle of its body, clenched into a fist. Behind is blurry white and greens.
A black butterfly with bright blue spots and an orange abdomen hangs from a white flower. The sun shines onto the flower from the upper right. Behind is blurry greens.
A single black-bellied whistling duck stands at the top of a broken off palm tree stump, its head is raised into the air and beak slightly open. It is whistling. Behind is clear blue skies.
A very small ceraunus blue sits on a bright yellow flower with a long green stem. Background is blurry bokeh from surrounding flowers and plants, mostly green and white behind the flower, and yellow and pink in the left corners.
A high contrast vibrant photo of a red and orange flower that grows surrounded by shadows. It catches the sun mostly in the center, appearing to glow a bit.
A red bellied woodpecker sits in what appears to be a palm tree or similar. It's looking up and to the right and the sun lights upon it from behind the photographer.
A black and white photo of a small barred owl, half of which is hidden behind a tree trunk which fills the left side of the frame and catches the sun in the foreground. The owl's one eye that is visible looks at the photographer.