Exif
  • Date: March 4, 2026
  • Copyright: Neil Stoddard
  • Aperture: 10.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/125
  • F Number: 10
  • Focal Length: 50
  • Model: NIKON Z 8
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8

Texas Mountain Laurel blooms for only a few weeks in spring, and I’d been watching this bush on my daily dog walks as the buds slowly tightened and swelled. Then one morning, there they were. That deep grape-soda purple against dark green, and a scent that stops you mid-stride. It’s not the same as lilacs; it doesn’t have to be. It’s become its own thing I look forward to now.

December 28, 2025

Exif
  • Date: December 28, 2025
  • Copyright: Neil Stoddard
  • Aperture: 14.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/125
  • F Number: 14
  • Focal Length: 50
  • Model: NIKON Z 8
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8

A macro photograph of a red rose, capturing the soft, velvety texture of its petals as they spiral toward the center.

December 28, 2025

Exif
  • Date: December 28, 2025
  • Copyright: Neil Stoddard
  • Aperture: 5.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/125
  • F Number: 5
  • Focal Length: 50
  • Model: NIKON Z 8
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8

A macro shot of a coniferous branch, showcasing the intricate, fractal-like patterns of its needles against a stark black background.

Exif
  • Date: July 1, 2025
  • Copyright: Neil Stoddard
  • Aperture: 4.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/125
  • F Number: 4
  • Focal Length: 68
  • Model: NIKON Z 8
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S
Exif
  • Date: June 28, 2025
  • Copyright: Neil Stoddard
  • Aperture: 22.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/100
  • F Number: 22
  • Focal Length: 70
  • Model: NIKON Z 8
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S

Centaurea americana, commonly known as the starthistle or basketflower, is abundant in Palo Duro Canyon.

February 1, 2025

Exif
  • Date: February 1, 2025
  • Copyright: Neil Stoddard
  • Aperture: 16.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/160
  • F Number: 16
  • Focal Length: 50
  • Model: NIKON Z 8
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8

June 4, 2024

Exif
  • Date: June 4, 2024
  • Aperture: 14.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/125
  • F Number: 14
  • Focal Length: 200
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S
Exif
  • Date: May 24, 2024
  • Aperture: 4.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/400
  • F Number: 4
  • Focal Length: 170
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S

March 26, 2024

Exif
  • Date: March 26, 2024
  • Aperture: 5.60
  • Exposure Time: 1/125
  • F Number: 28/5
  • Focal Length: 400
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S Z TC-2.0x

February 8, 2025

Exif
  • Date: February 8, 2025
  • Copyright: Neil Stoddard
  • Aperture: 10.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/200
  • F Number: 10
  • Focal Length: 200
  • Model: NIKON Z 8
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S
Exif
  • Date: March 24, 2024
  • Aperture: 2.80
  • Exposure Time: 1/100
  • F Number: 14/5
  • Focal Length: 76
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S

Blue bonnets are a common sight in Texas, but they also more rarely occur in colors other than blue. This was first time I saw red blue bonnets.

January 24, 2024

Exif
  • Date: January 24, 2024
  • Aperture: 22.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/125
  • F Number: 22
  • Focal Length: 50
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8

January 24, 2024

Exif
  • Date: January 24, 2024
  • Aperture: 25.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/125
  • F Number: 25
  • Focal Length: 50
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8
Exif
  • Date: January 22, 2024
  • Aperture: 25.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/13
  • F Number: 25
  • Focal Length: 50
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8

I love the smell of lemon blossoms. This tree is currently sitting in our dining room to protect it from the cold and I can smell it every time I walk by.

January 12, 2024

Exif
  • Date: January 12, 2024
  • Aperture: 29.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/6
  • F Number: 29
  • Focal Length: 50
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8

Through the looking glass.

Exif
  • Date: September 2, 2023
  • Aperture: 2.80
  • Exposure Time: 1/13
  • F Number: 14/5
  • Focal Length: 200
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S

September 1, 2023

Exif
  • Date: September 1, 2023
  • Aperture: 4.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/8
  • F Number: 4
  • Focal Length: 170
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S

September 1, 2023

Exif
  • Date: September 1, 2023
  • Aperture: 4.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/8
  • F Number: 4
  • Focal Length: 50
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8
Exif
  • Date: September 1, 2023
  • Aperture: 4.50
  • Exposure Time: 2/5
  • F Number: 9/2
  • Focal Length: 50
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8

August 8, 2023

Exif
  • Date: August 8, 2023
  • Aperture: 2.80
  • Exposure Time: 1/80
  • F Number: 14/5
  • Focal Length: 200
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S

June 26, 2023

Exif
  • Date: June 26, 2023
  • Aperture: 4.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/2000
  • F Number: 4
  • Focal Length: 70
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S

These remind me of Dr. Suess.

June 25, 2023

Exif
  • Date: June 25, 2023
  • Aperture: 4.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/250
  • F Number: 4
  • Focal Length: 47
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S

A simple bowl of cherries basking in morning light can become a highlights of art.

June 24, 2023

Exif
  • Date: June 24, 2023
  • Aperture: 4.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/250
  • F Number: 4
  • Focal Length: 70
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S

June 14, 2023

Exif
  • Date: June 14, 2023
  • Aperture: 9.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/125
  • F Number: 9
  • Focal Length: 70
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S
Exif
  • Date: May 25, 2023
  • Aperture: 25.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/80
  • F Number: 25
  • Focal Length: 50
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8
Exif
  • Date: May 20, 2023
  • Aperture: 6.30
  • Exposure Time: 1/640
  • F Number: 63/10
  • Focal Length: 70
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S
Exif
  • Date: April 26, 2022
  • Aperture: 1.73
  • Brightness: 567/100
  • Exposure Time: 359/100000
  • F Number: 173/100
  • Focal Length: 219/50
  • Model: Pixel 5
  • Lens Model: Pixel 5 back camera 4.38mm f/1.73

April 26, 2022

Exif
  • Date: April 26, 2022
  • Aperture: 1.73
  • Brightness: 393/50
  • Exposure Time: 171/200000
  • F Number: 173/100
  • Focal Length: 219/50
  • Model: Pixel 5
  • Lens Model: Pixel 5 back camera 4.38mm f/1.73

March 16, 2015

Exif
  • Date: March 16, 2015
  • Aperture: 3.40
  • Exposure Time: 1/60
  • F Number: 17/5
  • Focal Length: 43/10
  • Model: Canon PowerShot SX510 HS

June 23, 2004

Exif
  • Date: June 23, 2004
  • Aperture: 3.36
  • Exposure Time: 1/350
  • F Number: 17/5
  • Focal Length: 107/10
  • Model: KODAK DX4330 DIGITAL CAMERA