Category: Nature

There was just enough light left around dusk last night to catch these pink tree blossoms in my yard and set them apart from the darkness of the ground.

Pink blossoms float in darkness. ©MIKE CRUPI

Pink blossoms at dusk

  • May 3rd, 2012
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One of the perks of my job is just driving down country roads on my way to and from assignments. I pulled over and took this photo near the town of Savannah, on my way toward the NYS Thruway.

Horse on a hill, Savannah, N.Y. ©MIKE CRUPI

Savannah horse

  • April 17th, 2012
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I got a new micro lens yesterday and tried it out for the first time on some spring buds that are popping up.

A green bud emerges on a tree branch. ©MIKE CRUPI

Red bud and branch, early spring, Rochester, N.Y. ©MIKE CRUPI

Leaves emerge. ©MIKE CRUPI

Micro spring

Moonlight through the trees. ©MIKE CRUPI

full moon

  • March 9th, 2012
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I can’t believe how warm it was and how blue the sky was today (& yesterday), truly rare for western New York in November. I’d love to complain about the weather but I just can’t.

Near Braddock Bay, Greece. ©MIKE CRUPI

November sky

  • November 9th, 2011
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Leaves cover the forest floor at Canal Ponds Park, Greece. ©MIKE CRUPI

Colorful forest floor

  • November 7th, 2011
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Dog walk and bench, Highland Park, Rochester. ©MIKE CRUPI

Trees and fallen leaves, Highland Park, Rochester. ©MIKE CRUPI

Leaves and cloudy sky, Highland Park, Rochester. ©MIKE CRUPI

Highland Park

Grasses bent by the wind along the Erie Canal in Greece. ©MIKE CRUPI

Fall red

  • November 3rd, 2011
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An icy fringe on fallen leaves. ©MIKE CRUPI

Morning glow

  • October 31st, 2011
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My first annoying foliage photo of the season…

Fallen leaf in a sea of green. ©MIKE CRUPI

Floating in a sea of green

  • October 11th, 2011
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