I managed to get myself out of bed early this morning so that I could catch some morning light. These pictures were taken just a few miles from where we live. The green hills have now turned brown as usual at this time of year. It’s why California is called “The Golden State”. Do you see the living creature in the shed photo???
The morning was so quiet…just me, my camera and….someone checking me out. 🙂
Someone to Watch Over Me
Shed by the side of the road
Morning Light on Leaves
The Golden State
Laura Macky Photography 
May 24, 2014 at 3:49 pm
The deer and the shed ones are my favourites. 🙂
May 24, 2014 at 3:50 pm
Mine too 🙂 Thank you for your comments!
May 24, 2014 at 3:51 pm
The image of the deer is precious!
May 24, 2014 at 3:51 pm
Thank you Shelby. She was definitely giving me a look. 🙂
May 24, 2014 at 3:52 pm
The image of the rolling hills looks just like the countryside around my place! Gotta love those early morning walks, getting a bit cold for it over here though.
May 24, 2014 at 3:54 pm
Really?? Oh you must be in Australia? I was looking at some pictures of Australia’s gold country and another blog and it looks exactly like California gold country. Similarities in our countries it seems. (If you’re form Australia that is!) lol
May 24, 2014 at 3:59 pm
Yep in Australia and near a gold producing area as well. Seems the world is not so big after all.:)
May 24, 2014 at 4:00 pm
Seems not! 🙂
May 24, 2014 at 3:58 pm
California is called “The Golden State”
I never knew (OK. Lance is a smart-ass)
You do know, I spent lots of years in CA?
Almost my second home.
And once in a while, I miss it.
😉
Great photos Laura!
Sincerely love your work.
May 24, 2014 at 3:59 pm
I do remember now lol…Fremont right? We can’t all be perfect hahahaha 😛 Thank you Lance for the comments. Always good to hear from you! 😀
May 24, 2014 at 4:09 pm
Great Images Laura looks like you caught the light just perfectly. It really worth is getting out of bed for !!
May 24, 2014 at 4:19 pm
Thanks Mike! I was so happy I saw her. She was probably protecting her babies.
May 24, 2014 at 4:15 pm
It paid to get up early. Great shots Laura!
May 24, 2014 at 4:21 pm
Thank you! Sleeping in tomorrow 🙂
May 24, 2014 at 4:20 pm
Wonderful Serie.
May 24, 2014 at 4:23 pm
What’s a serie?
May 24, 2014 at 4:46 pm
I meant wonderful series
May 24, 2014 at 4:52 pm
Oh lol….gawd..I should’ve figured that out.
May 24, 2014 at 4:52 pm
Oops and thank you!
May 24, 2014 at 4:20 pm
Wonderful! I love the deer looking at you!! and the soft melting effect of the tall grasses. The shed is great too.
May 24, 2014 at 4:23 pm
Thank you Hanna…those are my favorites too. 🙂
May 24, 2014 at 4:24 pm
You totally captured the look of those golden hills I remember so well. Beautiful.
May 24, 2014 at 4:33 pm
I’m glad I brought back fond memories…thank you!
May 24, 2014 at 4:25 pm
The doe is spying on you… Nice photography!
May 24, 2014 at 4:34 pm
She is! Thank you.
May 24, 2014 at 4:26 pm
Hi Laura,
That young deer reminds of one time when we went blueberry picking. It was late July and some of the berries must have been fermenting. We encountered a young faun. It still have the large spots on its sides. It turned and looked at us and smiled. I think it was slightly drunk. It wasn’t at all afraid. It just wandered off.
But it definitely smiled at us.
Leslie
May 24, 2014 at 4:35 pm
Awwwe…that is so cute. What a once in a lifetime experience! Thank you for sharing it. 🙂
May 24, 2014 at 4:38 pm
To be sure, we will never forget that. It happened many years ago.
Leslie
May 24, 2014 at 4:51 pm
🙂
May 24, 2014 at 4:46 pm
Just gorgeous, Laura…that deer is beautiful
May 24, 2014 at 4:51 pm
Thank you so much.
May 24, 2014 at 5:02 pm
Nice set of images. I’m glad you got up early. I love the photo of the doe. Is that a turkey in front of the shed?
May 24, 2014 at 5:06 pm
Thank you and yes! You’re the first to even mention it and it is indeed a turkey. 🙂
May 24, 2014 at 5:41 pm
How funny we did the same thing this morning. I also went out, and very close to home too. Your images are different to mine, but they are fantastic. I love early mornings.
May 24, 2014 at 5:45 pm
Oh how funny. I’ll have to go to your blog and see. Thank you!
May 24, 2014 at 5:45 pm
Nothing beats getting out early – the air is fresh and there is still a bit of morning moisture to make even the warmest day seem crisp. You nailed the DOF on the deer and I think I see a turkey by the shed.
May 24, 2014 at 5:56 pm
I agree! It was so pretty. I need to do it more often. I think I like it better than twilight even! And thanks for the DOF compliment. And you are correct….gobble gobble.
May 24, 2014 at 5:56 pm
That is the most delightful deer photo! I just can’t take my eyes off it!
May 24, 2014 at 6:24 pm
Thank you so much! I think she’s staring at you too 🙂
May 24, 2014 at 8:33 pm
That deer photo is just so endearing… beautiful capture, it just blends so well with the surrounds…
May 25, 2014 at 6:23 am
Thank you so much 🙂 I was excited to see her staring right at me!
May 24, 2014 at 9:00 pm
You live in a nice area. Nice pics. My morning finds me nursing a wee hangover, so while my body has seen the morning, my brain has not…..
May 25, 2014 at 6:24 am
Thank you…I am very lucky where I live and I am thankful every day. Oh no! Hangover! I haven’t had one in a long time. Poor thing. I used to love tacos. They helped with hangovers. 🙂
May 24, 2014 at 9:19 pm
The early bird they say! Well you certainly “caught the worm” with that beautiful early morning light; a beautiful gallery of glorious images Laura 🙂
May 25, 2014 at 6:24 am
Thank you so much Andrew! I need to do this more. I really loved it.
May 24, 2014 at 9:58 pm
quite lovely. vw
May 25, 2014 at 6:25 am
Thank you 🙂
May 24, 2014 at 10:27 pm
Really nice photos Laura, good to see the world in the early morning 😀
May 25, 2014 at 6:26 am
Thank you Irene! I loved how peaceful it was. I’ve gotta do this again soon. 🙂
May 24, 2014 at 11:03 pm
Super!
May 25, 2014 at 6:27 am
Thank you!
May 25, 2014 at 1:55 am
Oooh nice photos. Is that a turkey in front of the shed? Whatever it is, it’s doing a great job of blending in!
May 25, 2014 at 6:31 am
Thank you so much David. Yes that is indeed a turkey. I saw him there when I was taking snapshots but mostly his or her head was down. This one was the only one where the head was up.
May 25, 2014 at 2:30 am
Such a lovely soft morning you captured here Laura … it must have set you up for the day I’m sure .
That little deer is so sweet … great timing .. and I love the look of the rolling mounded hills
May 25, 2014 at 6:32 am
Thank you so much. I need to go out in the mornings more often. It really is my favorite time of day.
May 25, 2014 at 3:01 am
The morning light always caresses in a more soth way the nature 🙂 wonderful photos Laura
May 25, 2014 at 6:33 am
Than you 🙂
May 25, 2014 at 5:20 am
I really do like your work Laura 🙂
May 25, 2014 at 6:33 am
Aww thank you Alex! I really appreciate it! I like your posts too…sometimes I’m slow getting to the stream…so pardon my slowness.
May 25, 2014 at 5:35 am
These almost look like Texas! Hey, the early bird gets the worm and the best pictures.
May 25, 2014 at 6:34 am
Thank you Beth! I’ve only been to one part of Texas which looks nothing like this but Texas is HUGE like California. There are so many different types of areas within only a few miles.
May 25, 2014 at 7:57 am
These are ALL really terrific Laura. It’s really good to see you getting out more my friend.
May 25, 2014 at 8:18 am
Aw thank you for saying that. I appreciate it Dan 🙂
May 25, 2014 at 8:36 am
Love the first but they’re all cracking shots
May 25, 2014 at 9:48 am
Thanks! That seems to be the consensus 🙂
May 25, 2014 at 12:48 pm
Lovely morning, great pics.
May 25, 2014 at 1:06 pm
Thank you Ritva…it was a beautiful morning. 😀
May 25, 2014 at 12:59 pm
Wish I’d been there Laura. That deer peeping through the long grass is super. Is that a turkey by the shed? Wonderful pics ..
May 25, 2014 at 1:07 pm
Yes that is a turkey Julie. Thank you for looking…it really was a glorious morning!
May 25, 2014 at 1:49 pm
Just beautiful once more Miss Laura. I have to finish editing some photos from yesterday and then I will put them up 🙂
May 25, 2014 at 1:51 pm
Thank you so much! I can’t wait to see yours. 🙂
May 25, 2014 at 2:13 pm
I’ll get them up shortly 🙂
May 25, 2014 at 6:22 pm
Hi Laura, I popped over from suzjones’ blog to have a quick look. Love your pics.
Cheers
Laurie.
May 25, 2014 at 6:31 pm
Thank you so much for stopping by and liking what I do. Oh and the follow! 🙂
May 25, 2014 at 10:40 pm
You’re welcome Laura, you have a lovely page. 🙂
May 26, 2014 at 6:27 am
Thank you again 🙂
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May 26, 2014 at 4:18 am
Thanks God you waked up in the morning and result is seen in these pics 🙂 ..Love the photos.
May Allah bless you and your loved ones. ameen
May 26, 2014 at 6:30 am
Thank you so much!
May 26, 2014 at 8:56 am
Welcome.
May 26, 2014 at 7:43 am
Simply gorgeous photos. Thanks for sharing. It makes me homesick seeing those deer!
May 26, 2014 at 7:45 am
Thank you Duke! Aww…yeah they are cuties aren’t they. 🙂
May 26, 2014 at 7:45 am
LAURA! You just keep getting better and better. The photo of the deer is just SO precious! All your images are gorgeous! Wow! Just wow! Thank you so much for sharing them! Love, Amy
May 26, 2014 at 7:49 am
Aw thank you for the “wows!” It really means a lot that my work has some sort of impact. xo
May 26, 2014 at 7:51 am
But of course it does. Why on earth would it not? Your work is seriously good, and please, start seeing that. xx Amy
May 26, 2014 at 7:52 am
thank you 🙂
May 26, 2014 at 7:53 am
💞🌹💞
May 26, 2014 at 8:48 am
Great shots Laura…..really like that simple, mellow-lighted landscape
May 26, 2014 at 9:10 am
Thank you so much Mark. That’s my husband’s favorite too. 🙂
May 26, 2014 at 10:51 pm
You’re welcome. I’ve just re-read my comment…..is mellow-lighted right or should it be mellow-lit or something else entirely?
May 27, 2014 at 6:12 am
i think you can use lit or lighted interchangeably but mellow was probably not the best choice. Low-lit would’ve probably worked better, but just since you brought it up. 🙂
May 27, 2014 at 10:15 am
Oh OK….and here was me thinking mellow was the OK bit of the phrase….;0).
May 27, 2014 at 11:44 am
🙂
May 26, 2014 at 9:14 am
BTW…I see we are both on the list of recommended wordpress photography blogs today. 🙂 Congratulations!
May 26, 2014 at 10:52 pm
Are we..😊..I’ve missed that!!
May 27, 2014 at 6:13 am
we are! or were…haven’t checked this morning.
May 26, 2014 at 10:38 am
Gorgeous images captured in gorgeous light. And yes, I do see the animal next to the shed. All images are well composed and simply beautiful.
May 26, 2014 at 11:07 am
Thank you Otto. Your comments are always so appreciated!
May 27, 2014 at 1:10 am
Beautiful scenery and morning light.
May 27, 2014 at 6:23 am
Thank you…I need to do more of this morning light. It’s so pretty that time of day.
May 27, 2014 at 9:34 am
This is a nice set of images. Grat.
May 27, 2014 at 9:58 am
Thank you 🙂
May 28, 2014 at 9:39 am
Wow, simply amazing shots! Thank you for sharing, I love morning light 🙂
May 28, 2014 at 9:49 am
Thank you! 🙂
May 28, 2014 at 3:56 pm
Mornings…. And evenings…. wonderful moments – also for shooting photos. Yours here are amazing!
May 28, 2014 at 4:41 pm
Oh thank you so much! I need to get out more at that time. I love it then…so quiet!
May 28, 2014 at 6:28 pm
Laura, is that your thanksgiving turkey over by the shed?
The picture of the deer is WONDERFUL. You really captured her in great light. That picture alone must have made it worthwhile to forego a little shut eye.
May 28, 2014 at 6:42 pm
It is indeed a turkey Betty. There are a lot of those around here. Thank you so much for your compliment on the deer photo. I was really excited to get such a straight-on shot!
May 29, 2014 at 8:37 am
Beautiful photos! Love the one of the deer!! 🙂
May 29, 2014 at 9:37 am
Thank you 🙂 That seems to be a favorite.
May 29, 2014 at 1:25 pm
Love that dear little deer head peeping around !
May 29, 2014 at 3:05 pm
Thank you, me too!! 🙂
May 30, 2014 at 10:42 am
Smiles . . . .
June 1, 2014 at 3:51 pm
Such beautiful images and also my favourite time of day…watching the day awaken around you.
Love the way you see and think Laura! 🙂
June 1, 2014 at 3:52 pm
Thank you Robyn :). I love mornings too there is something so peaceful about them. Have a good rest of your day 🙂
June 1, 2014 at 3:59 pm
I think the peacefulness is my favourite part, equal to the light 🙂
You have a wonderful day/evening? too Laura!
June 1, 2014 at 5:11 pm
😀
June 1, 2014 at 4:02 pm
PS Was showing my hubby your aviation gallery yesterday 🙂 As a photographer and aviator, he appreciated them very much. We’re both aeroplane nuts 😀
June 1, 2014 at 5:12 pm
Oh cool! I love airplanes and ships! The best EVER is the USS Hornet stationed in Alameda, CA. I’m sure you saw them there..the pics I mean. It’s incredible! Glad you both enjoyed them. 😀
June 1, 2014 at 7:49 pm
We did see them and did enjoy!!
I haven’t had a chance for a few years now to take any planes… but I will again in the future.
There’s something quite alluring about them 🙂
..and yes ships too! I get it 🙂
June 1, 2014 at 8:08 pm
Yay a girl that gets it! 🙂
June 1, 2014 at 8:30 pm
I so do! 🙂
June 3, 2014 at 2:45 pm
Your photography is amazing. I love it. I’ll keep coming back.
June 3, 2014 at 3:43 pm
Why thank you so much!
June 4, 2014 at 4:40 am
Lovely Photography
Kind regards
June 4, 2014 at 6:30 am
Thank you 😀
June 5, 2014 at 8:00 am
The deer is so sweet there! I love abandoned buildings too. Looking at the rolling hills, though, put me in mind of someone asleep under the covers; this is a very pleasant photograph. 🙂
June 5, 2014 at 8:26 am
Thank you :))
June 10, 2014 at 4:26 am
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June 10, 2014 at 6:20 am
Very nice post work on all the shots. Really like the color and simplicity of the deer shot.
June 10, 2014 at 7:08 am
Thank you! That deer one seemed to be the popular one of the bunch.
September 1, 2014 at 4:38 am
how delightful and amazing what we can catch if we wake up early enough
September 1, 2014 at 7:49 am
Thank you! I need to do more of that. 🙂