Mermaiden Studio

06/14/2026

Poppies all over

06/14/2026

06/12/2026

One more from the California Poppy trip. This one is under a high sun. A balance must be made between the flat light of the midday sun and the temperament of the poppies themselves. The poppies open fully under the sunniest of skies and are closed for the night at sunrise and sunset, when photographic light is the most dramatic. They love the sunshine.

05/31/2026

I'm wondering how folks rate this NC Wildflower image against my recent California poppy pictures?

05/30/2026

Most pollinator bees are solitary ground nesters and requure a spot of bare earth to raise young.

It's easy to make space for gentle, solitary ground-nesting bees in your garden. Here's how to help these important pollinators.

05/30/2026

Spring is full-on and the hummingbirds are back!!! I've been digging up invasive plants in my small acreage in Massachusetts and replacing them with natives such as this coral honeysuckle vine. Our hummers beaks are a perfect fit! Nature has a plan so much better than our own, so we need to relax and embrace it.
400 mm, F 6.3, ISO 500, 1/1200 sec. and patience watching the flower grow!

05/28/2026

Have to share this one. He has the moves!

05/24/2026

For you artists out there....

A new exhibition at the Wallace Collection showcases Churchill’s artworks, which he used both as a balm and as a tool of soft power, writes Nick Curtis