Varina Patel
@varina.visualwilderness.com
Artist, Nature Photographer, Photography Instructor, Business Owner: VisualWilderness.com, Mother of 4+2, Whippet Mama, Book Lover, Gardener, Writer, Multiple Sclerosis and Hypothyroidism Fighter.
Good morning! My little #whippet, Ophelia, is keeping me company as I drink my coffee and read The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson - which is excellent, by the way. Highly recommend.
#NoodleHorse
#SightHound
#dog
#TheWayOfKings
#BrandonSanderson
#BookRecommendation
#NoodleHorse
#SightHound
#dog
#TheWayOfKings
#BrandonSanderson
#BookRecommendation
December 28, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Good morning! My little #whippet, Ophelia, is keeping me company as I drink my coffee and read The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson - which is excellent, by the way. Highly recommend.
#NoodleHorse
#SightHound
#dog
#TheWayOfKings
#BrandonSanderson
#BookRecommendation
#NoodleHorse
#SightHound
#dog
#TheWayOfKings
#BrandonSanderson
#BookRecommendation
Man I miss those days!
#MultipleSclerosis makes travel very difficult for me now. #Fatigue and muscle weakness are my biggest challenges. #MS changes everything, but I find new pleasures in life and carry on.
#Iceland
#Vestrahorn
#NaturePhotography
#MultipleSclerosis makes travel very difficult for me now. #Fatigue and muscle weakness are my biggest challenges. #MS changes everything, but I find new pleasures in life and carry on.
#Iceland
#Vestrahorn
#NaturePhotography
December 24, 2024 at 11:54 AM
Man I miss those days!
#MultipleSclerosis makes travel very difficult for me now. #Fatigue and muscle weakness are my biggest challenges. #MS changes everything, but I find new pleasures in life and carry on.
#Iceland
#Vestrahorn
#NaturePhotography
#MultipleSclerosis makes travel very difficult for me now. #Fatigue and muscle weakness are my biggest challenges. #MS changes everything, but I find new pleasures in life and carry on.
#Iceland
#Vestrahorn
#NaturePhotography
Essence
When I’m shooting, I’m always looking for ways to #simplify. Less is more. Can you feel the essence of Springtime in this photo? Can you smell it?
#monochrome
#macro
#macrophotography
#naturephotography
#minimalism
When I’m shooting, I’m always looking for ways to #simplify. Less is more. Can you feel the essence of Springtime in this photo? Can you smell it?
#monochrome
#macro
#macrophotography
#naturephotography
#minimalism
December 17, 2024 at 11:42 AM
Essence
When I’m shooting, I’m always looking for ways to #simplify. Less is more. Can you feel the essence of Springtime in this photo? Can you smell it?
#monochrome
#macro
#macrophotography
#naturephotography
#minimalism
When I’m shooting, I’m always looking for ways to #simplify. Less is more. Can you feel the essence of Springtime in this photo? Can you smell it?
#monochrome
#macro
#macrophotography
#naturephotography
#minimalism
Meet Jack.
He’s a Jackson’s #Chameleon who lives on the slopes of Mount #Haleakalā at #Kula on the beautiful island of #Maui.
This little guys are so cool. They change colour from yellow to green to dark brown.
#wildlifephotography
He’s a Jackson’s #Chameleon who lives on the slopes of Mount #Haleakalā at #Kula on the beautiful island of #Maui.
This little guys are so cool. They change colour from yellow to green to dark brown.
#wildlifephotography
December 16, 2024 at 11:04 AM
Meet Jack.
He’s a Jackson’s #Chameleon who lives on the slopes of Mount #Haleakalā at #Kula on the beautiful island of #Maui.
This little guys are so cool. They change colour from yellow to green to dark brown.
#wildlifephotography
He’s a Jackson’s #Chameleon who lives on the slopes of Mount #Haleakalā at #Kula on the beautiful island of #Maui.
This little guys are so cool. They change colour from yellow to green to dark brown.
#wildlifephotography
Solitude
Loch Eilt, Scotland
What a place. What a beautiful moment. I wish everyone could stand here on a summer morning and just breathe.
#wideanglelens
#naturephotography
#visualwilderness
Loch Eilt, Scotland
What a place. What a beautiful moment. I wish everyone could stand here on a summer morning and just breathe.
#wideanglelens
#naturephotography
#visualwilderness
December 11, 2024 at 11:10 AM
Solitude
Loch Eilt, Scotland
What a place. What a beautiful moment. I wish everyone could stand here on a summer morning and just breathe.
#wideanglelens
#naturephotography
#visualwilderness
Loch Eilt, Scotland
What a place. What a beautiful moment. I wish everyone could stand here on a summer morning and just breathe.
#wideanglelens
#naturephotography
#visualwilderness
We opened our gifts early too! Happy Holidays from Peregrine and Ophelia!
December 11, 2024 at 10:40 AM
We opened our gifts early too! Happy Holidays from Peregrine and Ophelia!
My Ophelia doesn’t love the vacuum either.
December 11, 2024 at 10:26 AM
My Ophelia doesn’t love the vacuum either.
December 4, 2024 at 12:19 AM
Sunset over Badwater Basin
Death Valley National Park, California USA
I used a graduated neutral density filter to reduce the brightness of the sky so my camera could handle the broad dynamic range of a shot like this one.
#wideanglelens #naturephotography
#landscapephotography
#gndfilter
Death Valley National Park, California USA
I used a graduated neutral density filter to reduce the brightness of the sky so my camera could handle the broad dynamic range of a shot like this one.
#wideanglelens #naturephotography
#landscapephotography
#gndfilter
December 3, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Sunset over Badwater Basin
Death Valley National Park, California USA
I used a graduated neutral density filter to reduce the brightness of the sky so my camera could handle the broad dynamic range of a shot like this one.
#wideanglelens #naturephotography
#landscapephotography
#gndfilter
Death Valley National Park, California USA
I used a graduated neutral density filter to reduce the brightness of the sky so my camera could handle the broad dynamic range of a shot like this one.
#wideanglelens #naturephotography
#landscapephotography
#gndfilter
Me and my boys. All grown up. ❤️❤️❤️ Aren’t they absolutely perfect?
Kitten and puppy taxes paid in full!
L to R - Nick with Nigel, Damian with Marble, Me with Hei Hei, Eian with Po
The cats belong to Nick. The Boston Terriers belong to my sister, Catie, who took the photo.
Kitten and puppy taxes paid in full!
L to R - Nick with Nigel, Damian with Marble, Me with Hei Hei, Eian with Po
The cats belong to Nick. The Boston Terriers belong to my sister, Catie, who took the photo.
December 1, 2024 at 12:54 PM
Me and my boys. All grown up. ❤️❤️❤️ Aren’t they absolutely perfect?
Kitten and puppy taxes paid in full!
L to R - Nick with Nigel, Damian with Marble, Me with Hei Hei, Eian with Po
The cats belong to Nick. The Boston Terriers belong to my sister, Catie, who took the photo.
Kitten and puppy taxes paid in full!
L to R - Nick with Nigel, Damian with Marble, Me with Hei Hei, Eian with Po
The cats belong to Nick. The Boston Terriers belong to my sister, Catie, who took the photo.
Trillium Flower
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee USA
Macro photography was my first love.
#macrophotography
#naturephotography
#flowerphotography#macro
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee USA
Macro photography was my first love.
#macrophotography
#naturephotography
#flowerphotography#macro
December 1, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Trillium Flower
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee USA
Macro photography was my first love.
#macrophotography
#naturephotography
#flowerphotography#macro
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee USA
Macro photography was my first love.
#macrophotography
#naturephotography
#flowerphotography#macro
November 30, 2024 at 7:56 PM
I took this shot of a gorgeous freshly hatched Cicada with my iPhone this past summer. Can you believe those wings?
#macrophotography
#naturephotography
#bugs
#macrophotography
#naturephotography
#bugs
November 30, 2024 at 12:14 PM
I took this shot of a gorgeous freshly hatched Cicada with my iPhone this past summer. Can you believe those wings?
#macrophotography
#naturephotography
#bugs
#macrophotography
#naturephotography
#bugs
A Study in Blue
Jökulsárlón, Iceland
#monochrome isn’t just black and white
I used a slow #shutterspeed to smooth the waves for a #minimalism #naturephotography #photography
#longexposure
Jökulsárlón, Iceland
#monochrome isn’t just black and white
I used a slow #shutterspeed to smooth the waves for a #minimalism #naturephotography #photography
#longexposure
November 29, 2024 at 12:14 PM
A Study in Blue
Jökulsárlón, Iceland
#monochrome isn’t just black and white
I used a slow #shutterspeed to smooth the waves for a #minimalism #naturephotography #photography
#longexposure
Jökulsárlón, Iceland
#monochrome isn’t just black and white
I used a slow #shutterspeed to smooth the waves for a #minimalism #naturephotography #photography
#longexposure
Just a little whippet with a stick.
November 28, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Just a little whippet with a stick.
“There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society where none intrudes,
By the deep Sea, and music in its roar:
I love not Man the less, but Nature more…”
George Gordon Byron
Cannon Beach, Oregon
There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society where none intrudes,
By the deep Sea, and music in its roar:
I love not Man the less, but Nature more…”
George Gordon Byron
Cannon Beach, Oregon
November 28, 2024 at 12:04 PM
“There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society where none intrudes,
By the deep Sea, and music in its roar:
I love not Man the less, but Nature more…”
George Gordon Byron
Cannon Beach, Oregon
There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society where none intrudes,
By the deep Sea, and music in its roar:
I love not Man the less, but Nature more…”
George Gordon Byron
Cannon Beach, Oregon
She was sound asleep like that. Whippets are so weird. My sweet Ophelia.
November 27, 2024 at 6:30 PM
She was sound asleep like that. Whippets are so weird. My sweet Ophelia.
Enlightenment
Glacier National Park, Montana USA
Glacier National Park, Montana USA
November 27, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Enlightenment
Glacier National Park, Montana USA
Glacier National Park, Montana USA
‘Twixt Autumn and Winter - color version
I posted the black and white version yesterday. I took this shot years ago and still can’t decide which I prefer.
I posted the black and white version yesterday. I took this shot years ago and still can’t decide which I prefer.
November 27, 2024 at 12:12 AM
‘Twixt Autumn and Winter - color version
I posted the black and white version yesterday. I took this shot years ago and still can’t decide which I prefer.
I posted the black and white version yesterday. I took this shot years ago and still can’t decide which I prefer.
Peregrine was little once, too. My sweet whippet boy. He rescued me.
November 25, 2024 at 7:56 PM
Peregrine was little once, too. My sweet whippet boy. He rescued me.
‘Twixt Autumn and Winter
Frozen droplet on a leaf. Sharp focus draws your attention to my subject. A narrow depth of field simplifies the background, removing distractions.
Frozen droplet on a leaf. Sharp focus draws your attention to my subject. A narrow depth of field simplifies the background, removing distractions.
November 25, 2024 at 4:11 PM
‘Twixt Autumn and Winter
Frozen droplet on a leaf. Sharp focus draws your attention to my subject. A narrow depth of field simplifies the background, removing distractions.
Frozen droplet on a leaf. Sharp focus draws your attention to my subject. A narrow depth of field simplifies the background, removing distractions.
Ophelia when she was small. My beautiful whippet girl.
November 24, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Ophelia when she was small. My beautiful whippet girl.
Pele and Kanaloa
Lava flow from Kīlauea Volcano flows into the ocean.
Lava flow from Kīlauea Volcano flows into the ocean.
November 24, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Pele and Kanaloa
Lava flow from Kīlauea Volcano flows into the ocean.
Lava flow from Kīlauea Volcano flows into the ocean.
The Geometry of the Human Spirit - Watercolour and charcoal dust
We push for perfection, but it is our imperfections that make us so beautiful.
We push for perfection, but it is our imperfections that make us so beautiful.
November 24, 2024 at 12:34 PM
The Geometry of the Human Spirit - Watercolour and charcoal dust
We push for perfection, but it is our imperfections that make us so beautiful.
We push for perfection, but it is our imperfections that make us so beautiful.