What Next Photography & Graphic Arts

A male blue dasher dragonfly perches lightly on a vine stem as it hunts for prey. The dragonfly has a long, powdery blue thorax with a black tip. The thorax is striped in light blue, black, and yellow, and the head is a turquoise blue. The head is mostly made up of the large eyes. The tops of the eyes are slightly darker, while the bottoms of the eyes have black splotches. The wings are in motion and are difficult to see except for the amber coloration near the body.

30 Oct

The Blue Dasher is a Beautiful Fall Visitor

Posted by whatnext10 Insects

The Blue Dasher is a Beautiful Fall Visitor describes the author’s encounter with a male blue dasher dragonfly. It then goes on to give readers a few facts about these interesting insects..

A bright green, fresh fern leaf in the process of opening from it’s fully curled position to it’s eventual flat conformation.

29 Oct

Happy Anniversary to What Next Photography and Graphic Arts!

Posted by whatnext10 Artworks, Events, Photography

Happy Anniversary to What Next Photography And Graphic Arts celebrates this blog’s first anniversary with some background on the author and her motivation in starting the blog. It also shares some favorite images.

This is a hand drawn black and white image of a rose flower from the top down. The background is black while the drawing is in white and shows the highlights of the flower. The drawings is a pen and ink style drawing that was done digitally

28 Oct

Introducing My Latest Artwork and Second in the Flower Series

Posted by whatnext10 Artworks, Plants and Flowers

Introducing My Latest Artwork and Second in the Flower Series shows readers the most recent digital drawing by the author. It explains the inspiration behind this particular work and behind the series.

A pair of blackjack seeds are growing side by side with some of their seeds entwined together. Each seed head is basically spherical and made up up many individual seeds that are long and narrow and that have sticky branches at the ends. The seeds are mostly black with the sticky ends being a light brown. The background is an unfocused green and brown mix.

27 Oct

Summer’s Beautiful Flowers are Fading into Autumn’s Important Seeds

Posted by whatnext10 Plants and Flowers

Summer’s Beautiful Flowers are Fading into Autumn’s Important Seeds tells the story behind the photograph entitled “Entwined”, and reminds readers that the seeds are just as important as the flowers.

This detailed photograph of the small, trumpet shaped flowers of a hyssopleaf thoroughwort plant shows how the flowers are located at the ends of their branches. Each flower is surrounded by dark green, slightly hairy sepals. Several long, white stamens protrude out of the flowers.

26 Oct

Florida Has Yet Another Interesting and Useful Weed

Posted by whatnext10 Plants and Flowers

Florida Has Yet Another Interesting and Useful Weed introduces readers to the hyssopleaf thoroughwort plant, a member of the aster family. It goes on to explain the various ways that this plant is useful.

This image shows one of our remarkable Florida sunrise in all it’s glory. The sun is just above the horizon and is mostly hidden by clouds. Sun rays are spilling out from behind the clouds both above and below them. Some other fluffy clouds and a bird can also be seen in the sky. In the foreground is an open grassy field that extends to the woods on the horizon.

25 Oct

Enjoy the Amazing Creativity of International Artist’s Day

Posted by whatnext10 Artworks, Events, Photography

Enjoy the Amazing Creativity of International Artist’s Day honors artists and creators in all media. This blog gives some history about the day and recommends ways that people can celebrate.

An early morning sunrise with exquisite orange, red, and yellow colors graces the sky in October. This image was taken on a misty country road on a partially cloudy day.

24 Oct

It’s an Important Day; the International Day of Climate Action

Posted by whatnext10 Events, Weather

It’s an Important Day; the International Day of Climate Action gives a short history of climate related science and activism. It then explains how you can celebrate today and how n days to come.

A side view of a common buckeye butterfly shows it feeding from a blackjack flower. The butterfly is mostly brown with an eyespot in the upper middle of the front wing. The eyespot in inside a white bar. Below the bar are orange and brown stripes with thin black borders. The body is brown as are the legs and antennas. A short proboscis can be seen entering the yellow flower.

24 Oct

You Never Know Where You’re Going to Find Beautiful Wildlife

Posted by whatnext10 Butterflies, Insects

You Never Know Where You’re Going to Find Beautiful Wildlife reminds readers to be vigilant when looking for wildlife specimens. It goes on to give the example of the author’s encounter with some common buckeye butterflies, and tells a bit about them.

This image of a gopher tortoise shows the animal with a small piece of brown vegetation in it’s mouth after it was interrupted while grazing. The head is partially pulled into the shell for protection. The front legs are similarly partially folded in preparation to be pulled in. The head and legs are covered in dark, greenish brown scales that are especially thick on the legs. The shell is dark brown and made up of scutes each with concentric circles inside it. The upper shell is dull and covered with sand, while the lower shell is smoother and has a polished look to it.

21 Oct

Hey, Hey, Hey, It’s National Reptile Awareness Day!

Posted by whatnext10 Events, Reptiles & Amphibians 1 Comment

Hey, Hey, Hey, It’s National Reptile Awareness Day! introduces the day and explains which animals are being celebrated. It goes on to recommend ways that you can have fun and celebrate this important day.

This colorful image shows the sun just beginning to rise over a misty farm field. The field is still fairly dark, but green grass can be seen on either side of a wire fence. Oak and pine trees in the background are silhouetted in front of the colorful sky. The horizon is yellow where the sun is rising from and fades to orange as you move to either side. The clouds that are low on the horizon are in silhouette while the lighter ones higher up in the sky are just beginning to take on a pink hue. The unclouded sky is a light blue above the sun and darkens towards purple as you move away.

20 Oct

Fall is Time for Beautiful Sunrises in Central Florida

Posted by whatnext10 Sunsets and Sunrises

Fall is Time for Beautiful Sunrises in Central Florida

The Blue Dasher is a Beautiful Fall Visitor

Happy Anniversary to What Next Photography and Graphic Arts!

Introducing My Latest Artwork and Second in the Flower Series

Summer’s Beautiful Flowers are Fading into Autumn’s Important Seeds

Florida Has Yet Another Interesting and Useful Weed

Enjoy the Amazing Creativity of International Artist’s Day

It’s an Important Day; the International Day of Climate Action

You Never Know Where You’re Going to Find Beautiful Wildlife

Hey, Hey, Hey, It’s National Reptile Awareness Day!

Fall is Time for Beautiful Sunrises in Central Florida

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