What Next Photography & Graphic Arts

A thin stretch of white clouds reflects the sunlight in just the right way to produce a rainbow of colors, much like a prism does with a light beam.

06 Jan

A Rainbow of Beautiful Colors Reflected Through a Cloud

Posted by whatnext10 Weather

A Rainbow of Beautiful Colors Reflected Through a Cloud shows readers an image of a colorful and unusual weather phenomenon. It explains to readers how this occurs.

An old, dead oak tree is teeming with life as evidenced by the healthy green vine growing all over it.

05 Jan

The Circle of Life is Pretty Amazing

Posted by whatnext10 Miscellaneous, Photography, Plants and Flowers

The Circle of Life is Pretty Amazing shows readers all the incredible life that is supported by the death of one old tree. It discusses both the visible and the not so easily seen life forms that the tree is responsible for.

A closeup photo of a blackjack flower and the surrounding vegetation has been recolored in shades of purple, blue, and green.

04 Jan

Colorful Fun for the New Year is Great!

Posted by whatnext10 Artworks, Photography, Plants and Flowers

Colorful Fun for the New Year is Great! introduces readers to the pair of recolored blackjack flower images that are the subjects of tonight’s blog post.

A lesser black-backed gull shows of it’s gorgeous yellow eye while watching the activities on a Florida beach in December.

03 Jan

The Lesser Black-backed Gull is a Beautiful Winter Visitor to the United States

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Travels

The Lesser Black-backed Gull is a Beautiful winter Visitor to the US introduces this European gull that sometimes winters along the east coast of the United States. It discusses habits, food, and migration patterns.

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.

01 Jan

Here’s Wishing Everyone a Great and Very Happy 2022!

Posted by whatnext10 Holidays, Landscapes 4 Comments

Here’s Wishing Everyone a Great and Very Happy 2022! wishes readers a Happy New Year and celebrates with some pretty sunrise images.

01 Jan

Oops! Here are the Photos from Yesterday’s Blog Post

Posted by whatnext10 Miscellaneous

It would appear that yesterday the slideshow that I created for my blog post did not get included with the...

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.

31 Dec

A Happy Ending to the Year 2021

Posted by whatnext10 Holidays, Photography

A Happy Ending to the Year 2021 celebrates New Year’s Eve with a slideshow of highlights from What Next Photography and Graphic Arts in 2021. See you in 2022!!!

This closeup photo of the flower head of a piece of bristlegrass shows why it got that name.

30 Dec

Japanese Bristlegrass is Really Great for Wildlife

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Deer, Plants and Flowers, Rabbits

Japanese Bristlegrass is Great for Wildlife discusses this grass as an invasive weed that can be problematic for crops. It also explains to readers how it provides food for quite a few types of wildlife, and even for people.

An early summer sunset lights up the clouds of an afternoon thunderstorm in central Florida.

28 Dec

A Summer Sunset in Winter is a Beautiful Thing

Posted by whatnext10 Sunsets and Sunrises, Weather

A Summer Sunset in Winter is a Beautiful Thing explains the story behind tonight’s image. It also presents two versions of the image for viewers to evaluate.

27 Dec

Ferruginous Tiger Crane Flies are Harmless and Great for the Environment

Posted by whatnext10 Insects

Ferruginous Tiger Crane Flies are Harmless and Great for the Environment explains that these small flies don’t bite or sting even though they are often mistaken for large mosquitoes. It also tells readers a few interesting facts about these cool little flies.