What Next Photography & Graphic Arts

Dark storm clouds roil on the horizon over a paved country road and live oak woods.

18 Aug

A Summer Storm Can Be a Thing of Great Beauty

Posted by whatnext10 Weather

A Summer Storm Can Be a Thing of Great Beauty presents a typical summer afternoon thunderstorm in Central Florida. These storms have their own kind of natural beauty and drama.

A cluster of small pink flowers and buds are nestled in the surrounding leaves and grass. Each small flower has three petals. The top one is wide with two wings and has a slightly more orange hue than the smaller lower ones. The center of the flower is green fading to white.

17 Aug

Florida Coastal Indigo is a Fascinating Favorite for Many Reasons

Posted by whatnext10 Plants and Flowers 1 Comment

Florida Coastal Indigo is a Fascinating Favorite for Many Reasons explains why this Florida native is one of the author’s favorites, and then explains some of the unique aspects of this beautiful plant.

A small black, red, and yellow bug looks at the camera. The body is flattened and black. The thorax and head are slightly thicker. There are two red eyes and red antennas. The legs have three segments. The first is thin and red. The next is thicker and black, followed by small, yellow feet.

16 Aug

The Leaf Footed Bug Has a Beautiful Nymph

Posted by whatnext10 Insects

The Leaf Footed Bug Has a Beautiful Nymph introduces readers to the leaf footed bug, and specifically to it’s nymph stage. It gives a few facts about the bugs and tells of the authors encounter with one.

A juvenile yellow crowned night heron clambers from one rock to the next in it’s search for prey. The bird has long yellow legs that are in the process of taking a large step between two rocks. The body is brown with white spots and lines. The wings are open and raised for balance. The yellow eyes are focused on the next step.

15 Aug

An Amazing Encounter with a Yellow Crowned Night Heron

Posted by whatnext10 Birds 4 Comments

An Amazing Encounter with a Yellow Crowned Night Heron shares the author’s experience with a juvenile yellow crowned night heron. It then goes on the give some facts about these beautiful birds and their habitat.

Two tortoise shell kittens sit side by side cuddling and watching in front of them. The kitten on the right is a dark tortoise shell while the one on the left is much lighter.

14 Aug

Reasons Why it is Important to Vaccinate for Rabies

Posted by whatnext10 Dogs & Cats, Horses, Veterinary Medicine

Reasons Why It’s Important to Vaccinate for Rabies discusses rabies and the laws surrounding rabies vaccination for pets. It also explains why you should keep your pet’s vaccinations up to date.

An image of a mushroom taken with a fish eye lens. The top of the mushroom is mainly red and has clumps of fuzz that form irregular protrusions all of the top. The tips of the protrusions are often tipped with white, especially around the edges IVS the cap. The underside of the cap is convex, smooth, and a dark tan color. It attaches to a light tan stem with a kink in the middle.

13 Aug

Fungus Can be Beautiful, Too!

Posted by whatnext10 Fungi

Fungus Can Be Beautiful, Too! gives readers a bit of insight into the motivations for this image of a fuzzy, red capped mushroom.

A fuzzy, black and yellow two spotted bumble bee climbs over the top of a round sphere of white flowers while looking for nectar.

12 Aug

A Beautiful Two Spotted Bumble Bee Searches for a Meal

Posted by whatnext10 Bees & Wasps, Insects, Video

A Beautiful Two Spotted Bumble Bee Searches for a Meal is a short video of a bumble bee probing several small flowers on a button bush ball while looking for nectar.

A macro photo of a fuzzy brown caterpillar clutching the narrow tip of a green leaf. Three sets of the caterpillar’s mid body feet can be seen. Each foot is a yellowish color and is spatula shaped. The legs are thick and also yellow. The bottom edge of each narrow foot is pink.

11 Aug

Caterpillars Have Weird, Cool Little Gripping Feet

Posted by whatnext10 Butterflies, Insects

Caterpillars Have Weird, Cool Little Gripping Feet explains explains what motivated the author to take this interesting photograph.

A field of yellow perennial peanut flowers surrounded by grass. The peanut flowers are bright yellow with two petals. One petal is large and relatively flat, while the other is cylindrical and covers the reproductive organs.

10 Aug

Perennial Peanuts Can Make a Beautiful Ground Cover

Posted by whatnext10 Plants and Flowers 2 Comments

Perennial Peanuts Can Make a Beautiful Ground Cover tells the story of how the author spotted and later identified peanut flowers after wondering if peanut plants did flower. It also gives some interesting information about using these nonfruitbearing plants as a ground cover.

A black stink bug doesn’t even try to hide itself amongst the green leaves that it feeds on. The bug is a beetle with a mostly black body. There is one large white spot in the center of the back and some smaller white spots surrounding it. The six legs and the antennas are black and white striped.

10 Aug

Black Stink Bugs Are Beautiful and Harmless Little Beetles

Posted by whatnext10 Insects 2 Comments

Black Stink Bugs are Beautiful and Harmless Little Beetles introduces readers to one of the two types of black stink bugs we have in Florida. This one is a plant eater, but isn’t social, so rarely causes significant damage.Even though it has a wide range not much is known about it’s biology.