What Next Photography & Graphic Arts

A look down a small creek in Florida reveals beautiful trees and vegetation reflected in the clear waters.

21 Dec

Florida is Full of Beautiful Small Creeks and Streams

Posted by whatnext10 Landscapes, Photography 2 Comments

Down the Creek I may be a little prejudiced, but I truly believe that central Florida is one of the...

A green anole that was resting on a tree trunk basking in the autumn sun has been processed artistically and finished with hand drawing.

20 Dec

Colorful Autumn Anoles Really Look the Part with Artistic Touches

Posted by whatnext10 Artworks, Photography, Reptiles & Amphibians

Autumn Anole Over the fall I found this pretty little green anole (Anolis carolinensis) basking on a tree trunk one...

This wasp that I photographed over the summer was searching for nectar in a patch of grass and small flowers. I have reworked the image as a neon drawing.

18 Dec

Beautiful Glowing Drawings Can be Used to Illustrate Insects

Posted by whatnext10 Arthropods, Artworks, Bees & Wasps, Insects

Neon Wasp Not long ago, I started doing some of these glowing line drawings from some of my photos. Earlier...

A closeup view of the face of a gopher tortoise has been reworked in an artistic manner that involves both the original photo and some hand drawing.

17 Dec

Time for Colorful and Artistic Processing With One of My Favorite Photos

Posted by whatnext10 Artworks, Photography, Reptiles & Amphibians

Face of a Tortoise Sometimes I enjoy doing some artistic processing of some of my photos. I generally use a...

House wrens are winter migrants in north central Florida.

17 Dec

House Wrens are an Interesting Winter Migrant in Florida

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography 1 Comment

House Wren The main reason that I feed the wild things each day is to make their lives a little...

When Carolina wrens feast on the suet block they drop quite a bit, but fear not, they don’t mind picking up the crumbs.

15 Dec

Carolina Wrens Really Love Their Suet as Temperatures Drop

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography

Crumb Patrol Winter, or as much as we get of it, has reached north central Florida. About a week and...

A small group of sandhill cranes stroll along the edges of a small Florida wetland area shortly before roosting time.

14 Dec

Sandhill Cranes are Beautiful and Really Fun to Watch

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography 5 Comments

Family Last week I went to a friend’s house for dinner. She lives on a small farm similar to mine,...

A red-spotted purple butterfly lands on a prickly poppy flower on a Florida evening.

13 Dec

Colorful Butterflies and White Flowers Paint Create Beauty in Nature

Posted by whatnext10 Arthropods, Butterflies, Insects, Photography, Plants and Flowers

Purple Prickles When this beautiful red-spotted purple butterfly (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) elegantly landed on a vibrant prickly poppy flower (Argemone...

A tiger swallowtail butterfly is busy puddling after a rain storm.

13 Dec

A Puddling Butterfly Reminds Us to Appreciate the Simple Things in Life

Posted by whatnext10 Arthropods, Butterflies, Insects, Photography

Tiger, Tiger This beautiful Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly (Papilio glaucus) was enjoying a refreshing puddle after a lovely rain shower....

A grey hairstreak butterfly is feeding hungrily from the yellow center of a blackjack flower.

11 Dec

The Beautiful Balance of Nature is Seen in a Butterfly and Flower