The
Photographic
Gallery One
of
John Patrick Clayton
gallery two - gallery three
I offer here a collection of my best photography. I captured all these using the Olympus C3000 digital camera. It captures images up to 2048 X 1536 ( available upon request ) which are poster-sized and ideal for all print media. Here, I offer 1024 X 769 wallpaper sized versions of my work which will be perfect for most of your desktops.

These images are all JPG type and compressed for easy transfer. You will be amazed at the quality of these breath-taking images. Please use them for your computer wallpaper, book covers, educational purposes, etc.. For commercial use, please email for usage conditions, but for private use duplicate as much as you want. Please share my gallery with friends.

What I wish to be unique is a story should aid the photo when necessary. I like to add commentary to let you see as I saw when framing and capturing these images. I offer some insight to shutter speed, aperture and other settings for those who are studying this art form, as I do.

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This hard working worker bee is gathering pollen from thistle. I chased her for 10 minutes until I got a handful of pics to work with. This was a bee from a swarm I released last season. I took this using 3X zoom - 2ft away, f2.8 and 1/150 shutter.
Gladiolas have very intense patterns link silk sheets. Look for the many shades of purple and white in this photo. Color changes are subtle and the are wonderful to study. This was taken at a local fruit stand. 2X zoom, f4.0 1/125 shutter.
These tiny tiny daises were fun to visually frame. I have several versions of this grouping. I found them next to a dumpster and found beauty in their detail. Here, I wanted the illusion of depth and got it with an f2.8 stop. 3X f2.8 1/250 shutter.

I call this Pecker.jpg, it's a porcelain bird and a branch with natural background. I enjoy the balance of real and surreal. look for more photos of this type to follow. 1X f2.8 1/60 shutter.
Contrast is a wonderful challenge when trying to capture details. I shot this with dozens of f-stops and speeds and this was my best effort without getting too serious. This was one time I wish the Olympus had a higher zoom factor. I 5X f4.0 1/125 shutter.
Thistle is interesting, it has details both close and away from the center. Bees take only seconds to gather pollen here. I just missed the mark in this compression, I have a wonderful 2048 X 1536 version available.  3X f2.8 1/500 shutter.
Catching bees pollinating is a great challenge. Catching her facing right, wings flapping, darting from plant to plant is always a photographers challenge. I have a goal now to capture wing detail, with minimum blur from flapping. 3X f4.0 1/125 shutter.
Composition is always fun when trying to tell more than one story with only one photo. But one story should have more importance. Here the house, although obviously present, gives in to the beauty of the flowers. 1X f4.0 1/500 shutter.
Playing with gamma in my Paintshop Pro toolbox, I came up with this cranberry tone to the image. I like it this way, free of the colors and embossing the work end of collection. 1X f2.8 1/250 shutter.
Here he is, Patches. He and his sister Tux are always ready for a camera shoot. I like this photo because appears to be seeing something that only a kitten could see. 3X f4 1/60 shutter.
Allaire State Park has a wonderful restored village, shops, picnic areas and long rugged trails. This was a moment, free of people, but welcoming in appearance. 2X f2.8 1/250 shutter.
I work here in this geometric nightmare. I took this with minimal lighting and long exposure. It actually added extra depth to the image. 1X f8 8 sec. shutter.

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