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  • about dan baxter by: danbaxter

    July 16, 2008, 13:51

    When I was a child, young, around 6 to 8 years old, my family and I (that is, my father and my siblings except my youngest brother who I had not yet come to…

  • home by: danbaxter

    July 28, 2009, 10:00

    Soma-Sema Creative Photography features the artistic works of Dan Baxter. You will find a range of different types of images, from macro to landscape,…

  • purchases by: djbaxter

    August 12, 2009, 09:55

    Thank you for your purchase. Please allow sufficient time for delivery. If you have any questions, contact Dan Baxter.

  • table of contents by: danbaxter

    January 2, 2010, 12:56

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  • General  (1)
    • Soma-Sema Creative Photography by: danbaxter

      July 12, 2009, 13:09

      Soma-Sema Creative Photography features the artisitc works of Dan Baxter. You will find a range of different types of images, from macro to landscape,…

  • Abstract  (7)
    • The River Acheron by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 19:50

      A great rusted chain hangs loosely across the gap of stiff metal bars that border the concrete of the Oxford Mills dam.  A cheap hand-painted “No Trespassing…

    • Black and Emptied Hearts by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 19:32

      “…As we shall come to stop awhile upon the sorrowful shore of Acheron.” Alighieri, Dante. The Divine Comedy Volume 1: Inferno.  pg. 89, Lines 77-78,…

    • Vexilla Regis Prodeunt Inferni by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 19:27

      “Vexilla Regis prodeunt Inferni,” my master said, “closer to us, so now look ahead and see if you can make him out.” Translation: The banners…

    • Ominous Silhouettes by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 19:22

      And when I looked beyond this crowd I saw A throng upon the shore of wide river, Which made me ask, “Master, I would like to know: Who are these…

    • O Lucifer, Son of the Morning! by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 19:19

      stepped aside, and stopping me, announced: “This is is he, this is Dis; this is the place that calls for all the courage you have in you.” Alighie…

    • I am the way into the doleful city by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 19:13

      “I AM THE WAY INTO THE DOLEFUL CITY, I AM THE WAY INTO ETERNAL GRIEF, I AM THE WAY TO A FORSAKEN RACE. JUSTICE IT WAS THAT MOVED MY GREAT CREATOR; …

    • ...And so I looked and saw a kind of banner... by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 19:10

      “And so I looked and saw a kind of banner Rushing ahead, whirling with aimless speed As though it would not ever take a stand; Behind it an…

  • Architecture  (3)
    • Sanctuary by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 20:48

      This is a church, which jars out of the ground in the center of the web of windswept streets of Ballater, Scotland.  I ventured out on my own from under my…

    • Pandaemonium by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 20:46

      This is the reciprocal shot of Celestial Church.  Pandaemonium is the first fortress Dante and his guide, Virgil, encounter in Hell.  It is home to those…

    • Gospel Torch by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 20:44

      I got this while visiting a friend who, at the time, was attending Queen’s and living in a house in Kingston, Ontario, with a crazy group of guys.  The…

  • Floral  (33)
    • Day Lilly VII by: danbaxter

      July 28, 2009, 11:11

      This is a photograph of a Lilly, one of seven such photographs.  Each one of these was taken with my Nikon FM2 using Kodakrome colour positive slide film (100…

    • Yellow Lilly by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 21:49

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    • Untitled II by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 21:48

      My curiosity was aroused by this odd yellow flower blooming out of a much larger red flower.  I still do not know what the species of genus is, but it is an…

    • Untitled I by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 21:47

      I visited the Botanical Gardens with a friend of mine, Josh Brown, whose own work can be seen at www.josbrownphoto.com.  We were, unfortunately, not permitted…

    • The Forlorn Petal by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 21:45

      This shot was taken in Murphy’s Point Provincial Park just 45 minutes from my hometown of Kemptville, ON.  I was using Fuji 400 ISO Sensia slide film at…

    • The Cycle Respun by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 21:43

      This is another photograph I took while visiting my cousin, Robin Rutherford Baxter, in Southampton, England, along with my other cousin, Chris Duguid of…

    • Snow Blooms by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 21:42

      Although it does appear that some black, skeletal plant is blooming frost, it’s actually just a fresh winter storm caught on a long dead cap of Queen…

    • Scarlet Lychnis by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 21:40

      This scarlet lychnis (Lychnis chalcedonica) flourished with a partner beneath a young and healthy poplar tree, content now that it can reach above the wall of…

    • Purple Buds by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 21:37

      I enjoy this shot because of the blood coloured stalks and blades, and because of the brown ones already dead foreshadowing the fate of everything within the…

    • Phalaenopsis Orchid II by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 21:36

      This was shot in the Montreal Botanical Gardens after my battery died and took my exposure meter with it during the Phalaenopsis I shooting.  At this point I…

    • Phalaenopsis Orchid I by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 21:33

      Although I had to take some stepping stones that weren’t open to the public in the Montreal Botanical Gardens to get in position for this shot, it was worth…

    • Flower Reflection by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 21:31

      This shot is a multiple exposure of a daisy and some blue-eyed grass of southern Ontario.  I used 400 ISO T-max Black and White film using a slow shutter…

    • Day Lilly VI by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 21:28

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    • Day Lilly IV by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 21:27

      This is a macro shot of the stamen of an orange Day Lily using my Sigma 70-300mm zoom lens at full zoom, my Nikon 6T close-up filter, taken at f/5.6-and-one-hal…

    • Day Lilly V by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 21:25

      This is a macro shot of the stamen of an orange Day Lily using my Sigma 70-300mm zoom lens at full zoom, my Nikon 6T close-up filter, taken at f/5.6-and-one-hal…

    • Day Lilly III by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 21:24

      This is a photograph of an orange Day Lily taken with my Sigma 70-300mm apochromatic zoom lens, my Nikon 6T close-up filter at 200mm from two feet away in the…

    • Day Lilly II by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 21:22

      This is a photograph of a Yellow Day Lily, or Lemon Lily, which is actually an escaped Asiatic species of lily.  I took this shot using my Sigma 70-300mm…

    • Day Lilly and Scarlet Lychnis by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 21:20

      This is a multiple exposure of a Day Lilly growing around a boulder and some rocks arranged in a small lily, tulip, poplar sapling and wild violet gathering…

    • Day Lilly by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 21:18

      By using the shade of a nearby tree as a backdrop and zooming in close enough to the flower by using a +2 close-up lens on my 135mm Nikon lens to allow the…

    • Beauty in Waiting by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 21:08

      It is part of human nature to strive to adapt to ones environment and eventually become as best suited for that environment as possible, or self-actualize, a…

    • A Sinister Mystery by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 21:04

      This is a macro photograph of the single deep scarlet floret of a Queen Anne’s Lace flower, which is the top, flat bundle of small white florets resting atop…

    • Apple Blossom II by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 21:03

      The last dew drops perch anxious atop the infant apple blossom who laps up what she can before the late spring sun takes them all away.  Soon, she’ll open,…

    • Amongst the Daisies by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 21:01

      I got down on my stomach, used my elbows as support to get his perspective, and used a slow shutter speed and wide aperture to blur the background flowers.  I…

    • Buttercups by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 07:35

      I am not entirely sure - which happens sometimes! - if this is, indeed, a buttercup.  I very much welcome anyone else's input (provided it is educated and not…

    • Rose and Carnation II by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 07:18

      This is the third photograph I took of the rose at my cousin Robin's condo on Moodie Drive about two years ago.  For information on exposure and equipment,…

    • Blue Flower III by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 06:59

      This is the third variation of the Blue Flower series.  For information on exposure settings, tactics, etc., please refer to "Blue Flower I" in the Floral…

    • Blue Flower II by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 06:40

      This is another shot from the same Blue Flower from the experimental farm gardens in Ottawa, ON.  All the same equipment, exposure settings and techniques…

    • Apple Blossom  by: danbaxter

      July 26, 2009, 18:42

      This is a photo of an apple blossom taken at late dawn before the dew had a chance to melt.  The shade of the tree's leaves ensured that the dew on this…

    • Violet Echo by: danbaxter

      July 26, 2009, 18:36

      I believe these are African Violets, but I am not 100% certain.  This photograph was taken during the same outting to the experimental farm gardens in Ottawa,…

    • Rose and Carnation by: danbaxter

      July 26, 2009, 18:26

      This is a photo of a rose in the foreground and a white carnation in the background.  It was taken using my Sigma 70-300mm at about 200mm zoom and near its…

    • Blue Flower I by: danbaxter

      July 26, 2009, 16:01

      Unfortunately, I do not know what species of flower this is.  It was taken at the experimental farm gardens in Ottawa, ON.  I was using my Nikon D200 and my…

    • Rose Portal by: danbaxter

      July 26, 2009, 15:48

      This is a photograph of a rose taken straight on.  I took it indoors, but the light source is overcast sunlight streaming in through a glass sliding patio…

    • Hibiscus Flower by: danbaxter

      July 26, 2009, 15:39

      This is a close-up photograph of a Hibiscus flower I took in my cousin Robin's backyard when we lived together in a condo on Moodie Drive, Ottawa, ON.  It was…

  • Nature  (33)

    Scenes of animals, birds, insects, natural landscapes, and storm photography

    • One Winter's Dawn by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 23:12

      In the frozen calm of a mid-winter dawn, after mounting my camera on the tripod and getting all my gear ready, I walk briskly across my driveway and into the…

    • Autopator's Secret II by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 23:11

      This is a companion shot to Autopator’s Secret; to see a full interpretation, visit the description of this photograph. For more information on Autopator,…

    • The Flames of Autumn by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 23:09

      This tree began blossoming into fall colours much sooner than the rest on my property.  It was buried within the hedge of thorn trees and vines that segregates…

    • Oak Leaves in the Fall by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 23:08

      I took this shot using my Nikon FM2 loaded with Fujifilm 400 ISO, a blue filter on my cokin mount, my 50mm 1.8 Nikkor lens, and a shaded patch of rain soaked…

    • Oak Leaves in the Fall II by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 23:06

      This is the companion shot of Oak Leaves in the Fall I.  A detailed description of technique and set-up can be viewed in the description of this companion…

    • Autopator's Secret by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 23:05

      This is a shot of a small section of the famous fall foliage of Gatineau Provincial Park (http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/bins/ncc_web_content_page.asp?cid=1629…

    • Eclipse II by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 23:02

      This photograph was taken during a lunar eclipse in the winter of ‘04-‘05.  I took this using a long exposure, about 5 minutes, with a wide aperture. …

    • Eclipse I by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 23:01

      This photograph was taken during a lunar eclipse in the winter of ‘04-‘05.  I took this using a long exposure, about 5 minutes, with a wide aperture. …

    • Pannanick Pond II by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 22:58

      This is the partner shot of Pannanick Pond.  For my personal thoughts and interpretations of these shots together, see the description of Pannanick Pond. I…

    • Pannanick Pond I by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 22:57

      This pond and the hills that span the background of this shot are the old proving and roving grounds of my cousin Chris Duguid’s youth in the lethargic town…

    • Caterpillar Drinking from Raindrop by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 22:53

      I caught this little guy stretching out, perhaps to take a cool drink from the fresh raindrop caught in the pine needles.  The criss-crossing of the pines…

    • Caterpillar Nest at Sunset by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 22:51

      I took this shot at sunset, hence the golden glow to the caterpillar and the background.  I underexposed by a stop, shooting at f/5.6, 1/30 on Kodak Elitechrom…

    • Long-Horned Beetle by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 22:50

      I took this shot using my Sigma 70-300mm apochromatic zoom lens at full zoom and my Nikon 6T close-up lens from a foot and a half away, using a shutter speed…

    • Orchard Mason Bee Female by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 22:48

      On the yard of an old house I used to live in with my father and older brother, there are several apple trees that blossom around the same time (though there…

    • Sweet Nectar, Food of the Gods by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 22:46

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    • Vengeance by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 22:43

      Generally, I’m not a die hard fan of disaster photography, though I can understand the importance to document certain occasions.  However, there is…

    • Universal Microcosm by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 22:40

      Knowing your camera’s metering system is crucial.  Nowadays, with digital cameras, one has the option of being able to switch between varying degrees of…

    • Gemini by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 22:38

      In the shadows, in the blades of light that pierce the thicket of thorn and leaf, seeds grow.  Possibility is everywhere.  These apples, weathered as you can…

    • The Dead Wood by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 22:36

      This photograph is from Panannick Hill, one of a towering, ridge-like series that forms the nest around Ballater, Scotland.  An hour from now and a surprise…

    • Milkweed Buds by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 22:34

      This is a close-up of a batch of milkweed buds on a luminescent summer day.  I took this on 400 ISO print film using my 135mm Nikon lens with a +2 dioptics…

    • I Dream of Life by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 22:32

      This is another botanical gardens shot.  By a small pool of water, and by the polite pattering of a small stream sliding into it, I took out my Nikon 6T…

    • Eden's Apple Tree in Blossom by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 22:30

      The idea of man’s fall from his original Utopia is not an invention of Western religion.  Before there was an Eden, there was Pandora of Hesiod’s…

    • Dawn on the Frost by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 22:27

      The ground dips between my house and the neighbours.  Nestled in the shadow of the cedar line between my house and the road, a patch of fine bladed grass…

    • A Fire in the Distance by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 21:52

      A sunset seen through the shade of a poplar sapling. To take this I used a polarizer, and an orange filter mounted on my 135mm Nikon lens with my cokin…

    • Female Red Crossbill by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 19:06

      This is a photograph of a female Red Crossbill taken in the winter of 2008.  Since I was young, I have always been an avid birdwatcher.  Admittedly, I have…

    • Wild Cherries by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 18:53

      I have often seen in very amateur photography a picture that is black and white except for a single rose in colour, or a stop sign that sticks out in bold…

    • A Vibrant Transition by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 07:50

      This photograph was taken using large JPG format on my Nikon D200 with my Sigma 70-300mm zoom set to 200mm from around 2m distance.  I kept my depth of field…

    • The Vain Chickadee by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 07:41

      I can't be entirely sure, but I'm fairly certain this chickadee knew he was being photographed.  He really does appear to be coaxing me into photographing him…

    • Lightning III by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 07:16

      When compared to Lightning II, you can see how you can choose, in the post-processing of a photo, to boost either the blue or the violet spectras.  For this…

    • Lightning II by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 07:13

      This was taken at the same time as Lightning I.  With digital photos of lightning, you kind of have your choice as to whether you want to boost the violet…

    • Backlit Leaf by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 07:07

      It was a tiring and off day all the way through; but, in the mid afternoon, I mustered the time and energy to go out for the first time into the woods near my…

    • Lightning I by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 06:56

      Storm photography is definitely wrought with its own difficulties and dangers.  To begin with, you usually want to set your ISO to 400 or so, something fast…

    • Water Droplets on Leaves by: danbaxter

      July 26, 2009, 18:47

      In all honesty, I took this photograph for a friend because she told me that her favourite colour was green.  By manipulating depth-of-field and choosing an…

  • Portraits  (3)
    • Window of Opportunity by: danbaxter

      July 29, 2009, 09:06

      This photograph is of my oldest friend with whom I have since had to part ways.  I have known him since I was two and half, or three years old, and he is…

    • King Mountain by: danbaxter

      July 29, 2009, 09:01

      This is a photograph of another friend that I would not say has had a usual life, and so her story is not easily estimable; nevertheless, the elements in this…

    • Arias by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 23:24

      Unfortunately, none of the portraiture I'll be posting on this site will be for sale.  I am posting them so that I can discuss how to do well made portraits…

  • Stonehenge  (5)
    • The Mystics of the Stones by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 23:22

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    • The Trespass by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 23:21

      This shot was taken with a Cokin filter system red filter on a 50mm Nikon e-series lens and 400 ISO print film with my FM2.  I used a shutter speed of 1/125…

    • The Seduction by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 23:20

      This photograph was taken with the same set-up as The Trespass: my 50mm 1.8 Nikkor, my cokin filter system and my red filter.  I kept the aperture small…

    • The Cleansing by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 23:18

      I took this shot using a circular polarizer, a cheaper variety of Kodak 400 ISO print film at a shutter speed bracketed between 1/500 and 1/2000 of a second, a…

    • Exodus by: danbaxter

      July 27, 2009, 23:15

      This is the last installment in the Journey of the Stones series, for which I will post a link soon.  Exodus shows us a guiding light leading the ever-silhouet…


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