Posted on June 9, 2012 in Abstract / Graphic, Flowers, Lensbaby, Macro, Nature, Painting Effect, Soft Focus, Topaz
This afternoon I spent a little while photographing the flowers in my garden. My most favorite, Honeysuckle, is in bloom and the fragrance in the garden is delightful! With the mild winter and lots of rain we’ve had this spring, my flowers are blooming better than ever! The Honeysuckle is starting to fade, so I wanted to snap a few images before it is too late. When I came back in the house, I turned on the computer and visited some of my favorite blogs. I found a beautiful post by my friend, Sam Gray, featuring a Honeysuckle. Check out his post here and be sure to visit his photo blog often – his work is amazing: http://designbysamgray.com/blog/2012/06/09/sweet-smelling-honeysuckle/
Below are some more images of “What’s In Bloom” currently in my garden: Clematis, Daisy and Spirea.
Posted on May 4, 2012 in Flowers, Lensbaby, Macro, Nature, Spring
What…no dog image? No! I thought I would change things up for today and post some images that I took in my garden this afternoon. My Bleeding Hearts, Columbine, and some yet unidentified purple flowers that are actually weeds are in full bloom, so I brought out the Lensbaby and macro lenses and had some fun in less than ideal conditions. What do you try to avoid when photographing flowers outside? Well, nighttime would be one thing….but WIND is the other! Unless you are going for a purposely blurred look created by moving flowers, that is. Today there was a bit of wind and the bleeding hearts were on the move. They grow on fine stems that wiggle at the slightest breeze, so it’s best to photograph them on a really calm day…which rarely happens. Also rare is finding bleeding hearts that are perfectly aligned in a row. So today I concentrated on the “heart” portion of the flowers! A couple more images from the garden are below…. Notice the little critter hitching a ride on the bottom flower.
Posted on April 6, 2012 in Flowers, Macro, Nature, Spring
Wishing everyone a Happy Easter and Passover!
A visit to the garden center today resulted in some new tulips for my garden. It was very windy and so I didn’t have much opportunity to photograph them, but here’s a favorite image from my brief session with the macro lens. All of my favorite colors are in this image – lavender, pink, peach, & teal.
Posted on January 23, 2012 in Flowers, Lensbaby, Macro, Nature, Spring
…it’s Spring! Whoo hoo! Yesterday they had potted hyacinths, tulips, daffodils, and bluebells! It’s a good thing they don’t charge for sniffing the plants because I would be in trouble [and have a very large grocery bill because I was loving the fragrance!]. I guess it’s also a good thing they don’t charge for squeezing fruits and vegetables because I’d be in trouble for that, too! I just had to bring home a little bit of springtime to put on my windowsill. I took a few photos with the Lensbaby while it was still bright enough. Love these soft pastel colors! Happy Spring a couple months early! Spring officially begins on March 20th…..only 57 more days! Time to start my countdown! 🙂
Posted on July 19, 2011 in Flowers, Macro, Nature, Painting Effect
The other day when I pulled into the driveway, I saw something brown run around the side of the garage. When I peeked around the corner, I saw that it was a groundhog. Today I saw the groundhog having lunch in my flower bed. I think my pretty lilies are on the menu…..! Here’s a photo from a week or so ago. I may never see these again! 🙁