Posted on June 24, 2010 in Flowers, Lensbaby, Macro, Nature
I thought it was just a simple Hosta plant. But NO….the official name is a “Pilgrim Plantain Lily”. Who knew? Either way, it sprouts pretty lavender flowers this time of year and it is currently living in a planter on my porch. Hostas do well in shade, so it’s perfect for the porch where there is not so much sun. I added a pattern layer to the original image to add some speckles. Now it almost looks like it’s snowing on the Pilgrim Plantain Lily.
Posted on June 5, 2010 in Flowers, Lensbaby, Macro, Nature
I have noticed that the butterflies and bumble bees seem to be as fond of the honeysuckle as I am. Here are a few more images from my adventure in the garden the other night.
Posted on June 2, 2010 in Flowers, Lensbaby, Macro, Nature
My nose must be yellow from sniffing honeysuckle tonight while photographing! I just adore the fragrance and my vine is in full bloom. Before I realized it, I had snapped 212 images and spent an hour and a half in the garden! I used my 100mm macro, Lensbaby 3G, Lensbaby Composer, the Lensbaby soft focus optic and various macro attachments and came away with some interesting images. Many have an abstract feel and I paid careful attention to the background so that I would have some color from the grass or other flowers. I have a feeling you’ll be seeing more honeysuckle images in the days to come……2 more are below.
Above image taken with the Lensbaby Composer & Soft Focus Optic
Above image: Lensbaby 3G as flowers moved in the breeze.
Posted on May 26, 2010 in Black and White, Flowers, Macro, Nature, Spring
Mom’s favorite flower was Lily of the Valley. She was born in May, and it’s the birth flower for this month. I’ve planted Lily of the Valley several times in my garden, so far without much success. I have one little plant that is still in the container from last year. It bloomed this month and since it’s doing well in the pot, I’m almost afraid to plant it in the ground. Why tamper with success? Still, I would love to have a large flower bed filled with them each spring. Maybe I’ll buy more topsoil and try a raised flower bed like I did with the bulbs that I recently planted. If I’m not successful, I’ll be back at the garden center buying more next Spring. This blog image is from the few flowers that I was blessed with this year.
Posted on May 24, 2010 in Flowers, Lensbaby, Macro, Nature, Spring
Just fooling around with the Lensbaby 3G and this flower in my garden that I haven’t yet identified. Anybody know what it is?