Posted on April 7, 2015 in Flowers, Lensbaby, Macro, Nature, Soft Focus, Spring
I think…I think…I think…SPRING has sprung!! The garden center had baskets of “Frizzle Sizzle” Pansies and so I had to bring them home to hang on the porch. They don’t mind cool temperatures and are a splash of color which reminds me that more flowers are on the way! Here’s a Lensbaby photo from the weekend! I love the ruffled edges of the petals!
Posted on October 9, 2014 in Fall, Flowers, Lensbaby, Macro, Nature
Two days ago I had a beautiful basket of Fall mums on my front porch. Today all that is left are stems! For those old enough to remember The Addams Family TV show, you’ll recall that mom Morticia was fond of roses, but she cut off the flowers and only put the stems in the vase! That’s pretty much the story of my flower basket at the moment, thanks to the obviously mum-loving deer that visit my yard on a regular basis. Thank goodness I spent a little while photographing the pretty blooms the other day! This is why we can’t have nice things in the garden!
Posted on September 24, 2014 in Fall, Flowers, Lensbaby, Macro, Nature
I love it when nature surprises me! I glanced out of my window overlooking the garden this evening and saw a honeysuckle flower in full bloom! I couldn’t believe it! Normally this plant blooms in May, not September! I was out in the garden in a flash with my camera … not only hoping to photograph one of my favorite flowers, but to enjoy the sweet honeysuckle fragrance that I love so much as well. I noticed that the vine has many green berries, too, which I never noticed before. The birds will love them this winter!
Early this morning I had another garden surprise, but you’ll have to wait until tomorrow to see what it was! 🙂
Posted on September 21, 2014 in Flowers, Lensbaby, Macro, Nature
As Fall begins and the days and nights become cooler, I’m already beginning to miss the abundance of flowers in my garden. I am taking advantage of every last opportunity to photograph the blooms that remain before they go to sleep for the winter.
Posted on August 23, 2014 in Black and White, Flowers, Lensbaby, Macro, Nature
Just playing with my Lensbaby and some textures on this rainy Saturday afternoon. This image began with a Lensbaby macro shot of a white coneflower converted to black and white with Nik software. Then a purple texture was added and finally a design texture on top.