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.
Posted on August 22, 2014 in Abstract / Graphic, Flowers, Lensbaby, Macro, Nature
Just when you think that summer is coming to an end, a bright pink flower appears in the garden for the first bloom of the season! I don’t know the name of these, but they look like miniature lilies and bloom in mid-August. They are definitely worth waiting all season to see. This is a very abstract version photographed with the Lensbaby 3G.
Posted on August 7, 2014 in Abstract / Graphic, Flowers, Lensbaby, Nature
I love this perennial grass that I planted in my garden last month. It has beautiful purple and white feathery plumes. I photographed it this evening with the Lensbaby 3G and a soft focus filter. LOVE this effect and the rainbow of color as a result of some day lilies in the background.