Posted on May 10, 2011 in Flowers, Lensbaby, Macro, Nature, Soft Focus, Spring
I don’t seem to have as many Bleeding Heart plants this year as I should. Maybe they were a casualty of the harsh winter…or the critters that frequently visit my yard munched on them to the point of no return. Regardless, I do have 3 or 4 Bleeding Hearts that are currently in bloom. Still one of my all-time favorites but their bloom time is just way too short. This image was taken with the Lensbaby Composer and Soft Focus Optic plus a little vignette in white along the edges to soften things even more.
Posted on May 2, 2011 in Flowers, Macro, Nature, Soft Focus, Spring
My website currently has some technical difficulties and I am working with the webhost to resolve. Please bear with me if you view pages that don’t look quite right. It is totally making me crazy. In the meantime, here is a pretty Calla from a weekend visit to the garden center.
Posted on April 27, 2011 in Flowers, Lensbaby, Macro, Nature, Painting Effect, Soft Focus, Spring
It seems that all of our flowering Spring trees are several weeks behind schedule this year due to the never-ending winter. I was expecting to find Cherry Blossoms in bloom at one of my favorite parks when I visited last weekend, but they weren’t even close. We’ve had some warm temperatures this week, so I’m sure that has helped to hurry them along a bit. Plan B was to pull out my Lensbaby Composer with the Soft Focus Optic and photograph the Weeping Cherry trees. I had to hold the soft willowy branches still in order to photograph due to breezy conditions. I love the soft pinks of these pretty flowers.
Posted on April 9, 2011 in Flowers, Nature, Painting Effect, Spring
It’s officially Spring when there is a pot of Pansies hanging in a planter on my front porch! Their little “faces” are like a smile saying goodbye to Winter and hello to Spring! Seeing them definitely puts a smile on my face as well as giving me the first flowers of the season to photograph! I stopped by the Garden Center today and it was filled with Tulips, Daffodils and Hyacinths. You betcha I brought some home …. I couldn’t resist! Spring is my very favorite time of year!
Posted on March 26, 2011 in Landscape, Nature, Painting Effect, Winter
Park bench and trees covered with ice.
The groundhog lied. He told us that we would have an early Spring and here it is, the end of March and we’re still having snow and ice. Wednesday I awoke to find about 4″ of heavy wet snow on the ground and during the day we had rain and sleet. On Thursday everything was covered in ice. I have to admit, it was beautiful. The trees were blanketed first with snow and then covered with shimmering ice. I took a few images in my yard and on the way home from work, but they really don’t do justice to how pretty everything looked.
Ice formations on a chain link fence.
Clouds giving way to sun on an icy day.
Warm afternoon light, ice & watercolor effect.
The Mausoleum