Posted on April 29, 2013 in Landscape, Spring
I haven’t had a “Whoa Stop!” moment in a while! A “Whoa Stop!” moment is one that occurs when I’m driving along and see a scene that just HAS to be photographed! This scene caught my eye as I was enroute to another location the other day. I made a mental note that on the way home I needed to stop and take a few photos to capture the glory of Spring color. No matter which direction I pointed my camera, the frame was filled with pink Cherry Blossom trees! I felt that I needed an anchor element and this giant tree with the sprawling branches was my choice. It was especially appealing because the large tree does not yet have any leaves and I like the contrast between that and the pinks and greens in the rest of the landscape. Today was a very damp and dreary day in Eastern Pennsylvania and this image is just what I needed to get the week off to a cheerful start!
Posted on March 31, 2013 in Flowers, Lensbaby, Macro, Nature, Spring
….to post a non-dog/cat image! Since Spring has sprung, I thought a trip to the garden center was in order. Somehow I can’t get through the season without adding some new tulip, daffodil or hyacinth bulbs to my collection. I noticed that the bulbs I planted in the Fall have magically disappeared and there are now holes in the ground where they used to be, thanks most likely to the squirrels who have relocated them for me! This image was shot with the Lensbaby 3G plus a macro lens. I’m a huge Lensbaby fan as it lends a softness to the image in all areas surrounding the sweet spot which in this case is the lower part of the tulip on the left.
Spring is definately a photographer’s best friend!
Posted on May 13, 2012 in Flowers, Nature, Painting Effect, Spring, Still Life
I love visiting the garden center in Spring. I’ve been there 3 or 4 times already this season and have come home with not only top soil, but a few new treasures for my garden – Bleeding Heart, Columbine and Iris plants. The other day I took along my Olympus point & shoot camera in the hopes of capturing the feeling of the garden center overflowing with spring color. Along the way I found this still life scene and thought it would be fun to process with a bit of a watercolor effect. This scene just says Springtime to me! P.S. Happy Mother’s Day to all of the moms and doggie-moms!
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.