Posted on March 27, 2017 in Nature, Seascape, Spring
What better way to celebrate the arrival of Spring than by spending a day at the beach?! A little rain was in the forecast but who cares? A rainy day at the beach is better than a sunny day anywhere else! P.S. It didn’t rain at all, but the clouds added some nice interest to the sky!
Posted on June 26, 2016 in Landscape, Nature, Painting Effect, Spring
These tables are just waiting for folks to come along with red plaid tablecloths, picnic baskets, and yummy summertime food! This image is from earlier this Spring when the grass was growing like crazy and the foliage was just coming out on the trees. My favorite time of year!
Posted on June 2, 2016 in Flowers, Lensbaby, Macro, Nature, Painting Effect, Spring
The Columbine flowers were beautiful at Longwood Gardens back in April. I chose to shoot with just one lens all day – my Lensbaby Velvet 56 – all handheld. Quite a different experience from my earlier visits to Longwood when I almost always shot with my 100mm macro and a tripod. Assigning yourself a project is a great way to break out of a photographic slump!
Posted on May 26, 2016 in Architecture, Black and White, Landscape, Spring, Topaz
Leading lines are those elements that ‘lead’ your eye to a particular part of an image. In this case, the path and fence draw my eye toward the buildings. The first building that I notice is the lighter stone building as the eye naturally goes to the brightest area of a photo first. For me, however, there are enough bright areas in this image (building, white picket fence, clouds, frames of windows) for my eye to scan the whole scene and not focus on just one area. This was a beautiful spot for photography!
Posted on May 17, 2016 in Flowers, Lensbaby, Nature, Painting Effect, Spring
It’s always Spring at Longwood Gardens!