Gray days, rain- perfect weather for staying inside and doing a still life! These are some leaves from my nandina (heavenly bamboo) by the back deck. I have some by the front porch as well, and, in the last two years. its leaves and berries have been photographed by me many times. In fact, this photo of nandina was the first of my Flickr photos to ever make Explore (and, oddly enough, it is still in the Explore collection, while most of my others have been dropped).
So, Friday’s photos were of nandina berries; today’s is just of the leaves.
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Nandina has been feature in “In Focus Daily” more than once, too. The berries and leaves have nice form. I like the shallow depth of field and sort of dreamy color scheme of the first. It’s relaxing. But I think I prefer the second shot. I’m becoming more of a fan of black and white. It’s just very appealing and the background windows make perfect giant bokeh.
These are beautiful photos! I really like the black and white. 🙂