Happy Easter! It has been a rainy and snowy Spring, so I guess we shouldn’t be surprised that we woke up to snow today. But it’s the first time since we moved here in 2013 that we have had snow on Easter. Our plum blossoms have endured several snowfalls this year and are so far surviving. Nature is amazing!
Winter trees + a bit of imagination . . .
We just spent a wonderful week in the Palm Springs area with our daughter’s family- hanging out, swimming and relaxing with our grandboys. One morning, we drove with our son-in-law to a botanical garden and had a lovely time looking at the variety of desert plants. I had fun photographing the curves of the agave leaves, which just seemed to call out for some intentional camera movement. Afterward we had lunch at the amazing Manhattan in the Desert- always a favorite!
By playing with colors and realigning layers, I created this ice abstract using one of my frozen flower photos.
So much fun!
What else can you do with flowers beyond their prime? Freeze them, of course!
With the approach of Spring, I was in the mood for Lensbaby photography. I purchased some poppies at the grocery store, but realized when I got them home that they were already beginning to wither. No matter- I love taking photos of flowers at every stage from bud to their demise. This one is my favorite.
And below is a diptych with another in the series, both shot with the Velvet 56 to emphasize the blur.
Just having fun here. . .
And here is the last imaginarius image for now. It was suggested that these would be good backgrounds/textures to combine with other images. I love the minimalism of these images on their own, but have worked a few into other images. Stay tuned!
Just another intentional camera movement image taken through my glass apple last weekend. . .
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