Standing in my driveway and looking down at the street below, this is what you would see- if you turned your head very fast or perhaps had just indulged in a martini. I recently got a new variable neutral density filter that fits my zoom lens so that I can use a slow shutter speed in bright sunlight- and thus create impressionistic images by moving my camera around. Great fun!
It’s almost Spring here in Prescott- finally. Our irises are going to bloom today or tomorrow, so I took some photos of the buds and leaves over the weekend. This one was taken using intentional camera movement- you can almost see it begin to unfurl.
My latest composite- three photos plus a gold leaf texture- lots of fun to do!
Here is another California poppy image created from photos I took a few weeks ago on our poppy adventure down in the valley. What a great day that was!
Last week’s poppy adventure provided an unexpected photo op. As we headed to Saguaro Lake, we came upon some of the Salt River wild horses having their own poppy adventure! We had talked earlier about the possibility of trying to find them, but we didn’t really know where to go and the poppies were calling my name. It was certainly a moment of synchronicity finding some of the horses among the wildflowers!
This little Muscari (grape hyacinth) is one of maybe a dozen that are blooming in the midst of an area of ground cover in our back yard. I don’t recall ever seeing them before- perhaps it has been too dry previously. A very welcome Spring surprise!
Happy Easter, everyone!
Another appointment in Phoenix meant another few days of photo ops (and restaurants…). This time we drove out to a couple lakes in search of poppy fields and were not disappointed!. This photo has two of my favorite things to photograph- wildflowers and…barbed wire.
Spring in bloom in Wickenburg. . .
I enjoyed creating multiple iterations of a Trader Joe’s bouquet of white tulips a couple weeks ago. This is one of my favorites- made by layering a couple shots of the flowers as a background.
Little darlin’, I feel that ice is slowly melting
Little darlin’, it seems like years since it’s been clear
Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo
Here comes the sun, and I say
It’s alright
George Harrison
After a long dismal winter, we were beside ourselves to find this field of gorgeous poppies yesterday. It still seems like winter in Prescott- still having occasional snow and lots of flooding rains- BUT. . . down in Wickenburg, it is SPRING! We stayed longer than expected, just enjoying the scenery and eventually having a late lunch/dinner downtown. What a great day!
A couple weeks ago we had a short stay down in “the valley” (what Arizonans refer to as the Phoenix area) and stayed an extra day to avoid returning home during the massive snowstorm. After a morning spent birdwatching at Gilbert Water Ranch, we spent some time walking through the Roosevelt Row area of Phoenix, the downtown art district with murals, galleries and shops.
This abstract was created by combining two images- shadows on an alley wall and a mirrored wall installation.
I’ve neglected my blog lately and am so behind in editing photos! I’m overcommitted in my photography life, plus there have been other things going on as well. So today I have an image I had saved for one photo group- and then have used in ANOTHER photo group. I have edited it several ways- here’s one for today.
This photo was taken back in 2019 when we came up on a mounted shooting competition taking place at the county fair. It was fascinating to watch, and I hope to go again sometime.
This is from last Fall’s trip to Newport Beach. The angle of the surfboard and and the curve of his arm attracted my eye as we walked by this surfer on the way down to the beach.
Spotted at Newport Beach
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