I always take lots of photos of flowers at our daughter’s house and cabin when we visit. This is a collection of just a very few- plus a special appearance by our granddog, Penny. Enjoy!
Flowers of Alaska
Apple Blossoms
We are having a late Spring, and I don’t think I’ve seen our two fruit trees produce half as many blossoms as they are this year! The bees have discovered the apple blossoms, and I hope this is predictive of a good apple crop (there’s always a first time…). I am loaning my Lensbaby 56 to a friend, so I thought that before that I would use it for the blossoms. It creates a soft glowy effect which I think works beautifully on spring images.
Lazy Hazy Days
Our weeping willow branches created a natural hazy texture over the roses and leaves in the background as the branches swayed in the breeze in front of my camera. Ahhh, the lazy hazy days of summer. . .
Ice, Ice, Baby!
What else can you do with flowers beyond their prime? Freeze them, of course!
Beyond Their Prime
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.
Tulip Imaginarius
Just having fun here. . .
Wildflowers
This was created for an assignment in my photo group- an image inspired by a song or poem.
for Georgia
Into the Unknown
The thing about intentional camera movement is that you can’t exactly predict what your image will look like- and for me, that is what makes it exciting! I play with shutter speeds, aperture and filter strength and try different movements with my camera, but I am often surprised by the end result.
In case you’re wondering… although I have been taking and editing many photos, for some reason, I haven’t been posting. I definitely am not giving up photography and am actually in five photo groups (four are meeting this week!). I will continue to post to this website- once a week? twice a week? once a month? All I can say is it will likely not be to a set schedule.
Wild Iris
Summer came late to Alaska this year. The usual fireweed was just getting ready to bloom while we were there last month, but we were consoled by the beautiful wild iris. This multiple exposure was taken along the shoreline of Crooked Lake, where my daughter’s family has a cabin.
Wildflower Impressions
I love the impressionist effect created by moving my camera while the shutter is open. It is easy, if you don’t mind taking dozens of photos to finally get a keeper! There’s a bit of skill and a lot of luck involved. This image of poppies and lupines was taken a few months ago near Saguaro Lake.
Breezy
Here’s another daylily image from our backyard- shot with the intentional camera movement technique.
Daylilies Daily
Summertime is time for Daylilies! As you can see from this image, they are either coming… or going! I am happy looking out my kitchen window at their colorful display.
Tulip Impressions
When in doubt, create something with flowers!
Happy Mother’s Day 2023!
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms, grandmas, aunts, friends- and to all the wonderful women in my life!
The above image of irises is an in-camera multiple exposure with intentional camera movement.
Tulip Redux
This is another version of a tulip photo I took back in March. I was attracted to the gesture of the errant petal- and went from there.
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