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.
Daylilies Daily
Tulip Impressions
When in doubt, create something with flowers!
Alaska Sunset
Thinking today about our upcoming trip to Alaska and remembering our 50th anniversary trip 3 years ago. . .
Saturday Morning Abstract
I had a little fun this morning with an ICM image from a few weeks ago.
White Dog Morning
Dog + beach- perfect combination!
Spotted at Newport Beach
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.
Geometry
Another photo from our very short stop at the outlet mall… who knew I’d create something I like from an outlet mall???
This is started as an in-camera multiple exposure of a fountain and an archway.
Saguaros
Tuesday we made our last (fingers crossed!) trip to Phoenix for medical appointments for my husband’s back. It’s annoying and worrisome that doctors are leaving our town and that we sometimes have to make the almost 2 hour trek down the mountains for medical care. We have been spending the night each time and adding on something fun to the trips to make it more enjoyable each time.
On the way there we made our usual stop at the outlet mall for a short break- and this time I took the time to practice doing in-camera multiple exposures of the saguaros by the parking lot. Because my camera doesn’t have all the bells and whistles for multiple exposure, I often get discouraged and give up doing it in camera. However, this time I think I got a good result and enjoyed editing it pretty quickly in Photoshop.
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.
Tin Peaks
I have always loved tin roofs- if you have never slept under one in the rain, you have missed out! The above abstract is an homage to the tin roofs of Bodie, reimagined and reconstructed here.
The View
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!
Almost Iris
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.
Spring Story
Spring in bloom in Wickenburg. . .
Tulip Stillness
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.
Poppies!
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!
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