There were several perfect blossoms growing on the plant, but this single bud had broken off. It’s delicate texture, subtle tonal values and soft undeveloped petals seemed to cry out for a visual epitaph. With a little photoshoppery and a cloud image from my library this illustration virtually created itself.
It’s been a couple month since my last post, it was dedicated to my friend Bob Dahl a poet and trout fisherman. He read the post, commented and a day or two later suffered a fatal heart attack. I pray that his spirit has found a peaceful, joyful place. I will forever miss him.
… just look for the light.
Photograph of a Quietness Buck Rose growing beside the Wilbourne Antique Rose Trail in Foley, Alabama. (Click on the photo to see a larger image.)
I spyed this orchid plant in a local home improvement store. It had eight flawless blossoms. I couldn’t pass it up; bought it, took it home and will continue taking photos of it until the spirit no longer moves me. It’s rare to find such perfection.
Rose blossom captured at the Antique Rose Garden in downtown Foley, Alabama, February 28, 2019
Wildflowers have mostly gone to seed and the brilliant, lush greens of summer have given way to the dusty, drab greens and browns of early autumn. How did this happen so quickly? June was just yesterday – wasn’t it?
Despite its incredibly fierce passive/aggressive defense, the Prickly Pear Cactus sprouts a very delicate flower about this time every spring. These are a few growing around the perimeter of the Snow to Sun RV Resort’s leash-free dog park and birding center. Prickly Pear blossoms begin opening in the Rio Grande Valley late March. By the end of June to the middle of July tunas will be ripe for harvest and turned into a delicious wine.
Stumbling through various Photoshop layers and process until I create something beyond the standard snapshot. This wildflower – still unidentified – is growing beside the driveway. It’s tiny, but the brilliant color pops it out from its surroundings.
I love creating something that isn’t, but still representative of something that is.
Beloved
Too long the African Violet had been waiting for just a bit of fresh water; finally, the spirits of houseplants came to claim it.
Satisfaction is a field of daisies and a fine summer day.
This series of twelve images (see previous posts) were created to show relationships between shapes and forms frequently occurring in ordinary environments, but in an unusual way of looking at them.
Day-To-Day Photography 