Nearly Perfect Poppy
Waking up to a morning of partial sunshine, I saw this new, glowing, orange Poppy blossom in the plantings along our front porch. It was definitely dappled and dawn-drawn. Although…
A Trio of Tulips (and Macro Lenses)
Phyllis came home with a beautiful bouquet of tulips, and this morning I photographed them on the kitchen table. Warm morning sunlight lit the flowers from behind with a glow.…
A Sunset and Two Camellias
This year, 2018, has been a little sparse for me photographically so far (but see Red Tulips and New Year's Day Design). I think of this as a "pause that…
Amaryllis Unfurling
I photographed this white Amaryllis unfurling using dappled and diffused sunlight for illumination, and a black velvet cloth for the background. The image is comprised of three exposures, each using…
Mottled-leaf Paphiopedilum
This is an image of an orchid I made today with a new lens, the 85mm f/1.8 Lensbaby Velvet. This is a lens designed to create a glowing effect in…
Dahlia
It's great to be home and back with my family. I got back late last night, and spent the day catching up with correspondence and projects, and getting reacquainted with…
Succulent from our Garden
Fortunately, this succulent was in a planter so I could bring it indoors and out of the wind to photograph. 85mm macro, nine exposures at shutter speeds from 1/4 of…
Floral Fantasies
These floral fantasies are created and photographed as collages on the light box, then processing in Adobe Camera Raw, Photoshop, Nik, Topaz, and using LAB color adjustments. What fun! Photographed…