Tag: Photograph(s)
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Flower of the Week 2 – Very Pink
I don’t think we could get much more pink than this. It’s a spring peony, photographed indoors with controlled lighting.
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Flower of the Week – Peruvian Lilies
Flower of the Week is the Peruvian Lily (Alstroemeria aurea). Alstromeria are native to South America, but found all over the mostly temperate regions of the world. This species, Alstroemeria aurea, is native to Chile and Argentina. Alstromeria species and varieties are the most plentiful flowers in Chile. Peruvian lilies are plentiful as cultivated flowers…
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Monday Monochrome – Abiqui Hills
The Abiqui Hills is one of the loveliest regions of northern New Mexico. The small village of Abiqui is well-known as the home where Georgia O’Keeffe lived and painted. In the image, we can see the wide open spaces and the hills and mesas that so attracted O’Keeffe. This image is the Monday Monochrome for…
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Wild Bergamot
This is Wild Bergamot, also known as Beebalm (Monarda fistulosa), photographed at the Bartlett Gardens in Stamford CT. I was working to get an impressionist look. (Does it work? Do you like the way this is edited?)
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Flower of the Week – Purple Clematis
This week’s Flower of the Week is a Purple Clematis (Clematis viticella). Most Clematis are prized as climbing plants, but some grow as shrubs or even ground covers. There are almost 400 species of Clematis. Wikimedia tells me that Clematis are within the Ranunculus family, which surprised me. Most Clematis originated in China and Japan.
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Monday Monochrome – New Mexico Cactus Garden
The image for this week’s Monday Monochrome is this picture of Prickly Pear Cactus, endemic to New Mexico. Prickly pears are deeply embedded in New Mexico’s culture and cuisine. The New Mexico Prickly Pear Festival celebrates the plant’s versatility, showcasing its use in food, beverages, and even medicinal applications. New Mexico is home to at least 20…
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Lens Artists Challenge #359 – Tools of Composition: Lines and Patterns
This week, John Steiner challenges us to explore some tools of photo composition. I’m going to concentrate on lines and patterns. When I started, I wasn’t sure if I could come up with enough images. But I was amazed at how many images in my collection show off lines and patterns, usually as essential compositional…
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Abstract Lilies 3
This is a red Asiatic Lily. Unlike the two previous installments – about which you could readily identify the flowers as lilies – this one is truly abstract. The extreme macro shows off the texture of the petals. The image has an almost sculptured quality. The Asiatic lilies, with the Oriental lilies, are the two…
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Red Ranunculus
A Friday flower… Red Ranunculus. The ranunculus genus contains well over a thousand species, found all over the world in temperate and mountainous regions. The most well known naturally occurring is the buttercup. Full-flowered extravagant versions as this one are cultured and popular flowers in the flower trade. All ranunculus are poisonous – flower and…
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Abstract Lilies 2
Just one image, a. white lily, to follow up yesterday’s Abstract Lilies post. Note: An “Abstract Lilies 3” is on the way.
