My husband, Andy, is getting more and more involved in my photography. When he’s not my muse, he’s my assistant. 😉 He helps me by pointing out to me things that I should photograph. It was he who made me aware of our first hibiscus blossom of the year. I started taking macro shots and just got closer and closer. I never knew the tiny structures at the end (stamen?) were so fuzzy. What I love about this image — if I may say so myself — is the soft, velvetiness of the red hibiscus petals that are out of focus, while the focus is on the pistil and stamen. It reminds me of billowy red velvet.
Tag: Phoenix
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A Cheery Cherry Blossom for You
I hope this sign of Spring brightens your day. Taken in the Phoenix Japanese Friendship Garden, Ro Ho En, on Saturday.
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A Minute in the Moonlight
Carolina Jasmine flower in the moonlight. 60-second bulb exposure.
Here’s a song I wrote after this photo. It’s a softshoe like the song “Tea for Two.”
A word,
A song,
A dance,
A kiss.Oh, sweet-
heart, what
I’d give
For this!A chance,
My dear,
Your love
To woo–A minute
in the moonlight
with you.–lyric by Daniel Greene 🙂
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Translucent Yellow Flower
I never realized until I got this macro lens (Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM) how translucent some things are; just check out those flower petals! (You can click on the photo above to see it in my Flickr photostream and then click “All Sizes” above the image to view it large.) I’m enjoying my hobby of photography and — I’d like to think — getting better at it. Now that I’ve seen how translucent these petals are, I’m looking forward to taking an even closer photo. I will post the results when I do.
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Mama said there would be days like these.
This is what three consecutive nights of sub-freezing temperatures did to this plant. I shot this on a cold, cloudy morning just before it began to rain again. I know this is not a pretty picture, but it does document the morbidity of the scene as I saw it, with those dull colors.
In the meantime, Andy and I are sick with the flu, so we don’t feel much better than this.
Oh, and in case you’re wondering, I had to bundle up this morning and take the dogs for a walk, so I just snapped this quickly after the walk while I was still bundled up. And what am I still doing out of bed? All right, Mama, I’m going back to bed now…
Daniel Greene 