Visit to Salt Lake City
I arrived at Salt Lake City on August 4, 2008 primarily to see my daughter, granddaughter and son-in-law. This time of the year, the mountain sides are extremely colorful with bursting wild flowers....
View ArticleCalla Studies in Color and Monochrome
This afternoon Jan and I took photographs of a single calla flower. Setup: Canon 5D Canon 100mm Macro Natural light Tripod mounted Cable release Post processing: Lightroom, Photoshop CS4 Below are...
View ArticleMore Calla Studies
I took more photographs of a couple of calla lily blossoms. I wanted to explore their shape and form. All shooting by a window where the flowers are receiving full light and the background is getting...
View ArticleAyvalik, Flowers, and Windows
A stroll through the narrow streets in Ayvalik will make one aware of the close relation the people have with two things: flowers and cats. Now, I don’t mean to give the impression that you will find...
View ArticleSpring – Summer 2011
Last spring and summer was a bit hectic for me with two cataract and one sinus operations and continuous problems with asthma which still persists. However, both Jan and I (more Jan than I really)...
View ArticleGarden 2012
It rained quite a bit this spring while I was away, and it was unusually cool. Lately it seems to have returned to seasonal norms, quite warm and still rains a couple of times a week. The garden...
View ArticleGarden 2013
The weather changed suddenly from cold to hot about a week ago. So much so that we had the AC running non-stop for three days. During that time, we also had rain which accelerated the blooming of many...
View ArticleCrocosmias are in Bloom
I braved the heat yesterday afternoon to take a few quick photographs of the Crocosmia Lucifer in the front yard. Their intense red pushed the camera to its limits and required a little tweaking in...
View ArticleIn the Backyard
Early in the evening, the weather was bearable and I ventured to the backyard to sample some more flowers. Although you will see more Crocosmia Lucifer photographs, I decided to start the presentation...
View ArticleLiatris
Liatris is such an elegant flower in every stage of its life. Before it blooms, the upright spikes with delicately hanging, what I call its leaves present a linear harmony. When it starts to bloom, it...
View ArticleFlowers of Summer
Flowers are perennial photographic subjects, I started the season a couple of weeks ago when Jim and I decided to visit the fields of lotus. While waiting for him to pick me up I started with our front...
View ArticlePlants Grown and In the Wild
A fine line divides for most people the plants they like and those they hate. This separation stems mainly from whether we wanted to plant them or they grew on their own, or unwanted weeds. That said,...
View ArticleFrom Spring to Summer
This post is dedicated as a birthday gift to my sister from Jan and I. We are sending our best wishes and these flowers on your birthday Binnaz, many happy returns of the day. A day in Boston and...
View ArticleLotus Pond 2018
I am not exactly sure if it is the lotus pond or the ice cream stand nearby attracts us, but this year we made it to Whitman with Jim to see the pond once more. It was a cloudy and overcast day and...
View ArticleGarden 2013
The weather changed suddenly from cold to hot about a week ago. So much so that we had the AC running non-stop for three days. During that time, we also had rain which accelerated the blooming of...
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