creative pursuits
We went to a public Garden today to see the lilacs and there were lots of other beautiful flowers as well. As it was sunny and midday many of my photos came out with harsh shadows. I like this one because of the clean, soft, green background and the one crisp flower in the front.
Movie props spray painted gold and copper. I liked the color and texture in this, so while I was taking shots for our facebook page to show the progress I also got this close-up for my daily image.
Another later-evening photo. Cherry blossoms again, this time under my compact fluorescent against the black t-shirt background. I had to use a tripod this time because I had to get so close (and most of the images STILL turned out blurry–I need a remote shutter release). I do like the effect though. I plan to revisit this technique with other flowers…
Another feather detail under my giant compact fluorescent bulb. I should make this a series. “Feathers, detail” or “It’s late and I need to photograph something before I go to bed”. I do like how it came out though. The black background is a t-shirt.
I’ll admit it; I couldn’t think of anything to photograph so I grabbed what was in front of me (literally, on my desk directly in front of me) and set up something to photograph quickly before it got too late. A bit of a cop-out, I know, but It did wind up with an image I probably never would have created otherwise and I was forced to process it differently than most so I guess it worked out.
The lilacs are blooming! Another of my favorite subjects, I love the rich color and texture of the flowers, especially when covered with droplets of water. I particularly like the darker colored ones like these. Beautiful!
Took me way to long to decide which photo I wanted to put up for today’s post. Mostly because I wasn’t completely happy with either one! I like them both, but there was something about each that bothered me. So here we have the backlit dandelion flowers and below I have included the other two I was considering.
I spent most of the day playing with editing photos that I almost forgot to take one today! So here’s a closeup of a peacock feather spear.
Interesting mushroom that popped up after the rain we’ve been getting. After some post processing I really like the result.
I also took some cute pics of our ferret that I can’t resist adding:
Closeup of a peacock feather under my big compact fluo at night.
This tough little sprig of peppermint is growing despite being hauled from the earth and transplanted twice. I’m very fond of the purple in the stem.
Detail of a dreamcatcher I made with burgundy embroidery floss and garnet beads against a cardboard box. (the beads could be in better focus)
Periwinkle flower after a brief rainstorm this afternoon.
Key ring on my windowsill. It took an idiotic amount of time to make this image. First my angles were off and I had to re-shoot. Then the sun disappeared (leaving me contorted in a very uncomfortable position for a long time until it came back). When I finally got the shot I couldn’t come to a decision on how I wanted to process it! There are a lot of directions I could have gone with, but ultimately I am pleased with the final image.
Sometimes you just need to commit to a decision to get the project finished.
Dried hydrangea tumbleweed I found while walking around on the first 70+ degree day of spring!