I’ve been neglecting my blogging duties and I was a little late for the red poppies at North Mountain Park. This one was not bad but the background was boring so I added a texture for some color and visual interest.
Category: Flora
Pink Dogwood
My neighbor’s Pink Dogwood is always hard to resist. The new Lensbaby Sweet 35 with macro filters was the right tool for the job.
Anemone
This was among the first images out of the new camera. I’m sold. And it was handheld! Unfortunately the hot weather wiped out these beauties a few days later.
Trillium
I came to the coast planning to have a full on photography weekend but I stupidly left my tripod at home. I had a bit of adventure finding the Oregon Redwoods trail because there is no sign at the turn going in, only coming out. So, I got to explore about 20 miles of forest road I would not have otherwise. But, when I finally got to the Redwoods trail the salient feature were the trillium just freshly opened. I added a couple of textures to darken the edges and let the flower be the star.
Pollinator
I was busy trying to photograph my neighbor’s grape hyacinths when this bee happened along. First pollinator I have seen this year.
Calla Lily
One of the perks of my tiny beach house is its proximity to Azalea Park in Brookings. I stopped by this week to see if the Calla Lilies were in bloom yet. Two weeks ago they were just starting to come out. There were only a few in full bloom this time but a few were all I needed. It had just started to rain and if you look closely you can see a few raindrops along the edges. There were also a lot of grape hyacinths and a few rhododendrons starting to come out. Can’t wait to what’s out next time I’m in town. I added a couple of textures to bring out a little bit of color.
Camelia with snow
The March lion is showing no signs of giving way to the lamb. My Camelia bush is in full bloom yet has been assaulted more than once by periods of snow. I do hope spring gets the upper hand in April. This was shot with my new Lensbaby Double Glass II with a macro filter attached. I was interested to see that you can almost make out the structure of the snow crystals. Next time I will add a few more macro filters and focus on the snow.
Crocus
It’s been a long cold winter this year. I have seen crocuses bloom in late January but this year they have taken their sweet time. This was shot with my new Lensbaby Double Glass II lens and a texture was added to the background.
Winter Flower
Reaching back into the archives again. This flower was hanging on from last fall at North Mountain Park. The image was made on January 16 and processed on February 24. I have a new Lensbaby toy this week so hope to get around to some new images. Weather permitting of course.
Lavender
I took the Southern Oregon Lavender Trail yesterday and while some of the fields are not yet in full bloom, I found plenty of good things to photograph, including this young lavender sprout found at a nursery out beyond Williams.
I love the blurred background in this one but I added a texture just to see how it would look and it added a richness and depth I wasn’t expecting.