Hail Mary, full of Grace…
photographed: 2018.06.02 Richardson, Texas
Pody
Tag: Flower
Picture a Day – Rose
I decided to try something a little different, for me anyway.
Take a picture a day for a week of the same subject in the same location with the same camera settings. These were taken in my home office/studio (I wish) at about the same time of day. The differences being the ambient light coming in through the 4×6 ft window on the east side. The other lighting is from a single 40 watt spot light in the ceiling.
What once started out as a pretty pink rose, became a pretty decaying rose as they always do. I suppose beauty IS really in the eye of the beholder.
Photographed: 2018.05-17 thru 2018.05.24
Pody
Ten Word Tuesday – 15
God’s free Art to the world
Pody
Ten Word Tuesday – 13
My lunch, Try and take it!
Photographed: 2010-10-02 Dallas Arboretum, Dallas, TX
Pody
Bluebonnet Trails
Over the Easter weekend we decided to take a little trip to Ennis, Texas about 60 miles south of Plano to see the Bluebonnet Trails the City advertises.
After installing an App we drove to the Field of Dreams, north east of Ennis. The Bluebonnets were starting to bloom, but wasn’t quite dreamy yet. On the way we did see this cool old barn.
We drove to the other side of town to find Bardwell Lake and another Bluebonnet area, but still not many Bluebonnets to be found. Driving back towards town, we looked for another field named Meadow View Nature Area.
Bingo! Still not quite in full bloom, we did find some of the State Flower of Texas and all its glory. The orange flowers are called Indian Paintbrush.
It was a little overcast and very windy, but overall a success.
On to the next adventure, A Tree house!
Pody
Yellow Rose of Yesterday
Trying to not be a slacker husband that I am sometimes, for Juanita’s birthday, I brought home some flowers. One of which had a pretty Yellow Rose.
One afternoon while on the kitchen table I saw light hitting the flower through the blinds and could not pass up this shot.
Of course after a few days, even with the little packet, they wither and die. The reason I typically don’t get cut flowers.
On the other hand, It gives me a little creative outlet.
and a little macro to boot!
Pody
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Be still and see the flowers
I have been thinking about doing this for a while now especially since I rented the Canon Macro lens a few weeks ago.
This type of photography is a little harder than you would think. I need a REAL white background instead of poster board. I used cheap reflectors and garage lamps with LED, and curly CFL bulbs for lighting. Sometimes I used flash as a fill and flood. The problem is too many shadows. Some turned out nice and I may print a few.
These are from our flower beds.
I bought a single yellow rose to play with as well
Juanita got these in a vase for Halloween with a little scare crow. They are about on their last leg but make a pretty good photo.
A neighbor has these Mexican Sunflowers in her flower beds at an apartment down the street. Yes, I asked before I cut them.
A pink rose from the front yard.
This is my favorite of the bunch.
Until next time, on to the next adventure!
Pody
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Photos by Pody 