Floral Friday
Columbus Botanical Garden
The Heart of it All
Nikon Z6 III, Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S, 1/1250s, f/5.6, ISO 100
The Heart of it All
Floral Friday
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Crying Susan
Columbus Botanical Garden
As I had mentioned in a previous post, this past weekend was the Daylily Festival at the botanical garden. The morning had seen its fair share of rain and I was happy for the break in the weather (sitting in the car and waiting included). I’ve been a fan of floral images with water droplets and part of my excitement for the festival was the possibility of finding said images. I won’t pretend this one has that “water droplet” look, more appropriate would be to say it has been drenched by the rain. But, it is one of my favorite floral subjects, a black-eyed susan.
Crying Susan
Nikon Z6 III, Lensbaby Velvet 85mm f/1.8, 1/100s, f/4, ISO 100
As I was getting ready to create this post, WordPress threw me a distraction… a Throwback notification for June 4th. I don’t believe there is anything special about this date, especially after looking at the listed posts, so I am curious what algorithmic logic pushed the notification to me today. As I scroll through my notification list I see WP has been giving me the option to view previous posts on each day… huh?
Apparently, I’m not very observant. Maybe this is a reminder for me to slow down. I have a routine in the morning (which could be good or bad), and I think I get fixated on working through the routine and not seeing anything in my periphery. Anyway, this morning I stopped what I was doing and looked through the posts that I have created on previous June 4ths. So, working backwards, for your viewing pleasure (or not)…
Blending In
Macro Monday
Columbus Botanical Garden
Saturday was the Daylily Festival at the botanical garden (I almost wrote “my botanical garden”). Last year I was in the beginning of decline with photography but not this year. I hadn’t fully decided if I would be going (you all know, me and crowds don’t always see eye-to-eye). Mother Nature hadn’t decided if she was going to cooperate either.
I attempted to visit the Market Days in Uptown but the rain definitely kept a lot of vendors, and people, at home. That didn’t stop me from a quick stop at Veri Best Donut Co., we’ll keep that between us, before finally calling it a morning and going to Sam’s Club for a few supplies. After returning home it looked like I might be get clearing skies, so I didn’t bring the camera into the apartment. I quickly put everything away and headed back out (the cats look at me like I’m crazy when I come and go so quickly).
As soon as I parked the car it started raining. Figures! I resisted the urge to return home and waited about ten minutes in the car. Only a few raindrops continued and I decided I definitely will not melt, so changed the lens to the 85mm macro lens and walked over to the entrance. Ten minutes after getting into the garden the sun was shining bright and I could feel the humidity start to bear down on me. No worries, plenty of trees to offer shade.
There were quite an assortment of vendors, organizations and displays. I’m glad I fought my natural urge to avoid crowds, and to be honest, there were not a lot of people (yet!). I spent some time exploring everything on display. I bought a honey lollipop from one local vendor, was in awe at the amount of plantings for sale and avoided buying the beautiful ceramic flower pot (Milo would try to eat any plants I bring home).
Eventually, I walked around looking for the daylilies. The lens I was using was the Lensbaby Velvet. It produces a dreamy vignette depending on the aperture. To say it challenges me is an understatement, but I wasn’t going to improve without practice.
Look closely at the daylily. I didn’t notice as I was capturing the image but there is a ladybug enjoying the shade…
Blending In
Nikon Z6 III, Lensbaby Velvet 85mm f/1.8, 1/640s, f/4, ISO 100
Dancing
Haiku
Columbus Botanical Garden
I’ve been all over the place with this one…
The original image is very vibrant, but I couldn’t see past the color. The ethereal tone was lost, at least to me, with the bold assault on my senses. So, I simplified it. And then the words started forming…
It has been some time since I wrote a haiku. Hopefully, I haven’t forgot how to do it…
Dancing To Be Me
Not floating, dancing
Not isolation, freedom
Learning to be me
Dancing
Nikon Z6 III, Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S, 1/1000s, f/4, ISO 100
As part of that learning, I’m over at the cafe again this morning. I decided to be part of the community as I write this post. Still on shaky ground, as it is so far out of my wheelhouse, but, I’m learning. Maybe learning isn’t exactly the right word. How about embracing this experience? Still probably learning… 🙂
Lily, Entrance Me
Columbus Botanical Garden
You can’t walk past a reflection can you?
Me? No! Why Should I?
It’s a mirror, nothing special.
Are you sure? Each one holds something different.
What?
A reflection can be the mirror image of what you are looking at, but it can also show you a different side.
Stop playing with me!
I’m not. Take this lily, the image in the water is not a mirror image but a highlight of the unseen parts. It’s showing the hidden.
Uh huh. So? What are you hiding?
Nice try…
It is probably good that only one lily at a time is making an appearance at the botanical garden. An observer can immediately tell when I spot one. My whole focus changes. I’m not seeing anything else until I have grabbed a few views of the floating princess. Tuesday was no different.
Well, maybe a little different. Although it was early in the afternoon, I was at the garden between the raindrops. The light was filtered through the clouds and I didn’t have to fight the bright white. Made it a lot easier to show the detail in the flower.
Lily Reflecting
Nikon Z6 III, Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S, 1/500s, f/5.6, ISO 100
Of course, I couldn’t leave it alone. Lily was calling to me to ‘electrify’ her. I didn’t want to disappoint her.
Electric Reflection
Nikon Z6 III, Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S, 1/500s, f/5.6, ISO 100
Working It
Columbus Botanical Garden
I think it is fascinating how this photography thing works for me. I know I have made this comment in the past (of course, I couldn’t find the post), but deciding to learn photography changed how I travel through my day. I was almost oblivious to my surroundings. Now, “I see”… the pattern of light, the shapes, the little details, the incongruities, the shadows, etc. At times, I’m amazed I’m able to get where I’m going.
It generally isn’t what I am looking at that captures my eye, it is the light or shadow, the brief movement of a critter or the splash of color on the periphery that draws my attention. After finding the little frog in yesterday’s post (Shelter Me Susan), I was wandering the garden walkways waiting for that unexpected “thing” to stop me in my tracks (hey, it happens, sometimes). Lately, it has been the bees.
This one was focused on the pollen to even notice me…
Working It
Nikon Z6 III, Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S, 1/2000s, f/4, ISO 100
Shelter Me Susan
Wordless Wednesday
Columbus Botanical Garden
Shelter Me Susan
Nikon Z6 III, Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S, 1/125s, f/8, ISO 200
Edge of a Dream
Monochrome Monday
Columbus Botanical Garden
Edge of a Dream
Nikon Z6 III, Lensbaby Velvet 85mm f/1.8, 1/200s, f/2.8, ISO 100
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