Tag Archives: floral

Sea of Pink

Posted by Mike on

Floral Art
Midday, Macro

Finally! Although the past week was unusually cold (and it freakin’ snowed!) more flowers are popping up. Yesterday was a welcomed change from the weather in the middle of the week. If we didn’t get to seventy degrees we came very close. I drove over to my go to spot for the colorful ground flowers and it was a treasure trove. I must have spent a good hour playing in the grass photographing those little flowers.

Sea of Pink
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/3200s, f/2.8, ISO 100

Field of Blue

Posted by Mike on

Art
midday, macro

The original forecast for Sunday was rain. Nothing torrential but I thought it would be a slow, steady drizzle most of the day. Sunday was also my chore day as I ended up having to go to work on Saturday. So, laundry first thing, then breakfast at the diner down the street and groceries.

Around 11am it looked like the rain was not going to happen until later in the day, if at all. I packed up the camera and went searching for spring flowers. My first stop yielded a few daffodils and the image below. A little research has me believing these are glories of the snow. Help from the more floral aware would be appreciated.

Field of Blue
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/800s, f/2.8, ISO 200

Once I knew there were flowers to be found I drove over to the Griffiss Sculpture Garden on the old air base in Rome and walked the trails. I did find a few more subjects to photograph and had a really good time stretching my legs. I was looking for patterns and textures as well as as the signs of spring. Toward the end of my walk the sky was darkening and I knew I better get back to the car before the rain started.

I was in an artistic mood as I processed this image. The shallow depth of field and lite, pastel colors pushed me toward converting this one to a painterly image. I do like the effect…

At the End

Posted by Mike on

Floral, Macro, Midday

For late September, the past few days have been fantastic. Temperatures in the mid to upper 70’s with plenty of sun. I decided to work half a day on Friday and went for another midday walk along the trails in Griffiss International Sculpture Garden. My thought, besides getting some exercise, was to capture both late season flowers and early autumn colors. It is definitely early for the full autumn colors but it was the right time for the flowers. As much as I like capturing flowers in full bloom, I am fascinated by the look of flowers past their prime. This black-eyed susan was defiant against the call of autumn.

 

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At the End
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8, 1/640, f/2.8, ISO 200