Agapanthus

Most of the agapanthus in the neighborhood are already blooming, but mine has just started. I've loved watching it daily as it bursts out of its green sheath. I finally got my camera out to start to document its progress

Spectacular Sunrise

I'm swimming with a group of adults a couple of mornings a week really early... This morning the sunrise was truly amazing, and I happened to have my camera. Here is the result.

Day 29 - Gathering

Today, the basic idea was to photograph a bouquet, of any kind. The best part of this assignment was taking a walk in the incredible weather. I had a plan... I would cut some flowers along the old rail bed on MLK, make a cool wildflower (read weed) bouquet.

So, I'm out in the fabulous weather, enjoying this amazing coolish spring we are having and I see some city employees in the distance, kind of near where I'm planning to cut "flowers". At first, I'm just hoping they won't give me a hard time, but as I get closer, I realized they had been working pretty hard and had DECIMATED the growth along the little canal that I had been planning to cut from! Everything was gone, at least at first that was what I thought.

It brought home the point made by Art Wolfe on Monday's class... take the picture TODAY, you never know what will be there tomorrow.

Luckily, I had taken a lot of pictures earlier this week (I have the ant bites to prove it), but what about today's assignment? As I looked closer, I realized there were still some "flowers" up along the edge of the fence. And so I started cutting.

I got home and laid out the flowers, and started snapping, before and after arranging. My favorite was a before picture.

Day 28 - Charmed

I don't love this picture, but I do love my necklace, given to me by a wonderful friend who is moving soon... 

As part of the Picture Spring Course I'm taking, we post in a gallery each day, and I really loved many of the photos the other participants took yesterday, far more creative, and compelling. But today is another day... and I'm to shoot a bouquet. Thinking of making a wildflower bouquet later today to shoot. Can't wait.

Day 26 - Make A Wish

Another assignment that I REALLY loved. Getting up close to Dandelions! Yeah.

Day 25 - Spring Board

"Use someone else's photography to inspire your photo today."

I found some beautiful flower Macro Photography today on Flickr (my photos are at http://www.flickr.com/photos/bsuttoncm/)

I wanted to get in close to the center of the rose, but still keep it sharp. I almost succeeded. The photo isn't as sharp as I would like, but the detail is still nice.

Day 24 - Love is in the Air

Serendipitously, I saw this bird feather "stuck" on an azalea stamen.

It may not be true love, but they make an interesting pair.