Because pictures are sort of like breathing

[pecunium]

I worked some more on the stuff from yesterday.

The poppies in this series were shot a little earlier (perhaps half of an hour) and the light was warmer, harder and a trifle richer (there were scudding clouds, which changes the fill from skylight).

Crepe Paper



Crumpled


Ruffed Collar


The next one I really like, because of the way the seedpod seems to rise up, and congeal, out of the wash of color.

Bullseye


Now for something completely different

Succulent

Comments

[julia-here.livejournal.com]

You've decided me on the question of planting Papaver rhoeas this year; so very much going on there, visually!

Julia, bon voyage, and hope your travels are enriching

[pecunium.livejournal.com]

Those were planted from a 1 lb bag of seeds I bought, four years ago, for cookery.

[julia-here.livejournal.com]

I've got a pint jar of saved seeds; I got out of growing poppies when I failed to get my spring weeding done early enough for the seedlings to survive. They are great floral models.

Your Bird of Paradise series the other day was dandy, but I saw it on the fly as I tried to get to seventeen other things.

Julia, finding this spring rather strenuous

[pecunium.livejournal.com]

One of the things I like about photos (and part of the answer to a friend's question on why I like macro) is they show things which the naked eye misses.

Freezing/isolating the blossom gives equal weight to everything you want to see in the picture, and time to peruse it.