Shooting macro images of flowers and plants in general I tend, like many, to focus in on the blossom of the plant. The intent, with this image shot yesterday, was to focus on the stem of a plant and see how it turned out. I was pleasantly surprised. There almost seems to be a sense of atmosphere or something going on within the stem area of the plant. At the risk of repeating myself I think it is interesting to shoot something, with a macro lens, and yet capture both a bit of detail and a sense of abstract or dreaminess, if that makes sense?
I have posted an image of the flower called ‘Bleeding Heart’ before. This image is actually from my own plant in a pot I have on the back deck. I’m not sure if there is some sort of metaphorical connection between ‘Trendsetters’ and ‘Bleeding Hearts’. I think I have a better understanding of ‘Bleeding Hearts’.
How do you spot a ‘Trendsetter’? Should I aspire to be a “Trendsetter”? Maybe the idea is to gather all of the ‘trendsetters’ in one location for the safety of the rest of us.
It seems like the water droplet actually magnifies what it is resting on. I’m sure there is some law of optical physics going on here. Maybe I am on to something? Well…..not likely.
Portraits are my weakest attribute. I not only avoid them, but I lack the interest in shooting portraits versus still life, etc. However, I really like this image of my niece’s daughter, Cassidy. I must have been lucky at this moment in time. This image is a favorite of mine.
An entry in the Pigs on Parade contest to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Pike Place Market. Various entries were placed around the core downtown area of Seattle a couple of summers ago.
Phone located at the rest area. The landscape views were pretty amazing. I could see both Mt. Rainier and Mt. Adams. What interested me was the phone booth, probably put out of service due to cell phones?
A view of my neighbor’s rhody. This portion of the plant is actually hanging over the top of her fence and in my airspace so I guess I was not really trespassing?
Checker Station wagon owned by a retired guy who lives about a mile from our home. Two summers ago he pulled off most of the exterior chrome parts and had them re-chromed. It’s a pretty cool car in great shape.
Since we are still waiting for Spring in Seattle I thought I would post an image from my trip to the Conservatory a few weeks ago. The temp today is 46 and it is gray and raining-not the kind of conditions that make for good outdoor images. Besides, I don’t think my D80 is waterproof. There is a pattern in many of my images of flowers/blossoms. Sometimes I will use flash, but most of the time I try not to in order to get this dreamy, soft quality. Plant details are really cool, but I also like to soften the appearance.
Something I haven’t seen in a long time, a VW Karmann Ghia. Not sure what year this one is, probably late 60’s. Working-persons Porsche? This one spotted on Capital Hill in Seattle. Missing an eye lid.
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