After the hail storm (covered in the previous post), my local flower photography subject matter was pretty much decimated. A few pockets were left relatively unscathed. But the local gardens were trashed. Thankfully the storm hit late August so many flowers had passed their prime. But I was still left with seeking out other photos […]
Butterflies to the Rescue – Photographs of these Fluttering Beauties Read More »
For anyone that lives in a location where summertime thunderstorms can also produce hail, you will know and feel the pain. For others, no doubt you’ve seen videos of its destructive forces. From pea-sized, golf-ball and even tennis ball-sized hail, it can make you cringe. Broken car windshields and car lots were every new car
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Like many of the discoveries on this flower photography journey, Cosmos were another pleasant surprise. With their “daisy-like flowers that sit atop long, slender stems”, I find them to be such happy looking flowers. Learning a bit more background info on them, apparently Cosmos are a moderate re-seeder, which means that they drop plenty of
Colorful Cosmos with their Daisy-like Flowers Make for Beautiful Photos Read More »
Sunflowers with their towering stalks, bright yellow flower petals, dark centers and heads often the size of dinner plates are hard to miss. These big yellow flowers come in countless varieties and colors. A “beloved bloomer”, they are like the definitive summer flower. With Their Big Yellow Orbs Some Sunflowers tower above and can reach
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I’d say there has been a picture of a Coneflower on every bottle of Echinacea I’ve ever purchased. And by the amount of Echinacea I’ve taken over the years, one would think I’d have figured out that the pink-purple Coneflowers were one and the same. However, it was only once I began photographing them that
Coneflowers Come to Life in Mid-Summer Read More »
My Initial Introduction to Cholla Cactus Having lived in Albuquerque a while back, I was introduced to these vibrant, magenta Cholla Cactus flowers. This introduction was purely by accident while hiking the trails of Elena Gallegos Park and surrounding Open Space. It was a favorite outdoor haunt while living in ABQ. It was a large patch
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