Category Archives: flowers

Flowers, Past Their Prime

    Lately I have been finding beauty in flowers that are past their prime. Some may think this is empathy or sentimentality as I enter retirement. But I think they have a certain beauty. They are rich with ‘passed’ promise. Deep … Continue reading

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Playing with the Aperture

The Aperture on a camera allows you take close-ups, while blurring out the background, it also allows you to photograph crisp landscapes with a long focus. This year in my photography class for grade 8 students this was the technique that they … Continue reading

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Finally… Spring, Then Flood!

    We had 9 months of winter so Spring snuck in and took us all by surprise. We held our collective breath during one warm week when the trees went from dead to green, achingly slow the blossoms followed. … Continue reading

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The Perfect Photo of the Perfect Flower

     For years now I have been trying to get the perfect photo of a perfect flower. Perfect light. Perfect settings and colours. Perfect flower blossom, composition,  balance,  and details.  Bouquet, single petal, garden patch, wildflower, weeds…    I have perused them all by … Continue reading

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My Second 10,000 Photos … A Photo-Journal

  This is my online photo-journal. Here I share my successes and failures with the art of photography, and connect these to the rest of my world, and maybe even yours at times. Through photography and writing I savor life, intensely, meditatively, my way.  I … Continue reading

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