fstopandsee

Normally, I’m in my home state of Wisconsin in the winter. This year, I was able to make a trip in the summer and appreciate it from an entirely different angle.

I was in the backyard taking photos of the very last rose left at the end of summer. I thought the photos would be OK but typical. I was so intent on keeping the shot in focus I didn’t realize I wasn’t the only one enjoying that very flower!

A beautiful purple orchid, as seen at the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco.

I looked out my window just before sunset and saw these day lilies in full bloom. I took advantage of the light just in time before they were covered in the shadows. Instead of focusing on one of them I decided to show how many of them there were in one frame.

A spring flower pushing out its beautiful buds to get ready for summer.

A pleasant row of tulips, leading to, well, a not so pleasant house. That old house must have a story all its own.

A sure sign of spring, the flowers are blooming!

I really wanted to make this a two tone image, so I isolated the flower as much as I could to give it a more abstract feel.

Tiny salmon colored buds of an unnamed (by me) plant at the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco. I had to fight the humidity to get photos in this place, but with some patience I was able to get my lenses cleared up and make some photographs.

With a little creative lighting I was able to show off both the buds and and vase at the same time! I’ll give extra credit if you can guess what I used for the back light.