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22.07.18 Pretty In Pink

22.07.18 Pretty In Pink

There’s nothing like a fresh, dewey flower. . .

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19.01.08 Another World - Seattle Japanese Garden

19.01.08 Another World - Seattle Japanese Garden

How about a little color?

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05-20-13 Bird's Eye View

2013 05-20 Bird's Eye View by Scott Shephard I am hung up on flowers, obviously. And I am also once again compelled to comment on the power of the photographer's point of view. The conventional view of flower is from the side and from a short distance. The tulip becomes something quite different when you view it from the top at close range.

This is one of my wife's beautiful flowers, incidentally. I'll admit that I did wander into the neighbor's yard again today. But the pink tulips called me back home. . . .

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05-19-13 My Neighbor's Tulips II

2013 05-19 My Neighbor's Tulips II by Scott Shephard Well, here they are: my neighbor's purples tulips Water droplets from morning dew or from a spray bottle? I'll never tell.

Canon 5DIII 1/80s f/7.1 ISO400 100mm

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05-17-13 Our Neighbor's Tulips I

2013 05-17 Our Neighbor's Tulips I by Scott Shephard My wife has nice flowers but does our neighbor and the other day I couldn't help but be drawn to her collection of yellow tulips, which had just bloomed. The light was poor but I enhanced the scene with on-camera flash. I rarely use flash but I have taught my students that it's ok to use flash as long as it doesn't overpower the scene. In the case of this photo, I think it works.

I call this post "Our Neighbor's Tulips I" because she also has some amazing deep purple tulips and I am waiting patiently for them to bloom. And though I've featured them before, those who follow this blog know that I like 2nd chances on most photos I take.

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02-26-13 Japanese Garden

2013 02-26 Japanese GardenHere is the chain of consciousness that led me to post this photo:

  1. I'm not impressed with the options available on TV
  2. I check my DVR for possibilities
  3. I find that I have recorded 9 episodes of "Lonely Planet," a travel show
  4. I start watching the first one, which is set in London
  5. Half-way through, the travel guide takes us to Kew Gardens
  6. I remember that I have some Kew Gardens photos
  7. I stop watching the TV show
  8. I find this photo and work on it
  9. I post it here

That sounds like a disciplined mind hard at work, doesn't it?

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01-14-13 A Nice Bouquet

2013 01-14 A Nice BouquetAfter a black and white weekend here at "A Photo A Day," how about a splash of color? And I have no deep thoughts today. . .

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11-15-12 Juxtaposition

Purple flower by photographer Scott ShephardThere is no inherent juxtaposition in this photo but if you put yesterday's photo next to this, you will no doubt see a bit of a contrast.

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