I know that the Pantone colour of the year is emerald, but my eyes are drawn more to this combination more than other colours.
The roses are about a week old, but I think that helped highlight the veins and threads through the petals.
I need to take up dyeing and painting again … so I can recreate something like this …
My eyes are always drawn to lines, patterns and textures everywhere, and photographing flowers was no exception.
The orchids specially have so many patterns and textures.
They’re like fingerprints … no two seem to be exactly alike.
Maybe similar … but not the same.
There were even some that reminded me of those Rorschach blots and tests. Do they still use those tests?
Or one of those art projects where you splatter blobs of paint on the paper; then fold the paper in half to make mirror images.
Hmmm … this kind of looks like a face …
Some look like they were painted on the petals …
… and some look like sun rays ..
Designs within designs …
So much beauty in nature, isn’t there?
Perennial beauties at the Garden. I’m actually getting familiar with them, and expect to see them.
And because it is the same orchids each year, I try to do a different theme each visit. This year, I decided to just use the NIkon 105mm and take macro shots of the orchids and plants. A different challenge, as it does make you think about the composition of a shot.
It’s not wide enough to take a shot of a whole piece unless you step back a distance.
Sometimes I’m too close that I still have to step back because I wasn’t liking the macro shot. Or maybe I just didn’t have my settings right …
Either way, it was a good learning exercise in photography. Hope you enjoy the series.
Our annual visit to the NYBG for the Orchid Show, which finished here about a week ago.
‘But, Mom! It’s the same orchids every year!’, said Justin.
Well, true, but they have different arrangements and exhibits, I told him. He didn’t mind going, and he only reminded me of the time about six times during our visit.
Since we were there early, we decided we would take a tram tour around the garden.
The magnolia trees were heavy with the flowers, the branches sagging down to the ground. And I saw this darker shade of pink or fucshia? magnolias that I hadn’t seen before. Too bad I couldn’t get closer.
A baby owl. If it’s that big already, wonder what the full-grown size is going to be?
It was a nice day, and a nice ride.
I’m already making plans to go back in June, when the roses are out 
Small pink flowers, peeking through the fence.
Nothing stops them from blooming, even up against a fence. Just push through and poke through the spaces.
Which got me to thinking why we should give up just because there’s an obstacle in our path. Maybe if we push just a little more, we’ll be one step closer to the goal … Or maybe we can find a space somewhere that we can push through to the goal …
Hmmm … .going back to square one to rethink this problem .. maybe there’s a hole somewhere I can squeeze through …
The skies were pink today …
Cherry blossoms …
Dogwood flowers …
A beautiful, sunny and warm day ….
Go outside and enjoy the day! Feel the warmth of the sunshine; lift your face to the breeze.
Have a good weekend, all.
