Here in Ohio, the month of March is a little strange. Today we got ten inches of heavy wet snow dumped on us, but it is supposed to melt quickly and be sunny and in the mid fifties by the weekend. the good news is that by April we will settle into a regular routine of trading rainy days for sunny days and that by the end of May, summer will be here to stay. In just a few weeks, I'll be looking for the crocus to pop their blooms above the ground for the first time.
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| Palm frond |
Nature provides us with beauty. Always. Even here, with a simple palm frond. The radiating lines of light and dark lead our eyes upward. Lifting us and perhaps our thoughts along the way.
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| Morning Tree and Fog |
The poor little bug is oblivious to the spider hiding in the rolled up petal. Let’s hope that he doesn’t become a victim.
I just don't like big hairy spiders.
Yesterday, we took a look at the problem of approaching a subject that is overwhelming, like an entire field of sunflowers. We broke down the field into individual flowers. Today, we will break the flowers down even further.
In subjects like flowers, we will often find patterns that become abstract when they are isolated. In this image, I avoided the flowers petals so that we could focus on the pattern found in the center of the flower’s bloom. Experiment and see what kinds of patterns and abstract designs you can find.
Have a great day.
Just south of us is the village of Yellow Springs, one of our favorite places to eat, hike, and people watch. This time of the year, we can add the activity of viewing the sun flowers. Every year the Tecumseh Land Trust plants an entire field with gorgeous yellow sunflowers. Photographers and sight seekers come from miles around to see the yellow scene. As a photographer, I get dozens of calls and text messages from friends, updating me with the status of the blooms.
You would think that photographing the flowers would be simple. However, in actuality, they can be overwhelming and the lack of a specific standout subject can make for composition nightmares.
My solution is to attempt to see the trees for the forest. This means looking for the details.
Tomorrow, we’ll look at another way to tackle the problem of the overwhelming numbers of sunflowers.
Have a great Monday.
tim mcmurdo 