Looking Down

Like it says, looking down. :-)

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Fox Glove in the Fall

Walking up a service road to a small lake for a little fishing & photo time this past fall. Too dreary for fish to be biting but the flowers were awesome!

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In the Wild

I have always loved these little flowers, but still do not know their name. (I have a book, too lazy to find it.) It had rained earlier this morning and there is still a drop of water lingering. A bumble bee was fluttering about too but I did not have the luck to get him in frame.

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Last of the Giants

Granted, these are smaller blooms, but these guys were towering over me at around 7 feet or so. The very large blooms had mostly lost their petals and are going to seed. Fall is a little early around here this year, so far being the wettest September in the past ten years. (An inch of rain yesterday! That's not normal for here.)

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Pollen

One of each, color & monochrome. I like them both and my original intent was to only post monochrome. But the orange just pops!

Also, first use of my new softbox that I received for Father's Day. Does great light. But no one will pose for me. :-(

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A Flower in the Sky

Today's post is dedicated to my wife, Cyndy. Today she graduates from Portland State University with a degree in Social Science, with honors, Summa Cum Laude! I am very proud of her, for her dedication and hard work towards this goal. Good job Cyndy!

From the archives..... I wanted a yellow flower that had not been used and I came up with this one. I liked it before but had another I liked better at the time, about a year ago. So here it is, freshly processed to get a desaturated but still have a colored highlights look.



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Ruby Red Roses

Every year I take lots of flower photos and every year I think I should stop. Then every new spring I see *new* flowers and I start all over again. I love flowers and these guys smell so good. They are not the prettiest of roses, but hey, whaddya gonna do?





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Inside the Rhodies

Scavenger hunt on hold while life happens. In the mean time I get to photograph things much prettier. This is a little different as I h ave not gone this far inside a flower before. I like it and will do more I think.






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Tulip(2)

Another, I know. :-) But I like them!




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Tulips

It is so easy to repeat flowers all the time but they are so beautiful and so new every year. Sometimes when I am photographing flowers people walk by and comment how they didn't even know they were there. Sad I think. So, my photography is a bit of a public service to get some to slow down and look. :-)



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A Pair

Tulips that popped up over spring break at school.



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Apple Blossom

These guys are starting to pop in my little orchard. Another great indicator of spring!





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Blossom Lunch

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Daffodils

Creatively lit by flash from below and behind left and some fill from the right. Different I thought. And with so many daffodil photos generally taken, a new perspective (for me at least) is needed.

Little Heart Flowers

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One Last Crocus

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Another Early Crocus

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Spring is poised to Spring

I noticed these guys pocking through last Monday, the first sign of spring. I love the crocus and they never fail to please. I am not waiting for white, blue and purple crocus, soon to follow I'm sure!



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Rose

A gift from my lovely wife the other day.....



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Rain

On the last Foxglove blossom of this plant. End of the season for these flowers.