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Dried Flowers
My perhaps futile take on humor with an atomizer and dried flowers . . . but, it’s all fun!
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Yellow Rose
One of my still life projects with the first yellow rose of spring. A celebration imortalized.
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Garden Party
Originally I had planned on having a fall blooming clematis vine but the flower, being extremely delicate began withering before I had hoped. So what to do. Time for some Black Eyed Susans instead which may have worked out better, but still keeping the vine.
Black Eyed Susans flowers vine cloth tea pot texture yellow flowers floral window light reflections folds in cloth golden light
Spring Garden Flowers
Preparing fresh cut flowers for the house. The flowers are Summer Snowflake Viburnum. They are a perennial and bloom from mid spring to early summer.
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The Expectation Of Form
Some believe that form is an illusion. This is my artistic interpretation of that idea.
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Quiet Time
Still Life
Quiet Place Clock time candle red candle beads prayer beads meditation beads rose flower yellow rose texture golden light still life bell golden bell wooden box carved wooden box romantic
A Place For A Flower
Still life composition with blue glass and yellow flowers. It’s difficult to incorporate primary colors into an image and make them work so I wanted to give it a try. Let me know how you like it.
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Lilacs & Lace
Still life of lilacs and lace. Who can resist the early morning fragrance of lilacs in the spring? Just a part of the miracle of life in the present moment.
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The Fruit Of Life
Still Life of oranges and apple with wine glass.
The Fruit Life oranges apple wine wine glass reflections bokeh blue plate plate kitchen restaurant glass wooden table table viginette
Memories In Time
Still life of sea shells, clock, and flower.
Memories Time blown glass vase vase flower shells shell clock vintage clock pink scarf texture still life textured still life lace tablecloth sea shells
A Cup Of Tea
Still Life.
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Strawberries And Cream
Strawberries next to a small cream pitcher.
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Sunflowers In Black
Sunflowers in brown jug.
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Ice Art
The first freeze of the year beneath a bird bath with falling water frezzing on the rocks and leaves overnight. The ribbons of ice in the central left are actually ice coated daylilly leaves. Pretty I thought, and worth a picture in awe of natures beauty!
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Iris
The intricate beauty and magic of creation is perhaps what motivates me to be a gardener along with the great peace of being close to nature. I built my garden over three years as a retreat and a place for meditation. This is my first planting of Iris in the garden and it gets to have it’s picture taken. :)
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Lily of the Day
The Stella de Oro daylilies in the garden bloom early and into the fall. This is one of the first to make an appearance! I shot this with a 2.8 aperature for a shallow depth of field.
Lily the Day Hemerocallis 'Stella de Oro daylily flower yellow golden depth of field 2.8 flash yellow daylily
Tulip Talk
Three tulips that look as though they may be having a conversation or perhaps dancing in celebration of spring or maybe I’ve had too much wine! :)
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Romance In Red
Water drop reflections.
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The Time Keeper
We are ruled by time all or most of our lives. The creative people (you) know that it seems to slow down or even stop when we are involved on a project. Having practiced serious meditation for more than 4 decades, my experience has been that it doesn’t exist at all. Like the mind, it is a tool but a poor master! I hope you like my rendition of the false reality of time.
The time Keeper clock gears inner workings management work schedule busy lighting clock face 2.8 controled blur
A Balancing Act
While working in the garden over the years, I have saved some of these beach pebbles because of their shape. I'm picky, so out of the thousands, I kept but a few. Recently, I decided to spend some quiet time trying to stack and balance them. It was fun and the concentration required can bring a heightened peace and presence, unless one falls off the table onto your foot! :)
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Bee Balm
I deadheaded the garden this morning and even though the Bee Balm was spent, I still thought it beautiful for the subject of a still life.
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A VISIT TO THE GARDEN
still life roses basket
In Waiting II
A still life I have done for weddings with lilacs on a chair drapped with lace in the brides room.
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The Watering Can
I find the watering can essiential in the garden for those flowers I may have missed or that need a little extra water. It really saves time. . . when I remember where I left it!
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Squirrel Stash
Autumn Acorns
Squirrel Stash autumn fall nuts acorns texture amber light dramatic lighting three acorns vignette
A Toast To Clematis
With the clematis blooming profusely I had to show them off in doing a still life in the studio.
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Cone Flowers Last Stand
With the coming of fall, the cone flowers still stand.
Cone Flowers Last Stand cone flowers butterflies bouquet vase glass vase sea shell shell texture floral fanciful reflections garden
Summer Memories
Saying good-by to summer with an in camera multiple image taken in the garden.
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In Waiting
I did “In Waiting” for weddings etc. Spring Lilacs on a lace drapped chair.
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RAKU POT
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Lilacs & Lace II
Created in my studio. A garden wedding setting with a porcelin vase filled with fresh cut lilacs. These were placed on a chair drapped with lace. One of my most popular images for weddings.
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Enter
I photographed this while lodging overnight with my wife in Jemez, New Mexico. I thought it had definite possibilities. With a little Topaz, Nik, and Photoshop, this is what I ended up with.
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A still life setting consisting of fruit and a teapot.
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Autumn Pond
A beautiful discovery on one of my early morning autumn nature walks.
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