Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Shades of Spring

My roses and peonies have bloomed in amazing glory. The colors are spectacular. I snapped some photos of the blooms this past weekend, right after a rain, and I was all prepared to post some beauty shots bursting with color and raindrops like this: And this:And this:But then I got to playing with them and realized that something cool happened when I took away the color and tinkered around with the black and white hues and light within the shots. Suddenly the photos became about texture, and honestly I like these best. They just pop, and the lines are incredibly appealing to me.Don't get me wrong. I would be disappointed to look out in my yard and see shades of gray. But in print, these make my heart sing. And as Martha would say, that's a very good thing.

8 comments:

janjanmom said...

You are an awesome PHOTO-grapher!!!

You have the eye...and the awesomely cool camera. Great pics...I feel the compulsion to steal AGAIN.

The Girl Next Door said...

Holy cow - just when I thought the photos couldn't get better, they do. You rock.

J.G. said...

You're so right! The black and white takes it from Pretty to Art.

Kelley with Amy's Angels said...

OHHH! I love that first one with the rain drops!

Janis said...

You are so right, while I love the color ones, the black n while show more details. My roses are not in bloom yet, they need a little more time. Your doing great with your photos.

Trailboss said...

thems are purty

Rayne said...

I love the brilliantly colored ones and the sepia tones. The sepia ones remind me of a Victorian story of mystery and romance.

Jason, as himself said...

These photos are a great way to start trying to get back to normal. They are lovely.

I miss peonies; they do not grow here since it is too hot. But my grandmother in Utah had a whole yard full of them for each and every Memorial Day.