Red is not just red....

As a photographer of flowers...I have found that red is the hardest color to capture. I've finally been able to figure out the lighting and shadowing to capture red fairly good. I've started to take photos of vintage cars and have found that red is the easiest color to capture.

I just love photography because I am always learning new thing and new ways of looking at things. I just thought it was interesting that red is almost a curse in outdoor floral photography and a huge blessing in outdoor vintage car photography. Amazing!!

Delicate Blue Flower

Here is a photo that initially doesn't look particularly good. There are way too many weeds in the picture. I cropped out just the one blue flower with the old stump as a background. Now the shadows from the grass allows this photo to have more depth.

I have purposely not enhanced this photo in any other way. I just want to demonstrate how cropping a picture can make a difference in its composition. Play around with your photos. You may be amazed at the different look and feel you can get. That is the art of photography. You are the artist.

Bee Mine

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This is a favorite picture of mine. When it is enlarged (14x11 or larger), you can actually see light yellow flecks of pollen on the white petals. It is a wonder to see.

For those of you who know me, this photo is even more amazing, since I'm afraid of bees. I was attacked by wasps when I was six years old, while building a bridge over a little stream on the north shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota. I saw this bee and quickly snapped the shot and ran...and it turned out so well too!!!!!!!