Nigella

Nigella Triforce

I found these nigella blossoms in a natural triangle. For post-processing, I added a touch of noise to soften the lines just a little. With all those fine, hard lines, sharpening did not improve the image the way it normally does. I also used the Levels tool in Aperture to increase the tonal range. Camera […]

Purple Crocus

Purple Crocus

Color! Even though the day turned cloudy, I’m grateful for some spring color. The yellow crocuses from last week have been joined by purple and white today. A little sunshine would have been helpful for a classic shot. But, no sunshine today, so I went for low angle and some deeper, saturated color. In Aperture […]

First Crocus

First Crocus!

It’s about time! We planted some bulbs in our yard last fall. We’ve been waiting for them to flower. The yellow crocus buds emerged last week, but the weather since had been too cold for them to bloom. Finally, this afternoon, the temperature cracked 40 degrees, and the crocuses were on it! We had half […]

Dogwood Buds

Dogwood Buds

This dogwood tree was inherited with the house. It is the smallest thing; we’ve been here twelve years, and this tree is barely six feet tall at the tips of its highest branches. It has a good crop of buds on it this year. Many of these fat, delicate buds break off (or are munched) […]