Garden Variety

I've been continuing to enjoy my camera (Canon Rebel xsi), and have really appreciated the feedback and encouragement you've given on my past photo blogs. I never intentionally set out to do closeups, but these are the details that grab my attention and delight. I hope you enjoy the same intricate beauty that originally caught my eye. So (Brandon), here's round two!

A perfect heart:


Spiderweb with water droplets:


Translucent rose petals:


This little guy took off when he tired of having his picture taken!


Rainbow in my own backyard:


A little photo editing goes a long way:

Monochromatic Melancholy

Yesterday marked my first attempt to shoot monochrome with the new camera. I am extremely pleased with how these turned out. I hope you enjoy them as well.

The first is one of my favorites. I love the cascading effect of the petals going out of focus to the edges.


This next one is best at full-size. I found my eye wandering over the edge of each petal; for me it had the same entrancing feeling as watching ripples move across water, or waves on the ocean.


I don't believe I could have posed these four roses any more attractively:


This final pictures is Gary's favorite, a timeless rosebud.


I would greatly appreciate your feedback... do any of these pictures speak to you?