December is now the most commonly requested calendar photo by my various publishers. This is because many calendars now include 13 months, adding December of the year it is sold to the 12 months of the upcoming year. So, for my posting here, I thought it might be fun to show the variety of photos[...]
Depths of Perception
– Posted in: Garden Photography, Miscellaneous December 9, 2010My perceptions are changing every time I walk into my garden these days. My detached retina is almost a toy to be played with, a marvel, a new way of seeing. When I walked into my garden to document the first rain, I allowed these new experiences to flood over me. I posted here 2[...]
What I See
– Posted in: Garden Design, Garden Photography November 23, 2010Where do I begin to describe the wonders that I see? My world is new and changing daily. The following set of photos were taken a few weeks ago, between the two eye surgeries. I began with this Camellia sasanqua ‘Apple Blossom’ quite by accident because at first I simply had to get outdoors, to[...]
Blurry Photos
– Posted in: Garden Photography November 9, 2010What’s wrong with this photo? Let me explain. First it is not sideways if you drop your left ear to your shoulder, which is the way I was seeing things for a while. All a matter of perspective; and I am dealing with a lot of perception issues these days because I am undergoing[...]
The Photo Workshop
– Posted in: Garden Photography October 24, 2010I have really been having fun learning how to run the garden photography workshops at San Francisco Botanical Garden. Each class has become a lesson on one particular theme. You too can learn, by giving yourself an assignment, something to work on – and just do it. For instance “focal points”. Here, at SFBG we[...]