Star of Bethlehem | #100DaysofScanography Day 2 #100dayproject This beautiful little white star-shaped flower is considered invasive in many areas because of how difficult it is to keep it from spreading wildly. Gardeners don't recommend planting it but say that if it's something you absolutely must have in your garden plant it in containers or a lined bed so that the bulbs don't spread. Star of Bethlehem Star of Bethlehem Flower Heads
The #100DayProject kicked off around the web today and I decided to join in. I'm doing 100 Days of Scanography (Image making with a scanner) which I love because of the unique depth of field. I have some projects I've been wanting to do with the scanner so this will be great practice. I'm going to begin by focusing on plants, specifically those in my yard so I can learn more about what's growing in my yard. Hooray for multi-purpose projects! Follow my #100DaysofScanography project on Instagram. Hydrangea Leaf
I still can't believe I was fortunate enough to wake up to this view during several of my days in Cuba. Vinales Valley is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Check out some splendid images that capture the valley and it's inhabitants at the UNESCO website.
Decay, 2009 Class: Adv. Imaging Instructor: Doug Clark Assignment: Dreams, Death, Desire I shot this image during the fall of 2009 as an idea for death. I was drawn to the the way the natural light filtered in and illuminated the water and stems within this vase. I've always had a thing for dead and decaying flowers. They're ugly to some, yet beautiful and mysterious. The contrast of cool and warm light, water, and air gives this image an otherworldly quality.
Photo Printing at Caesar's Home Studio I joined some of my fellow Alabama Shutterbugs members at the home studio of Caesar Fernandez (Wild Nature Photography) for a print day. Caesar demonstrated how to print and coat a canvas print and build a custom sized frame for it, and he generously let us do some test prints of different types of media. I printed two images, one of the Gold Pavilion on metallic paper which suited the sheen of the Pavilion itself, and an image of Utsuomiya on luster paper that I absolutely love. It's so fun to print big since it [...]
