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Photographs taken this spring at Bellevue Botanic Garden, Everett Arboretum, Washington Park Arboretum, Camano Island, and Kirkland, Washington (yes, we had a little snow the other day, but it melted fast).
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Lynn, once again your photos are phenomenal! I love that second-to-the-last one with those rays of sunlight. What kind of plant is that? All of them are beautiful. 🙂
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Thank you Cathy – it’s a large fern coming up – not sure which species but I think it’s fair to call it a fiddlehead. I just love buds & fiddleheads & growing things on the verge.
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Me too! And you photograph them beautifully!
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Wow! What a spectacular series of spring images! Just gorgeous! I especially love the one with the sunrays. Happy weekend to you!
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And to you! Thanks for taking the time to comment.
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oh my gosh, these are so lovely.. i love all the photos 🙂
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Beautiful.
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The fiddlehead in sunbeams is extraordinary!
Very nice all.
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Thank you! Ah, sunbeams return to the Pacific northwest, right?
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It was a gorgeous weekend, sunbeams upon the workbench. I let everybody else hang out at the beach.
😉
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Oh thank you – it just happened, you know? Late day drama!
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Early hours and late hours have that special light! I’m missing a lot of the outdoors at present, as well as computer time; head down and nose to the wheel trying to build inventory for the summer.
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A delightful and evocative introduction to Spring.
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Thanks Louis!
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The second to last photo is lovely – was it a lucky shot or did you use a special filter or something to separate the coloured rays?
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It was lucky – no filter. It was late, sun slanting low, so I bent down & faced into it and saw that it was making rays & shot anyway, knowing there was maybe a 50-50 chance it would work out. Back at home, I increased contrast & clarity in Lightroom. I don’t know if you have LR, but I’ve also found that when you alternately slide adjacent colors up & down in luminosity, e.g. increase a little the luminosity of red, decrease orange a little, increase yellow a little, it can add depth and definition to certain shots. So I did that too.
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Fantastic pictures!
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Thank you very much!
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a lyrical stroll through light variations in one locale..really makes you want to visit this garden!
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You’re kind – and actually it’s several places, but they do all have the same flavor, for sure.
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I feel like I’ve been for a walk in the park! Beautiful, thank you.
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Thank YOU for commenting!
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I particularly like that 2nd to last one Lynn … and if this is happening now, I’m more than jealous.
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Not last year’s photos – right now! (Thanks, Lynne!)
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Oh boo, but lucky you! It IS melting here, snows are receding daily, and daffys are even poking through the soil; doglet goes out to lie in the sun or on the last of the snow, I got my first whiff of the thawing earth yesterday and saw the first of the geese overhead.
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Okay, I just HAVE to get into Daisy and drive out there and then you can teach me how to take such incredible photographs! Each one is delicious. The lighting, the composition, the color. I could frame them all and grace an entire wall in your art. Love the pink and blue (cherry blossoms?) and the slightly snowy forest – looks perfectly mythological and I expected to see a satyr emerging from the woods. Enjoyed as always. 🙂
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That would be fun! Does Daisy have that little case on the dash? You could pick a new flower at each rest stop…I like that you got a mythological impression from the woods, because as I get to know these woods better I’m seeing that a good portion of their beauty is a certain mysterious, or mythic quality. The pink & blue was snapped with my camera – cherry blossoms in a parking lot – they’re everywhere here. Thank you.
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Yes, Daisy does have a vase and it currently has a plastic daisy. Yes, plastic. Oh, the shame! But love the idea of a cross country flower picking road trip and her vase would be busting at its seams and then I could press them all and have a wonderful memento. Oh what fun! And speaking of fun, what fun you must be having exploring your woods and getting lost in a mythological wonderland. 🙂
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Lush and fresh 😀 spring has finally come!
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My goodness, this is a stunning set of photographs. Blossoms and lush green gorgeousness.
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Coming from you, a compliment indeed!! Thank you so much!
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So, so pretty…I love those petals on the moss….what a rich experience….
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Thanks Scott. Fallen blossoms & petals are a favorite of mine. On the moss, it’s extra!
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