- A certain quiet takes hold in January in northern latitudes.
Plants don’t necessarily announce themselves with gusto, but instead offer subtle pleasures. It’s a good time to study texture and form.
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Seed structures, even after all the seeds have scattered, are a constant source of wonder.
But color can still catch the eye too.
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And when you come across an early bud you’re smitten once more with the promise of Spring.
Photos taken at the Soest Garden, University of Washington Botanical Gardens, Seattle.
Olympus OMD E-M1; 60mm macro lens; f 2.8 – 5.6; ISO 200.
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Love your subtlety, Lynn! Here’s to another year of finding and sharing beauty.
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Here here! Thanks, and same to you! Not really so hard to find….even in January in Seattle.
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These are so good! Especially # 6 and 7. I like how you alienate your subject.
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I’m glad you like them, esp the bamboo. The sepia seemed appropriate for it.
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Beautiful images, Lynn. I just love those waving grasses. 🙂
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You just want to relax and go along, right? 🙂
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I like the variety of presentations – appropriately matched in each instance to the particular subject.
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Thanks Louis – I thought the sepia worked nicely with the bamboo. It’s fun to think about what treatment works well with a particular subject. When I slow down enough to think before snapping! 🙂
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Beautiful imagery as ever Lynn!
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Thank you Adrian – much appreciated.
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Your eye for detail always amazes me, Lynn! These are beautiful images; I love the first one of the tiny colorful leaf against the soft browns of twig and background.
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Those colors were really nice, weren’t they? But it WAS a tiny leaf – I was peering pretty intently!
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Gorgeous images, Lynn, its really good seeing what your new Olympus camera is capable of. I like all of these pictures, but two stand out for me. First is the second one down – the composition is wonderful, and I really like the vibrant colours – esp the lime green! – of that single leaf. This photo breathes light and life. And then the photo above the text “Seed structures ..” – very striking. Great stuff! Adrian 🙂
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It’s always a treat to get specific feedback on specific images – I really appreciate it Adrian!
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Very special. Terrific work!
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🙂 Thanks much!
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That lil bud just reaches out … and greens so full of … Spring wet greenness …. Lovely observations Lynn !
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Thanks Poppy – the buds are coming – just gotta look closely!
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Smitten indeed and what a fine bud to finish with. Spectacular!
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