Fall geraniums 2011

Fallgeraniums2011

Dear Everyone:

I took this picture at a charming

house in an older part of town.

The house also had window boxes

full of flowers and a side garden.

Just a pleasant shot.

Helen.

Impatiens (Strong Shot) 2011

Impatiens (strongshot)2011

Dear Everyone:

I am really pleased with this shot.

Hope you enjoy it.

Helen.

Spring florals 2011

Springfloral#12011

Springfloral#22011

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Dear Everyone:

Once the crocuses are out

I start keeping an eye

out for flowering trees

and shrubs, tulips and

daffodils.

Here are of some of my

favourite spring shots.

Helen.

Summer's Close II 2010

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Summer'sclose#52010

Summer'sclose#62010

Summer'sclose#72010

Summer'sclose#82010

Dear Everyone:

Shot these Easter lilies on

the same day as I shot the

hydrangea.

Signs of fall are arriving.

Advertisements for

fall clothes, the fall issue

of Vogue, and registering

for fall courses.

Hope you enjoy these shots.

Tried to not rely entirely for the

most part on single bloom shots.

Wanted a 3D effect again.

Helen.

Summer's Close I 2010

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Summer'sclose#22010

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Dear Everyone:

Summer continues to

fade away on us as time

zips by. Mornings are getting

cooler now.

Hydrangea always signal

fall to me.

Here are 3 kind of edgy shots

of hydrangea.

I am really pleased with them.

Especially with the 3D depth effect.

Enjoy.

Helen.

Pleasing Images 2010

Wstfloral#12010

Roomblue#12010

Dear Everyone:

Have 2 pleasing images to share.

I am caught up staring at them.

The first is my photo of a plant at the entry

of a home in a local neighbourhood.

It looks like an orchid but I am unfamiliar

with it and don't know the name.

I love the horizontal stripes of

the siding in the background

and the light coming in through

the window.

The second image is off a blog.

A pleasing dining room.
The table is sort of industrial

and a bit rustic. The chairs are

uber-modern. The blue in

the abstract painting is terrific.

All topped off with a glamourous chandelier.

See what you think.

Helen.

Petunia Study I 2010

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Dear Everyone:

Spotted this striking type of

petunia at a private home.

Returned the following day to

photograph it with the permission

of the owner.

May do some paintings of

these flowers, as well.

The colour combination,

lime green and fuchsia, is so unusual

Helen.

Something Blue miscellaneous 2010

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Dear Everyone:

Just a collection of images relating

to the Something Blue theme.

The Queen's Annes lace

are lacy like wedding finery.
"Something old. Something new.

Something borrowed. Something blue".

Enjoy.

Helen.

Day Lily Study I 2010

Daylilyphotoreference#12010

Daylilystudy#12010

Dear Everyone:

This year finds me fascinated

with daylilies. They grow profusely

in local gardens-wild and cultivated

spaces.

I decided to start a series on them

and so this is the first entry in

the series.

Doesn't the bloom almost

look like an orchid?

Enjoy.

Helen.

Daylily Mix 2010 cont'd.,

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Dear Everyone:

Almost overlooked this image.

It is quite attractive.

Enjoy.

Helen.

Daylily Mix 2010

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Daylilymix#22010

Dear Everyone:

Daylilies remain blooming

profusely everywhere.

Took these images in bright

daylight. I usually shoot

early morning when the light

is softer and more diffuse so

these shots are a departure for me.

As a result, these images tend

to glow.

Enjoy.

Helen.

Stylized Day lily 2010

Daylilyprofusion2010

Stylizeddaylily2010

Dear Everyone:

I combined leopard spots

and a band of emerald green

to set off this stylized day lily.

The day lily came from my own

photo reference.

Hope that you enjoy this image.

Helen.

Summer flowers revisited 2010

Floralprofusion#62010

Floralprofusion#72010

Dear Everyone:

Identified 2 more images in

my series on summer flowers.

A close-up of a lush planting

by a shed structure (revisited)

and a path through or

edged by lavender.

Hope you enjoy these images.

Helen.

Summer flowers 2010

Floralprofusion#12010

Floralprofusion#22010

Floralprofusion#32010

Floralprofusion#42010

Floralprofusion#52010

Dear Everyone:

What struck me in these images

was the bounty, the mass of flowers.

It is the season for daylilies and

every where I looked I came

across them.

Hope that you

enjoy these images.

Helen.

Clematis revisited 2010

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Dear Everyone:

Found a picture-perfect image of clematis

climbing a rustic wooden fence.

This image is unabashedly pretty-

like a photo for a calendar.

Hope that you enjoy this

image.

Helen.

Summer Flowers 2010

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Some lovely antique-type

summer flowers.

Helen.

Peony Mix #1 & #2 June 2010

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Peonymix#2june2010

Dear Everyone:

I tend to scrutinze my surroundings

closely when I am driving

scanning for shots for photography.

These 2 images are of peonies

from a private garden.

They were falling forward

against a picket fence and quite

charming.

Hope that you enjoy them.

Helen.

Dream images 2010

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dreamimage#22010

dreamimage#32010

dreamimage#42010

Dear Everyone:

Found inspiration in a few images.

Like a mood board.

A beautiful model with

a petite figure, a striking face,

and gorgeous hair. Long and straight

golden brown hair with bangs.

A photograph of a

dining room in Provence

shown in Veranda August 2010.

All in shades of burlap and kraft

paper brown.

And a white garden with tree bark

and shots of yellow.

I refer to them as dream images.

Hope you enjoy them.

Helen.