Just enough warm sunny skies before they turn flat and gray-blue. These plants are usually pretty hardy in the cold, so I won’t mourn this promising bloom, yet, even though it will have to endure possible light snows twice in the next couple of days, with below freezing temps and blustery winds to test it.
I believe I MUST have more varieties of Hellebore to play with!
#hellebore #macro #flora #seasons #waynewarp
The image was made with a 12mm macro extension tube, four focus-stacked frames, edited with Lightroom 5.6, and a pass through Photoshop CC and On One’s Perfect Effects 8, all to tweak colors, local details and local tonality.
Google+: View post on Google+
Post imported by Google+Blog. Created By Daniel Treadwell.
Published by
Wayne Upchurch
For years, as a “professional ogler” (a newspaper staff photographer), I simultaneously explored photography as craft/process/medium in its own right. The photojournalism work –credentials and mindset– got me into (and out of) places I would certainly never have had access to on my own. I was also practicing the discipline of getting a picture where there didn’t appear to be one and getting it Finished in a timely manner, to professional standards. I also learned to create imminently readable images despite poor reproduction in a small size. Though it took me several years to get this, the value of making photos that illustrated something already laid out in the story was suddenly Not Enough, and I began to make assignment pictures that added dimensions not already in the writing, or better Yet, raised questions so that the reader would go to the story for more answers.
Having gained more than dreamt of, when starting out, I left to pursue my own personal photography, mounting exhibits along the way. I also worked with commercial photographer friends doing studio product photography, and making headshots for actors.
Later, I also helmed a Public Radio “spacemusic” program, and acted in a Wilmington, NC drama company.
I put the cameras away for a few years, to finish shedding the habit of self-limiting my identity as just “Photographer”, and can now pursue personal pleasure and expression through the freedom that digital imaging offers.
Sharing photos on Flickr and participating locally in meetups and outings has renewed a passion for making new images and for sharing the process with others. For some time, I’ve found myself writing detailed comments on other people’s photos, as well as thoughts and pet ideas about photography, in general.
View all posts by Wayne Upchurch
Nice one Wayne. We got clobbered last night with temps in the single digits and wind chills in the negative. I know we'll loose a few plants due to the weather in the next week or so. I love these flowers, but as of yet, do not have any.