reluctant spring

The weather so far this spring has been, shall we say, temperamental. I’m sure things will get warm and sunny very soon, but in the meantime here’s a shot from a very moody morning at the beach.

 

 

Monet’s garden

… or a lawn gone wild? All I know is that the bees and butterflies love it.

 

 

unfurl ( 3 images)

 

 

 

 

bloom

 

 

morning

I went out in the garden this morning to capture the new bluebells in the dew. Have a great weekend, everyone!

 

 

new

 

 

water painting (2 images)

Yesterday morning I enjoyed a beautifully mild, breezy wander at the beach. I decided to try experimenting with my 6-stop ND filter and different shutter speeds to see what effect it would have on the appearance of the water. By changing my lens’s aperture, I ended up with a 1.3 second exposure for the top photo, and a .6 second exposure for the bottom.  Do you have a preference?

 

 

 

blue-eyed Mary

Blue-eyed Mary is a wildflower that pops up faithfully every spring on the mossy embankment at the end of our property. It is very pretty but also tiny, and easy to overlook.

 

 

white lace

In the fall of 2015, I took a picture of this tree in all its golden glory. Here it is in the spring, blooming its heart out at the side of the road.

 

 

In summer and winter, this little tree almost disappears into the background foliage, but for two seasons of the year, it really shines.

(This photo is the result of an in-camera multiple exposure combining a straight and a blurred image.)

 

snowdrops

Spring flowers in black and white…