tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140681332012-01-20T19:33:17.500-08:00Photography, Salvias in Seattle, Travel Notes, Ukiyo-e, Fountain Pens, Technology, and other stuff of marginal interest to anybody else.dougrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09219188892204705107noreply@blogger.comBlogger1551100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14068133.post-75527918966758532122012-01-20T19:33:00.001-08:002012-01-20T19:33:17.570-08:00

Puget Sound XXXII: City, a photo by doug_r on Flickr.This image was shot specifically as the final image for a portfolio of beachscapes taken around Seattle. I had made an image in these same tripod holes the weekend before during the day and wanted to come back in the evening to catch the cityscape across the bay against the piers in the foreground.A storm was clearing when this image was made.

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Oculus, a photo by doug_r on Flickr.New work posted: Oculus. Split tone exploration of the dome in the Nat'l Gallery of Art in DC with a mystery reflection from somewhere... Spooky...http://bit.ly/g6apaP

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Upper Yosemite Falls in AutumnOriginally uploaded by doug_r

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Polaroid Autumn ColorsOriginally uploaded by doug_r

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Autumn Maple VOriginally uploaded by doug_r

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Still LIfe IOriginally uploaded by doug_rI like this image alot; it works better in color than black and white, I think. Color seems to bring out a richness in the colors of the antique wineskin that are difficult to bring out in black and white.

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Tomato Up! Originally uploaded by doug_rA fun little outtake taking during the still life shooting I was doing yesterday. I'd been wanting to shoot this little vase filled with cherries but cherry season is long over but cherry tomatoes are ripe and abundant right now. The black and white version has quite a different feel to it that really differentiates the red and orange tomatoes.

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End of Summer DahliasOriginally uploaded by doug_rContinuing with my black and black still life work, these nearly black dahlias seemed like a natural against black seamless. I was pleased with the definition in the deep shadows here as well as with the rather broad tonal range. Film Profile - modified Agfa 100 film with increased and hardened grain.Filtered with 50% yellow filter before toning

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Grass Covers AllOriginally uploaded by doug_rA little memoriam for co-workers and other brave souls that died in the 9/11 tragedy. The works of Sandburg's poem "I am The Grass" seemed appropriate in a way both melancholy and hopeful.At any rate, I tried some new processing techniques here to establish baseline / sea level black and whites. I think they worked pretty well but will require some use

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Sunset over Lake WashingtonOriginally uploaded by doug_rI had my little Panasonic GF-1 with the 20mm (40mm equivalent) f`.7 lens on it and no tripod, so no messing around with wide angle lenses, polarizers, long exposures with very small apertures, or graduated ND filters. Still, I'm fairly happy with this turned out. Took out some boats and buoys in Photoshop to cut down on the distraction in

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Yellow Tuberous BegoniaOriginally uploaded by doug_rFound this blossom in one of the hanging baskets at Pickering Farm in Issaquah Washington one evening last month around dusk. This image was taken with my Panasonic GF-1 and the Leica f1.7 20mm lens (40 mm equivalent on a 35mm format camera). Shooting with this lens is interesting: when the focus is good the image is amazing. Unfortunately I'm

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untitledOriginally uploaded by doug_rSuddenly this sort of work feels familiar yet so far away at the same time. I understand this image now - what makes it work and why, what I'd like to do with it and where I'd like to take it. At the same time it feels so far away from my work of just a few months ago. A lot of miles traveled lately - and a lot of energy expended to move out of the familiar

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Dahlia IIIOriginally uploaded by doug_rA fun experiment in lighting and then in cross toning during post processing. I think it turned out pretty well.

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Dogwood II : DraperyOriginally uploaded by doug_rThis has NOT been the week for technology - I should have stayed in bed and forsworn touching any computers all week long. I had just written a rather longish posting detailing the image taking and processing details when flickr/blogger ate it due to a password snafu created as an unintended consequence earlier in the week. Grrrrrr. I will try to

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Shy Trillium BudOriginally uploaded by doug_r

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Maple Leaves in BudOriginally uploaded by doug_rMore on this later...

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Stars: Alium SeedheadOriginally uploaded by doug_rAnother in the Black Seamless series.

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Curls and TexturesOriginally uploaded by doug_rThis is a reworked image from the archives. Originally take on April 14, 2007 at the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate State Park, San Francisco, California. The flower was a sort of pinkish coral orange (to my eyes) on a fairly dark green leafy background. My origiinal visualization of the black and white version of this image was to highlight

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Tulips (Detail)Originally uploaded by doug_rA rather fun shot of some yellow tulips. This particular image is a crop from a larger image shot. The lighting is all natural and provided by the sun bouncing off of snow (yes snow in in Issaquah mid March!) to provide uplights off the ground and off of snow covered trees in the background to profide back lighting.I like this image for so many reason -

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Cold TreesOriginally uploaded by doug_rAnother from the Swiss archives, though a square crop from another image. I like the contrast of the tree shapes with the planar mountain form behind. The light brown grey Titanium toning works well for the entire image and I think gives it feeling of cold and winter. This was definitely one of those "channeling Mr. Adams" sorts of images, turning out pretty

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Snow Trees IIOriginally uploaded by doug_rThis image is one from the Swiss archives. The first weekend weekend in March 2006, I took the train from Luzern to Lauterbrunnen. The intent of the weekend was to visit the Jungfraujoch. While I did make it to the top, it was near white out conditions and photography was less than optimal. The night before my trip back home to Thalwil there was a deep,

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Snow Storm Moving Off Tiger MountainOriginally uploaded by doug_rAs frequently the case, snow storms layer across Tiger Mountain in neat strata that are easy to seen. The valley floor is snow free and cloud free. Moving up a few tens of feet and you get into snow and then further up into clouds and snow. Where I live, higher up the mountain, there were clouds and about 1.5 inches of snow.I was

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Old Growth Cedar StumpOriginally uploaded by doug_rThis image is one I keep coming back to again and again. It was taken in a deep forest in late afternoon in August and so has a rather extreme contrast range. I learned most of my Photoshop skills working on this image, so it's nice to occasionally come back, rework it, and see if I can get any more out if it and/or how my tastes have changed.I

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Witch Hazel I detailOriginally uploaded by doug_rDuring the storms of the last month several branches from the witch hazel shrubs along the property broke off. Over the last couple of days, I snubbed these off, and set them in a vase of water. I dumped in a teaspoon of sugar and an aspirin tablet and lo! bare branches to brightly colored blossoms bursting with fragrance in 48 hours. Very fun.

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Winter in the High Places...Originally uploaded by doug_r

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Nuthatch (B&W)Originally uploaded by doug_rAre birds far behind?I'm not sure what little bit of randomness I enjoy more about this little bird: the little down feather sticking out from beneath it's wing or the peanut crumbs on its beak.

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WaitingOriginally uploaded by doug_rI hope this little soul found some happiness later that day. Her expression is just achingly melancholy. ---Some new processing techniques here that I'm a bit chuffed about. More on those later but I *really* like the detail in the blacks and shadows here.

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Dried Japanese Maple LeafOriginally uploaded by doug_rTaken and processed today. I really rather like this image though the processing turned out to be quite a bit more involved than usual with several new techniques used to give what I think is a better workflow. Taken with the used but new to me 28-70 f2.8L lens set at an aperture of 2.8 and underexposed several stops on black seamless with the

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GrassOriginally uploaded by doug_rThis image was made in the late summer of 2006 at the Bellevue Botanical Garden in Bellvue, Washington. It was late afternoon and the light was quite harsh but this image still seemed to work because of the depth of shadows on the fine grained grass seemed to break up the glare of the light a bit. I've been wanting to go back and play with this image ever since I

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AutumnOriginally uploaded by doug_rCaptured on 9 November 2008 at the Issaquah Fish Hatchery, Issaquah, Washington

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ZinniaOriginally uploaded by doug_rYellow zinnias originally, presented here in shades of Platinum grey. Taken with my Canon G-9.

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Nautilus ShellOriginally uploaded by doug_rI may be getting into a bit of a rut here ... perhaps even an obsession. Black backgrounds, square crops, black and white / Platinum toned images of flowers, leaves and shells taken in natural light. Hmmmmmmm.....At any rate, I'm really liking this image. Shooting and processing details for the not so faint of heart:The shell was positioned on a black

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ShellsOriginally uploaded by doug_r

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Crab ShellOriginally uploaded by doug_r

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ColumbineOriginally uploaded by doug_r

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Holly & Salal IVOriginally uploaded by doug_rSometimes simplicity is tough but it's always worth it. These are dry Holly and Salal leaves that have fallen from their plants and have weathered through the spring and summer. Both Holly and Salal are evergreen plants in the Pacific Northwest and the leaves are tough, thick and waxy. As they deteriorate, they dry out and lose their Chlorophyll,

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Glads 2 (B&W)Originally uploaded by doug_r

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Fading White Iris (detail)Originally uploaded by doug_rTaken in the Japanese Garden in Portland Oregon's amazing Washington Park on 14 July 2008. An amazing flower to begin with, even past it's prime.This image presented a fairly interesting set of technical challenges. Shooting handheld with the Canon G9, getting the shot was reasonably entertaining. Since the light was mostly high and flat,

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MagnoliaOriginally uploaded by doug_rTaken at the Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island, Washington on 27 June 2008. I'm finding some very interesting floral images using backlighting to highlight the texture and form. This image is perhaps the strongest use yet of that technique. When this shot was taken it was mid afternoon and so the light was very strong and quite harsh overall but here it

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Forward!Originally uploaded by doug_rThe hood ornament on an old Buick Super 8 was just such a statement! Bold Hermes guides with speed and power down the American Road and all that. Fun subject that was nearly monochromatic to start with and just cried out for a really close dramatic shot. The first time ever that the first view on flickr yielded the first comment on an image. Too fun.

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Double ColumbineOriginally uploaded by doug_rBetween the multiple stacked petals of the Columbine and the multiple fractal leaves of the fern branch, this shot just buzzes visually, setting up some sort of optical illusion of motion and discord. Fun to look at closely but tiring and difficult to process!

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What does one say to the Iguana perched on a pile of Artichokes? Hello?Originally uploaded by doug_rJust for fun...

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Feeling the MusicOriginally uploaded by doug_rPeople and street photography usually isn't my cup of tea but this Busker in Pike Place Market was concentrating so intently and putting out so much good music that it was worth the effort to try to capture as an image.

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TulipsOriginally uploaded by doug_rThis time from Pike Place Market in Seattle.

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Iris: Black & WhiteOriginally uploaded by doug_rOne of the best things about late Spring / early Summer are Iris blossoms.

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Tulips Originally uploaded by doug_rA bucketful of peach colored Tulips being sold at the Issaquah Farmer's Market last weekend just cried out for a good black and white high key treatment. The flowers at the farmer's markets this time of year are just incredible, riotous, and astounding in color, scent, texture, shape, and most of all profusion. One simply cannot absorb enough.There is now a

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Sunflowers Originally uploaded by doug_r One of my favorite shots from last summer. Like the Calla Lilies image posted below, it was not a composed still life but a found shot with an amazing top light that just made the whole composition. Be sure and look for the little lurking bug on one of the petals.

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Reluctant Tourist #1 in Google - 20080424 Originally uploaded by doug_r Of course this really doesn't mean much, since Blogger is a Google property and since Google watches my searches and tunes my results to what I search for but still it was a nice surprise to come up at the very top of the SERP. Kind of fun.

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Calla Lilies Originally uploaded by doug_r I spied this bunch of Calla Lilies during breakfast on Sunday in a hotel restaurant, so I went back Monday during the lull between lunch and supper to see what I could get out of them. There were some workmen there but they pretty much just ignored me while I snapped away getting the exposure right. Much to my delight, the image came out more

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Panda Face Ginger (B&W) Originally uploaded by doug_r After two years in the making, it finally blossomed this month! The flower is indeed a deep velvety black and the white face is truly stark against the petals. More properly known as Asarum maximum, this lovely little flower is native to China where it is an endangered species in the wild. Fortunately, it grows well in the Pacific

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Stubborn Originally uploaded by doug_r Seen on the terrace of the Hyatt Regency in Downtown Miami, this tough little plant is determined to compete and thrive in the cresent of soil between the stair rail post and the brick paving. An amazing act in a solid concrete non-natural sort of place.

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Frost Witch Originally uploaded by doug_r Taken out the window of an Airbus A-319 at about 35,000 feet somewhere over the Dakotas with a Canon G9 on 7 April 2008. I'm not sure everyone will anthropomorphize this pattern of frost filled cracks in a airplane window into a witch riding a broom, but it popped out at me after studying it for a while. This image grew out of frustration trying

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White on White Originally uploaded by doug_r Spring is late and long in coming this year. Last Saturday night, it snowed a little more than 5" of heavy wet stuff followed by rain on Sunday and hail and thunderstorms on Monday. It took until today (Friday) to melt the last of it away. The amazing thing about the snowstorm was that there was absolutely no wind - the snow even stacked on 12

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Edgeworthia III Originally uploaded by doug_r Blooming in the yard...

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Buddha Originally uploaded by doug_r After ten days of snow and rain, the Buddha's face emerges, still calm, still serene.

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Snow Dusting on Rhodies Originally uploaded by doug_r A late night dusting of snow and ice on a very calm night left the world looking like it had been dusted with sugar.

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Icefall Originally uploaded by doug_r 29 December 2007, Seven Falls, Cheyenne Canyon, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Very cold in the shade but the water was running quickly beneath the filigree of ice on top.

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Lace Originally uploaded by doug_r Moss growing amid the mists and orchids, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California. 14 April 2007

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Vine Originally uploaded by doug_r One from the archives. Taken on 14 April 2007 at the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California. This is what's left after the flower of a vining pitcher plant drops off. When I saw this, all I could think of were the whiplash curves drawn by Alphonse Mucha in his Art Noveau work.

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Monk's Hood Originally uploaded by doug_r

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Tigridia Originally uploaded by doug_r Also known as Mexican Shell Flower, it blooms but for a single day.

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Wake IV Originally uploaded by doug_r

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Crocosmia Originally uploaded by doug_r Also known as Montbretia, this South African plant is a very hardy and mildly invasive species here in the Pacific Northwest. It has been hybridized into a number of sizes and colors, though all are shades that I've seen are of yellow, orange and red. I'm not sure what hybrid this specimen is from but the outsides of the flower petals are orange and

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3 (B & W) Originally uploaded by doug_r Though not uncommon in Puget Sound, when I lived in Oklahoma there were infrequent visitors and were locally known as "water turkeys". They were the scourge of bass fisherman since they were supposed to be able to clean out a small lake in just a few days.

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Seattle Summer Dawn Originally uploaded by doug_r

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Originally uploaded by doug_r Hubs and spokes of an old steam tractor found on a farm in May Valley Washington.

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Cedar Originally uploaded by doug_r A detail of a very old cedar along Issaquah Hobart road.

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Snoqualmie Falls Originally uploaded by doug_r This is how the falls typically looks. It's higher than Niagra Falls and not as broad but very impressive in spate. Taken on 21 Feb 2006.

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Unrolling (Black & White) Originally uploaded by doug_r An Asiatic Lily just opening out of the bud. The stamens unrolling around the pistil looked like elongaged hands to me. Not bad in color either.

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High Summer Originally uploaded by doug_r It's mid-summer now: a grand, if hot, time of year.

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Centaurea Originally uploaded by doug_r Blooming in the home gardens just now. The cobalt blue against the golden foliage is just *amazing*

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New Growth Originally uploaded by doug_r

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Sea Holly Originally uploaded by doug_r

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Little warrior with an old soul Originally uploaded by doug_r He guards the plants and trees at Gray Barn Nursery in Redmond, Washington.

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Guanella Pass Originally uploaded by doug_r This image was made on an early June day with afternoon thunderclouds bumping around, occasionally spitting big drops of rain and small, scarcely frozen hailstones. The light was fantastic on this day, moving around and spotlighting different parts of the mountains, valleys, moraines, cirques, and arêtes.

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Denver Botanical Garden Originally uploaded by doug_r Ducks are always good...

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Nyphaea Sky Originally uploaded by doug_r 2 June 2007 - Denver Botanical Gardens Pond with Water Lillies. A Monet sort of sky reflected in the water...

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Twin Bells Originally uploaded by doug_r Linnaea borealis - Blooming in the gardens in drifts of tiny pale pink flowers.

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Hybrid Columbine (B&W) Originally uploaded by doug_r 8 June 2007 - Growing in the gardens here on Tiger Mountain.

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Shooting Stars (B&W) Originally uploaded by doug_r. Also known as Shooting Stars, seen blooming on 12 May 2007 at Hayes Nursery in Issaquah, Washington.

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Arisaema ii Originally uploaded by doug_r.

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Fringe Originally uploaded by doug_r.

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Nymphaea Originally uploaded by doug_r. Blooming at the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California on 14 April 2007.

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Orchids XVIII Originally uploaded by doug_r. Blooming in the Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California. 14 April 2007

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Western Trillium Originally uploaded by doug_r. I've had a soft spot for trilliums since I stumbled into a little hidden copse full of hundreds of blossoming plants near the Buffalo River in Arkansas some years back. The red ones are spectacular too...

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Fritillary Lily Originally uploaded by doug_r.

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Originally uploaded by doug_r. A nodding little flower blooming in the rain.

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Dutchman's Britches Originally uploaded by doug_r.

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Small Multiples Originally uploaded by doug_r. Robert Pirsig, in his book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, describes a time when he was trying to get a student past a bad case of writer's block by describing each brick in a wall of bricks. The student finally observed that each brick is different, and so reached an epiphany of sorts. Everywhere, everything is different - each

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Nerine Lily (B & W Rework) Originally uploaded by doug_r. This image was taken toward the end of October, 2005 in the Alpine Garden Greenhouse at the St. Gallen Botanical Garden in St. Gallen, Switzerland. This bloom is past it's prime and surrounded by the shards of older blossoms. I found it strikingly beautiful even in decay. This image is a rework of a color image.The weeknights spent

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Tulip Originally uploaded by doug_r. I'm learning and playing with selective toning. This might be a little heavy handed but it's not too bad I think. With luck, the tulip will open a bit more in a couple of days affording another view.Spring is so amazing.

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Rhododendron Bud Originally uploaded by doug_r. February is a cruel month - still coolish, and still not out of the woods for a cold snap. But on the other hand many of the buds are swelling up: Rhodies, Nipponese Maples and Azaleas. Some things are in bloom: Witch Hazel, Helebores, Primroses, Cyclamen and Sarcacoca. Still others are just peeking up: Columbine, Daffodils, Tulips, and

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^Glow Originally uploaded by doug_r. -15 F ambient and a bit of breeze make for a chilly night in St. Paul, Minnesota

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Furrow Originally uploaded by doug_r. A dried red Alder leaf

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Denver, Colorado 23 Dec 06 Originally uploaded by doug_r. After the first blizzard of the 2005 winter; and this was after it had settled for a 36 hours.

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Arlene & Jack's Hands Originally uploaded by doug_r. My grandmother and her great-great-grandson last summer.

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Hydrangea Pitcher Originally uploaded by doug_r. Cafe Zeitgeist in Seattle, Washington, 2 December 2006.

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Pike Place Market Sunset Originally uploaded by doug_r. Taken last Saturday, just as dusk fell at the Market.

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Dried Leaf / Liquid Light I Originally uploaded by doug_r. More texture studies in the soft winter sun...

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There is an old dead tree in a horse pasture near where I live. It wasn't until I got much closer to it that I realized that it has some rather amazing textures as well. I've no real understanding of why the tree grain would grow straight for four or so feet and then begin twisting like this. This tree presents quite a number of difficult photographic challenges - I expect to return a number of

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