Roses

My friend recently received 46 red roses on her wedding anniversary . . . one for each year they have been married.  It has been a tradition for her husband to give her roses every anniversary.  She asked me to take some photographs of them. I've discovered that red is a difficult color to capture. …

Red Sunrise

We have had a layer of smoke hanging over the city for several days due to several fires in the state.  Each morning this week, the sun rose as a huge, red ball but I didn't time it right to take photos until this morning. This is actually 2 photos combined.  I had to take …

Poppy

I love poppies . . . especially the very large Oriental poppies.  I've tried growing them in my garden but they just don't  seem to want to grow there. These were taken at a local public garden.  It was mid-day so the lighting was very harsh.  I used the sun as a back-light for one …

Flowers . . . Roses

This is the last of this segment from the bouquet my co-worked got.  I like roses, but they're not my favorite flower.  But these had such a beautiful color shading that I really liked these. Maralee