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. …

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 …