Blooming wisteria means Spring. It’s one of the plants that, despite the warming trend, continues to be on schedule. Last week I posted a photo of a wisteria spike on our vine before it burst. Here’s a frame of what it looks like now–freshly opened.
Canon G11 showing a burst of Spring.
Saturday, after a band rehearsal, we chilled on the patio enjoying a couple of beers. I had my G11 handy and snapped all kinds of quirky, close-up shots. The fun of this kind of shooting is that occasionally something reveals itself. This simple image (plus my usual Photoshop/Nik Silver Efex techniques) worked for me.
Canon G11 staying off the cracks.
Grass is invading my space–literally. The very wet (and now warm) Spring is making the green stuff very happy. We’ve already got bunches in the field that are 6 feet high, and the ground it still too wet to mow. What to do? Take some photos! Here’s a shot of a tall sprig of wild oats I took late this afternoon. Wild oat is a nuisance grass, but the dangling, rocket shaped seeds look mobile-like–especially when they’re still green.
Canon G11 frolicking in the grass.
Saturday morning, after a good night’s sleep, inspiration strikes. With a large cup of coffee in one hand and the Canon G11 in the other I ventured out into the yard looking for a subject. What I found was truly monumental. I fired off a couple of close-ups and headed back into my studio to view the results on the computer. Oh yeah! After a couple of quick tweaks in Photoshop, this was the outcome of my morning inspiration–Poop art.
For reference: the shot as the camera captured it.
Canon G11 making poop art.
Spring comes slowly in Northern California–not like in cold climates, but later than it seems like it should given the temperate weather. Here’s a couple of ready to bloom close-ups taken from the yard taken this afternoon.
Rosebud:
Wisteria spike:
Canon G11 feeling Spring.