As promised, here are some spring dogwoods (and a few tulips on the same evening).

All shot with my 70-300mm macro at 180-300 from f/4.6 to f/5.3, iso 200

Oh, how I love chasing the evening light (yes, for all who know me certainly not the morning light-except in Molokai, Dewitt!).

There were a few apple blossoms on a little tree growing wild in woods near our lake home and I just couldn’t playing with the light one evening.

And, I couldn’t resist the dogwoods at our local garden park. I don’t believe it’s common to have dogwoods in Minnesota, so what a treat! Photos of them coming soon!

Do poppy seeds come from these pretty poppies? I’ve never thought about it before, but I suppose they do.

Each spring I have the much loved task of shooting Jerome’s poppies in exchange for enjoying his garden produce throughout the year. I think I’m the winner in this deal! OK, I know I am.

You can read about his organic produce and see more of my garden imagery on Alyssa’s delightful blog, eat.to.glow, on simple, healthy eating.

All images shot with my 28-75mm at f/2.8, iso 100, AV mode, cloudy white balance for extra warmth.

Hi everyone and Happy Easter! Springtime blossoms are starting to emerge from our thawing soil, as well as my yearning to capture their beauty. Below are a few favs shot at a summer garden party. You can see more on my Flickr.

Thanks to the gorgeous Como Park Conservatory in St. Paul, Minnesotans can enjoy the tropics almost 365 days a year. Such a fun day trip to chase away the winter blahs, as the Como Park Zoo offers fun for kids, too! Here are some images of a few orchids they have scattered about the grounds.

These were given a photo transfer feel using my Photo Art Blends (used set 1, #12 on Overlay blend mode), and some Simply Love quotes. An on-line tutorial is included with the Photo Art Blends sharing techniques and recipes for how to achieve differing results with the many blends included. See our Cottage Arts blog for a Before/After of an additional orchid piece.

All were shot in AV mode, ISO 160, with my 70-300mm at about 180mm.

fyi…With the recent discovery that Mom’s breast cancer has metastasized to her liver, my focus has been on her and Dad, my clients, and Cottage Arts…posting on this blog as time allows. I’m creating and shooting more than ever, and hope to be able to share more with you soon!

Michelle

Stopping in quick to share an inspirational slideshow of friend Dewitt Jones‘ recent wave images. I want to look more into Animoto for creating slideshows after seeing this!

You can experience waves like these by visiting Molokai, or attending the amazing photography workshop at the Hui, Rekindling the Creative Spirit in April, 2010. I helped teach some photo art classes there three years ago, participated in the workshop, and found the experience life changing.

You can view Dewitt’s slideshow here (If you have high speed Internet, click HQ at bottom right for larger view)

Enjoy!