Reflections of an Artist: Fine Art Photography with a Splash of Prose (71) – Rain is Never Gray

Jun 5, 2015

A soft surreal rain fills the background of this siberian squill - the blue flower against the warm background, and the street light shape of the flower lead me to create the title of this photo.

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When that first rain falls, after a winter of silence, the pattering awakens my senses. While snow is sneaky like death, silently killing the world it coats, rain announces it’s presence like a cheering crowd… and then brings the world back to life.

Droplets spread sensations randomly across my skin. I become more aware of my body in a way that’s like I’ve been seeing in black and white and, suddenly, I’m swept into a world of color.

Just like success can’t be be fully appreciated without failure, and friendship can’t be fully felt without first knowing loneliness, spring could never taste so sweet without the bitter taste of winter.

 

What are these numbered posts all about? Read the introduction to my Photo & 100 Words project and find out!

 

New Fine Art Photography Available: Mums & Other Springtime Photos

Apr 25, 2011

Spring has finally sprung! If you’re anything like me you may have thought it would never come again after this winter. The lion never seemed to be tamed in March. Now it feels like summer… so I’m done complaining and ready to capture all the beautiful things bursting into bloom outside.

Check out my Fine Art Folder to see over 20 new floral photographs. There are several shots of a magenta mum (a daisy-like flower) from all different angles, and also a few photos of a yellow spider mum. You can also find petals and flowers floating in water glasses and close up shots of submerged stems with clinging air bubbles.

Check it out, and stick around because I’m processing more springtime photos now and they will be posted soon.

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