Kanjiro Blur
Kanjiro1 After the eye surgery, when I first started exploring what I could see, or not, with my left eye, I went looking for color. The first realization that I could see anything the least bit...
View ArticleInterpretations – Magnolia Glow
Magnolia cambellii ‘Strybing White’ I was recently commissioned to photograph a very special magnolia in a very special, private garden. The resulting photo was to be a surprise gift and I was only...
View ArticleRosa ‘Apple Blossom’
It took 4 months to grow this picture; one second in the garden to “see” it; and 8 hours of computer work to clean it up. The one second part is easy to explain. Last Saturday was a garden day and...
View ArticleFlowers – Spring Trials
It is hard for me to resist flowers. I tell myself I garden for foliage and texture, for habitat and native plants, but when presented with flowers I am a glutton. I can not resist the abundant...
View ArticleHigh Pass Rendering
Stumbling around Photoshop I came upon the High Pass filter. I think it is designed as a sharpening tool but can create a near woodblock effect. Hooray ! For as long as I have used Photoshop and...
View ArticleOrange Knifophia in Perennial Border
Straight photos of gardens sometimes frustrate me. For a couple years now I have been grappling with my changed eyesight and exploring ways to show what I see. Perhaps because of those explorations I...
View ArticleCamellia ‘Tulip Time’
I am finding great satisfaction exploring these botanic illustrations, that I call PhotoBotanic illustrations. Not only do my eyes see these two dimensional views more readily these days, I get to...
View ArticleSimplified Amaryllis
This art exploration is a funny thing. I get awfully excited about new techniques and new tools and then wonder where the inspiration comes from. I imagine how I want an image to go, and when I...
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