Just Dandy

Three days after the weather gave me a modicum of temporary sunlight to photograph the tulips (two posts ago), it cleared up briefly, once again . In point of fact, I think it became too sunny for optimal flower photos, but nevertheless, I went out to the garden with my macro lens.

There were dandelions, violets and forget-me-nots in bloom. While the first two are not normally desired in a garden, they nevertheless, can be a subject of photographic interest.

This post will concentrate on the dandelions, of which we had an abundance.

I disappoint myself when I can't be bothered to use my tripod, but I had to get my stiff body so low for these, that I felt that the tripod could have been more cumbersome than helpful.

The first photo ↑ has the purple violets softly in the background. It was almost a trial photo, but I like the effect of the violets. The next image ↓ has another dandelion, faintly behind but still adding a wee bit of interest. It is also well placed to form a triangle with the two foreground blooms.

The next photo is of the same two dandies but from a slightly  different angle and cropped differently and with a little light flare added in post for fun.

Finally, we have a photo of a single flower but with others in the background. I was down very low for this low key (ie darker) image. I can't always make up my mind whether I prefer low key or high key.

When I look at them full screen (which you can't do here although you can make them larger if you click on one) I think the second image is the strongest. Maybe it is the crop, since it just about fills the monitor perfectly. However, there is no real need to compare. I just enjoy the process and editing each photo as my muse takes me.