Black & White Spring 2019
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first blooms announce the end of winter rejoice the upcoming warmth Canon EOS M; Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L; Hoya Intensifier Filter; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 & Affinity Photo 1.6.7 2019-03-19-EOS-9882.jpg - Crocus (1/92 Spring)
without color essence emerges lines, textures, shapes, curves the core imperfect and incomplete reveals personality heart and spirit depth Canon EOS M; Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 & Affinity Photo 1.6.7 2019-03-23-EOS-9977 (4/92 Spring 2019)
closes at night opens for the breaking sun plant spirit and soul Handheld Canon EOS M; Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 & Affinity Photo 1.6.7 2019-03-25-EOS-9982 (5/92 Spring 2019)
suspended--dreamlike past its bloom--past its prime transient imperfect generational beauty Canon EOS M; Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 & Affinity Photo 1.6.7 2019-03-25-EOS-9999_10 (6/92 Spring 2019)
yesterday was cold spring opens a door awakenings Canon PowerShot G10; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 & Affinity Photo 1.6.7 2019-03-26-G10-IMG_0332 (7/92 Spring 2019)
green fruit of the crepe myrtle dry and split into stars they release winged seeds for another generation an acorn Canon EOS M; Canon EF 100mm f/2..8L Macro; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 & Affinity Photo 1.6.7 2019-03-29-EOS-10110 (10/92 Spring 2019
what begins impermanent old supports the new Canon 5D Mark II; Canon 100mm f/2.8L Macro; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 & Affinity Photo 1.6.7 2019-04-02-EOS-10229 (Spring 2019)
spring bloom short-lived symbolic by culture place timing of easter Canon 5D Mark II; Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 & Affinity Photo 1.6.7 2019-04-02-EOS-10670 (27/92 Spring 2019)
inverted stamens dance feeling for the sun threads for another day Canon EOS M; Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro; RAW Image Post Affinity Photo 1.6.7 2019-04-20-EOS-10949 (33/92 Spring 2019)
bloom of the climbing vine ornamental Canon EOS M; Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro; RAW Image Post Affinity Photo 1.6.7 & Aperture 3.6 - ±1 Exposure Focus Merge 2019-04-20-EOS-10949 (37/92 Spring 2019)
reaching dancing in the wind without a care color or no color encouragement Canon EOS M; Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L; RAW Image Post Affinity Photo 1.6.7 & Aperture 3.6 2019-04-26-EOS-11396 (38/92 Spring 2019)
quiet forgotten through snow ice frost endures winter emerges triumphant returns spring Canon EOS M; Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro; RAW Image Post Affinity Photo 1.6.7 & Aperture 3.6 2019-04-20-EOS-11464 (39/92 Spring 2019)
complex blooms - buds - stems stages of maturity from one to another eye wandering reflection contemplation Canon EOS M; Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 - Five Layer Focus Merge Affinity Photo 1.6.7 2019-04-20-EOS-11865 - FM (44/92 Spring 2019)
dreamlike corolla - petal splash springing towards the days of summer “Content is a glimpse of something, an encounter like a flash. It's very tiny — very tiny, content.” —Willem de Kooning Canon EOS M; Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro; Hoya Intensifier Filter; RAW Image Post: Affinity Photo 1.6.7 2019-05-24-EOS-12594.jpg (65/92 Spring 2019)
wisps follow the bloom the next generation remains for the wind impermanence but renewal “My sun sets to rise again.” — Robert Browning Canon EOS M; Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro; Hoya Intensifier Filter; RAW Image Post: Affinity Photo 1.6.7 2019-05-25-EOS-12638.jpg (66/92 Spring 2019)
butterflies bees & hummingbirds gather tiny nectar stops perpetual rhythm “The best thing about animals is that they don't talk much.” — Thornton Wilder Canon EOS M; Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro; Hoya Intensifier Filter; RAW Image Post: Affinity Photo 1.6.7 2019-05-26-EOS-12725 (67/92 Spring 2019)
inverted by night the reverse is truer freeing the imagination “I never saw a discontented tree.” — John Muir Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM; RAW Image Post: Affinity Photo 1.6.7 -- begins with an inverted low light night shot. 2019-05-28-EOS-12845 (69/92 Spring 2019)
inverted by night the reverse is truer freeing the imagination “I never saw a discontented tree.” — John Muir Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM; RAW Image Post: Affinity Photo 1.6.7 -- begins with an inverted low light night shot. 2019-05-28-EOS-12845 (69/92 Spring 2019)
lines and patterns no color personality essence of being “Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake?” — Leonardo da Vinci Canon EOS M; Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro; Hoya Intensifier Filter; RAW Image Post: Affinity Photo 1.6.7 - ±1 Focus Merge/Inverted 2019-06-01-EOS-12877 - FM (72/92 Spring 2019)
color and strength are gone transition to another phase renewal and continuation the process of nature “But when does something's destiny finally come to fruition? Is the plant complete when it flowers? When it goes to seed? When the seeds sprout? When everything turns into compost?” ― Leonard Koren Canon EOS M; Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro; RAW Image Post: Affinity Photo 1.6.7 019-06-03-EOS-12999 (75/92 Spring 2019)