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A Batch of Backlit Daffodils

A Batch of Backlit Daffodils

From “Gardens of Childhood” in Through the Garden Gate by Elizabeth Lawrence:

“There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again. And in later years a familiar scent brings it to mind.”


Hello!

Since I used up a wad of words in my previous post (see Blue Morning Glory, Yellow Daffodils, and Images of War), this post will be mostly just pictures. Phew!

From a set of unprocessed March daffodil photos, I picked out a few that were backlit (or side-lit), posed and processed as I described last fall in Autumn Leaves / Autumn Light, the last five re-processed on black backgrounds. A little alien in a helmet swooped in and attached itself to the daffodil in the first two photos while I was shooting; aliens, apparently, like to hug daffodils. Who knew??

Thanks for taking a look!





9 Comments

    1. Dale

      Thanks, I like them too. I have another large batch of photos, several different varieties, that I’ll finish up and start posting next week. Some are pure white with ruffled petals (I need to find their real names), and they’re pretty fabulous.

      Thanks for the comment!

    1. Dale

      They do, don’t they! I feel like I never noticed it before, but their petals seem to let just the right amount of light through so they look like they glow.

      Thanks for the comment!

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