It's seems that a lot of my best photos tend to be of flowers. I can think of two explanations for this phenomenon. #1 Taking good flower shots runs in the family. #2 Maybe flowers are just easy subjects.My whole life my dad has been a pretty awesome photographer, capturing every moment of life with wonderful pictures. This comes in handy especially when you want to know where you ate every night on vacation when you were 9, what you received for Christmas every year, where you were standing on stage in the 3rd scene of The Sound of Music play you were in, and how beautiful the Oregon coast was the very first time you were there. My dad has always taken great pictures and this for the most part is where I got my interest in photography. Although pretty much all of my dad's pics are great he is particularly talented in taking close ups. His flower shots were always memorable. My sister Airie also claims that her best shots are flowers...so perhaps it does run in the family.
Along the easy subject line...I believe flowers are beautiful all on their own, a pretty magnificent creation in my opinion. So how can you take a bad picture of something that already looks so wonderful? And my photos of other things aren't that amazing so it can't be my talent...right? (big smile) All in all I just really like taking photos and it's nice when you can get a good shot now and then.
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Thanks for including me on your talented list. I only hope to aspire to 1/2 your talent level someday. And by the way, the flowers are only 50% of your photos. ANYONE can point a camera at a flower and push a button. Only a select few, you being one my dear, have the gift of COMPOSITION. It's how you choose to place the flower in the frame that makes it so spectacular. Thanks for sharing, sis!!
These are fantastic!! (No surprise here). My favs are the 3rd to last and the very last. I'm sure you were dying to know ;)
why are you so awesome at everything you do??
Flowers are some of my favorite things. Every blossom from a dandelion to an orchid is awe-inspiring. I'm sure Dad would thank you for the compliments and you may have learned a few things from him, but your artistic talents are your own and they aren't limited to photos of flowers. All of these flower photos are phenomenal(thanks for the alliteration) and I liked all your summer shots, too. I think my favorite flower is the first one (great cropping and color), but I also like the last one (elements, angle and lighting). Keep up the good work.
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