Abstract // March 30, 2005
This is actually a picture of some purple tulips and yellow daffodils. I was drawn to the colour combination but the flowers were past their best and starting to wilt. I took about 20 shots, moving the camera in different ways to blur the image. I selected this one because it immediately jumped out as the most interesting. I think the general shapes are still suggestive of green stems and flowers without being too pictorial. The sharp diagonal contour across the middle of the picture adds a bit of interest, too.
Freesia // March 29, 2005
This is a fairly straight studio shot of a freesia stem. I like the way that you can see the progression from bud to fully-opened flower. It's almost like time-lapse photography.
Fractured // March 26, 2005
This reminds me of one of those sliding puzzles where you have to un-jumble a picture by moving the pieces. The reflection is of St Mary's church in Cambridge.
Sempervivum #2 // March 24, 2005
Another Sempervivum (or house leek) from the botanical gardens. I think I prefer this one on reflection. It has more depth I think and the gravel adds a different texture.
Sempervivum // March 23, 2005
This is another shot from the hot house at the botanical gardens in Cambridge. I've cranked up the saturation so it looks a bit unnatural, but I think it adds to the interest of the shot.
Ceiling Fan #2 // March 22, 2005
It's interesting how a good idea never goes out of fashion. Compare this ceiling from the porter's lodge of Corpus Christi college with this one.
For anyone that visits regularly, I'm sorry that I haven't been updating recently. I've been overwhelmed by work and haven't really had the energy to take pictures. Hopefully, things have settled down a bit now.
Orchid #2 // March 01, 2005
I really should have made a note of the varieties of these orchids. Oh well...
