It's been cool and rainy here all week. Grad Girl has had pretty much the same conditions in Texas. Add in the fact that it's January, the atmospheric conditions for this week's photo challenge limited all but one of us in finding natural subject matter.
There are several avenues one can pursue if outdoor flowers aren't a real option. I found my option on my way to the Walmart check out lane.
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| Kate: Textures |
I ended up with a lot of "nice" flower photos, but nothing really exceptional. It's been overcast and raining, not the best light to capture details. But removing the color from the image allows you to focus on shape and texture. As rough as the surface of the petals looks in this photo, it's amazing that they feel as smooth as they do.
My Guy is hard to keep contained in the house even when the weather is cold, wet and just miserable. He really needed to do a survey of the eagle nests in the area as this is about the time you can start seeing if there are chicks. But even he had a hard time finding live flowers.
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| My Guy: Former Flowers |
He found these former sunflowers in one of the nature conservation areas he surveys. You have to have a special pass to enter this area, so there's not as much traffic in area to destroy these leftovers from our very warm summer and fall.
Grad Girl's photo requires a bit of imagination.
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| Grad Girl: Some Assembly Required |
Grad Girl has a long time love affair with Legos. Anyone who has followed me for a while has seen a few constructions in previous photo challenge posts. In the past few years Lego has sold several plant/flower kits. As her apartment doesn't have the space to put together, much less display some of the bigger kits she did when she was living at home, she's gone for these smaller kits that she can display in a vase. Added plus, her cat doesn't try to eat these. This is the Lego Wildflower kit that she got for her birthday earlier this month.
This week's challenge is going to take some thought, but should be interesting.
Definitely a challenge. Should be fun to see what we all come up with.
I enjoy seeing black and white photos of things you normally associate with color - like your rose. You see it in a different way! Winter flowers at the natural area have a special beauty, too. And the Lego flower kits are really neat! I didn't know there was such a thing!
ReplyDeleteGenius thinking to change your photo to black and white. Very pretty that way. Of course, I always love all of them. Good and evil. Now that’s going to be a challenge.
ReplyDeleteYou should do a photo shoot for Walmart - their roses never looked so good! I like all the interpretations, and I had no idea Legos sold flower kits!
ReplyDeleteI like all the pictures, very creative. I had no idea Lego made flower kits.
ReplyDeleteYou all did well with the "flower" photos it being January. I particularly like your "guy's" photo and your thoughtfulness to sneak one in at the grocery store.
ReplyDeleteLove your rose picture - I'd print that one and put it on the wall!
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