four for friday

[alfredo]

dying roses


nigella


Clematis after flowers drop


Stonecrop and cactus

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

1. Me likee!

Especially the resolution and saturation.... :)

[alfredo]

5. I put the camera on SCR/Foliage and shot in the shade.

[Adsos Letter]

2. All really nice; but that first one really makes me smile!

...not sure exactly the why of it, but it is a very pleasing shot.

[alfredo]

6. Dying flowers are overlooked because the "bloom of youth" is gone.

There's also something vaguely sexual there.

[ConsAreLiars]

3. Those pics show why Photography is sometimes described as "The Art of Seeing

(and then showing)." Everyone passes "that stuff" (whatever the subject) but very few look, and fewer see, and only some can show what they saw to others.

That quad (stick them together if that contest comes), or a topic like "What you didn't notice" comes.

They really illustrate what is special and important and valuable about photography as something more than recording.

[alfredo]

4. That is the whole idea of seeing the world as a nine year old.

[Mira]

7. I am gripped by the colors. These have your stamp all over them.

I really treasure your eye.

[alfredo]

8. Thanks. I'm either developing a style, or keep making the same mistakes.

It doesn't matter, I'm having fun.