A Few Members of the Poppy Family
As I've been editing some of my photos, I found several photos of flowers in the Papaveraceae (or Poppy) family that I wanted to share. The first several photos are flowers that are native to the Eastern United States. The final photo, Bleeding Hearts - Dicentra...
Music in the Streets
One of things I love to do in New Orleans is just walk around and listen to the music. Especially it the French Quarter - it seems like there is another set of wonderful musicians playing in the streets around every corner. Here are some of my photos of New Orleans...
Street Art in Faubourg Marigny Neighborhood
On a walk through New Orleans' Faubourg Marigny neighborhood a few years ago, I found myself photographing the unexpected art I was seeing - whether it was what some might call grafitti to murals to painting around a store entrance. Here are some of my favorite photos...
Details in the French Quarter of New Orleans
Sometimes when I'm walking around a city like New Orleans - I just wander with my camera in hand, photographing whatever catches my eye. When I get back and look at my photos for the day, sometimes I'll see that a theme as emerged in my photos of the day. All of...
Dearest Friend – New Photo
I've recently added a new photograph - Dearest Friend - to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/dearest-friend/ In the Victorian Language of Flowers, bronze chrysanthemums symbolize friendship. As I created this still life, I imagined a woman...
Tulip Time
I hope this newsletter finds all of you and your friends and families doing well. I’m still here in Bethesda staying at home. April is usually one of my favorite times of the year for photographing. There are wildflowers blooming in the parks and tulips blooming in...
Seen in New Orleans’ Garden District
While I'm here at home during the pandemic, I'm taking the opportunity to sort through and edit some of the many unweeded photos on my hard drive. The photos I'm currently working on were taken in New Orleans in 2017 These are some of the photos I took walking around...
After the Dance – New Photo
I've recently added a new photograph - After the Dance - to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/after-the-dance/ In the Victorian Language of Flowers, bleeding hearts can symbolize I want to tell you how I feel. As I created this still life, I...
After Mardi Gras in New Orleans
I visited New Orleans a shortly after Mardi Gras a few years ago. One of the big surprises for me was how many homes, particularly in the Garden District, were decorated with Mardi Gras beads. Here are a few of my favorite photos of beads on fences and ironwork in the...
Wisteria – New Photo
I've recently added a new photograph - Wisteria - to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/wisteria/ One of the wonderful flowers that blooms every spring is Wisteria. Caught at just the perfect moment, it resembles a curtain of purple blossoms...
Seen in New Orleans
When I'm in New Orleans - I love to just walk and photograph whatever catches my eye. Here are some of my photos from a trip to New Orleans in 2017. Art in City Park Diana by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1886. Cast 1985. Future Generations (detail) by William Zorach...
Missing You – New Photo
I’ve recently added a new photograph – Missing You – to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/missing-you/ In the Victorian Language of Flowers, zinnias symbolized missing you, and statice symbolized I miss you. Inspired by that, I imagined a...