IDEA #2 Nature's Palette

I went out one day looking to make soft painterly photos. In the past, I've used camera motion with some interesting effects, but this time it was a Spring day and all the tulips were in full bloom.
I somehow got the idea that if I put my camera right down inside a tulip (one with the sun streaming through it) and deliberately blurred the image, it might work.

The images have a very abstract, water-colour look and people might easily mistake them for paintings - but they are all photos.

Here's what I've said in my Artist Statement.

Nature’s Palette This series of painterly photographs was created by deliberately blurring close-up images of flowers.
 With the soft sunlit focus, the viewer can take pleasure in nature’s organic form and  strong and varied colour palette.
 Recognizable details in selected images suggest the floral subject matter.

Here are two samples, presented as a diptych, and you can click on the link below to see more. 

LINK TO PAINTERLY IMAGES

Apologies to those who persevered through the mess I made of the post on 'leading lines'. 

As ever, any and all comments welcomed by email!! 

New Ideas for a Show - IDEA #1: Leading Lines

Hello Friends,

I know that it's been ages since I've posted here but my friend Julie reminded me last night that I do have a few followers, so here I go again!!

I'm hoping that I can put together another gallery show for early 2017 and have some ideas about content and themes. As ever, so happy to receive your comments, critiques etc.. Best sent to me by email since I've never really got the comments section of the blog working...

One of my ideas is to put together a collection of landscapes from several trips. I was quite interested to notice how many of these photos use leading lines as a compositional  element and how pleasing I find these elements... so this is one idea.

Rather than re-post the images on the blog, I already have 10 images and an Artists' Statement on Flickr so you can click on the link BELOW and check them out there...  Here's one image to pique your interest... (granted, it's not a travel image... )

Thanks again ...  more ideas to come... !!  Here's that link to the rest of the images.

LEADING LINES IMAGES LINK