Went out to Blue Lake Ranch - overcast light with a light breeze - and all the apple trees blooming with scattered tulips beneath. I tried to photograph the apple trees but it just wasn't happening for me. Still I did get to listen to the hum of all the bees and took pleasure in doing so.

I found these little guys under a tree - no clue what they are called though I suspect some sort of tulip. So, I'm flat on the ground hand holding the D200 and the 90mm Tamron lens, trying to get as close as I can and still maintain a sense of depth through the use of space supporting the flowers. I could tell right off these guys held a certain interior luminosity which not all flowers have and I liked that it was yellows and greens - and a nice overall softness and gentle gradation of the colors.

I originally framed this as a horizontal - just as it appears here - but when I play with it I can see a vertical and I can see a flipped horizontal and I can't see which one is most compelling....So asking for some input.

three frame in-camera multiple exposure - I kept kicking my heels up laying there like I was maybe 11 and my "adult photographer" self had to keep reminding me to "lay still." I had fun.

Went out to Blue Lake Ranch - overcast light with a light breeze - and all the apple trees blooming with scattered tulips beneath. I tried to photograph the apple trees but it just wasn't happening for me. Still I did get to listen to the hum of all the bees and took pleasure in doing so.

I found these little guys under a tree - no clue what they are called though I suspect some sort of tulip. So, I'm flat on the ground hand holding the D200 and the 90mm Tamron lens, trying to get as close as I can and still maintain a sense of depth through the use of space supporting the flowers. I could tell right off these guys held a certain interior luminosity which not all flowers have and I liked that it was yellows and greens - and a nice overall softness and gentle gradation of the colors.

I originally framed this as a horizontal - just as it appears here - but when I play with it I can see a vertical and I can see a flipped horizontal and I can't see which one is most compelling....So asking for some input.

three frame in-camera multiple exposure - I kept kicking my heels up laying there like I was maybe 11 and my "adult photographer" self had to keep reminding me to "lay still." I had fun.

Went out to Blue Lake Ranch - overcast light with a light breeze - and all the apple trees blooming with scattered tulips beneath. I tried to photograph the apple trees but it just wasn't happening for me. Still I did get to listen to the hum of all the bees and took pleasure in doing so.

I found these little guys under a tree - no clue what they are called though I suspect some sort of tulip. So, I'm flat on the ground hand holding the D200 and the 90mm Tamron lens, trying to get as close as I can and still maintain a sense of depth through the use of space supporting the flowers. I could tell right off these guys held a certain interior luminosity which not all flowers have and I liked that it was yellows and greens - and a nice overall softness and gentle gradation of the colors.

I originally framed this as a horizontal - just as it appears here - but when I play with it I can see a vertical and I can see a flipped horizontal and I can't see which one is most compelling....So asking for some input.

three frame in-camera multiple exposure - I kept kicking my heels up laying there like I was maybe 11 and my "adult photographer" self had to keep reminding me to "lay still." I had fun.