trees reflected in the Potomac river, late afternoon August 25.

For months my focus was on taking accurate, real-life, representational pictures of plants; sometimes I ended up with something a little artistic.   But as I gained confidence I more often aimed for art.  This was one of those times.   I turned up the exposure and highlights a tiny bit in Lightroom; otherwise this photo is untouched.  It was almost exactly what I wanted, blurriness and all.  Maybe I’m starting to get the hang of this…

Returning from Nova Scotia today.  I’m so glad WordPress allows me write posts in advance and schedule them to autopost.  I’m actually writing this on September 9, two days before leaving on the trip.  I hope by the time anyone reads it I’ll have weeks’ worth of northern plants to feature as Flower of the Day.

Yes, I used Lightroom.  I cropped the photo and adjusted the highlights, shadows, whites, and blacks to get the effect I wanted.

From January 7 this year.  I went out to the river at about 8:00 in the morning, at least three layers deep in SmartWool; I think the temperature was about five degrees Fahrenheit.  But I really wanted to play with my new camera.

The blog is still on hiatus while I travel in Nova Scotia.  Here’s a scene from July 28: Potomac River just upstream of Cabin John Creek, early evening.

Flower of the Day will be sporadic until late September.