Dying Hosta leaf
To my much beloved Sir Harold Hillier Gardens and Arboretum today; we visit on average every three to four weeks and one would think that I would run out of different subjects to photograph. It's true that I do take photographs of the same items and areas over and over again, but they change so much that it is NEVER boring to photograph them. I also find it enjoyable to 'pick a theme' for a visit… perhaps 'Bark', or 'Leaves' - sometimes a particular colour. It restricts one's floundering to find images of interest, and becomes an entertaining challenge.
Today I chose 'Brown' which is often regarded as a dull and dreary colour. That was the challenge! My images just had to have some brown in them, somewhere. Well, what do you think of these? Not too boring I think - just use your imagination, look from different angles and GET IN CLOSE!
I took these images on my Fuji Finepix camera as it has a zoom lens to let me get in close to plants at the back of a border…but you could just as easily create a photo essay with your cell phone camera; I often use mine like a visual notebook. (Make it another challenge). No reason why a journal has to be a written one - the 'collage' facility on Google Photos (and I am sure there are many others) is a gift for creating a weekly visual journal which is a real pleasure to look through at the end of the year.
Enjoy the photo essay which follows the journal prompt.
Journal prompt - on your next outing, choose a theme and take up the challenge to create a collage page or a 'grid of nine/sixteen' to print out. If you don't favour writing, make a visual page each week from a selection of 'quick shots' you have made of your day to day life. It can build up into just as valid a journal as anything that may be written. Annotate your photos if you like. Always remember - your journal can be anything you want it to be - YOU are in charge!
Fallen Magnolia leaves
Seedhead of Phlomis russeliana
Woven willow
Bee!
Bark of Prunus serrula
Cardoon seedheads
Seed pods of Arum lilies
Bark of Acer griseum
Peeling Eucalyptus bark
Autumn is coming...
What a lot of different browns. Such an interesting exercise.
Posted by: Mad Englishwoman | Saturday, August 31, 2019 at 08:49
Oh, oh, you just jogged my memory/pricked my conscience - I have a large number of "bark" photos awaiting just this treatment.
Posted by: Beth Loft | Saturday, August 31, 2019 at 13:41
A cracking set of images, Roz
Posted by: Beth Loft | Saturday, August 31, 2019 at 13:42
great photography!
Posted by: Darla Martin | Monday, September 02, 2019 at 03:04