A fine lawn. A fine dandelion in blossom.
Toronto. It’s May 1st and all the flowers are beginning to blossom – some even last month. We know spring has arrived because the lawns are alive with flowers – dandelions.
We notice many lawns sprouting these nasty beauties. We have dug out over 4,000 this spring, mainly from our lawn. The little plants are rather pretty at this stage – and free thanks to a prevailing northwest wind and an indifferent neighbour.
The photographing of flowers is a common side venture of photographers as shown in the earlier post called “Night Flower” which covers an exhibition of the work of Ms Sara Angelucci at the Stephen Bulger Gallery as part of this year’s CONTACT event.
A great shot of any flower demands timing, close-up, framing, and lighting skills that test the casual photographer or even the professional. Ahhh spring …
