Photo a Week: Tulip Tales

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Nancy Merrill’s Photo a Week Challenge: Light and Dark

IN A NEW POST CREATED FOR THIS CHALLENGE, SHARE A PHOTO OR TWO FEATURING THE CONTRAST OF DARK AND LIGHT.

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As we all know, cut flowers do not last very long. After about a week, the beautiful bouquet of tulips I received on Mother’s Day began drooping. The long goodbye to their short stay on my dining room table had begun.

They had done well…brightening my stay-at-home days.

However, aging flowers also have their beautiful side. With proper lighting of course. No shooting from below…the angle is crucial. I carefully moved the vase and set it gently on the record cabinet I use as my photo studio spot. It is right near the window which lets in the afternoon sun.

The petals sagged a bit, stretched out and relaxed after a week holding strong, but no matter. Their gentle lines of color perked up as the sun’s rays streamed in.

A flower barely hanging on, but still a force to photograph.

Lighting up the dark…

light and dark tulip
Tulip Goodbye

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13 thoughts on “Photo a Week: Tulip Tales”

  2. That’s so, so beautiful. With just a little imagination, the tulip is flying off into space. With imagination, that little crescent lower right corner is the earth. What a way to go!

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  3. Oh WOW, this is simply amazing, Andrea–and much as I’d love to write a poem for it, it may defy the Muse. But if something sparks, may I use it–with usual credits? You can always say “no”–I won’t be disappointed 😉

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