With Spring comes of course flowers; the most photographed subject matter.When they bloom I can't resist. Last year I missed the short bloom window but not this year. My first Iris picture was way to colourful so I simplified the beauty of the flower by treating it as a black and white and of course intimate with my proximity to the flowers . The obvious is not so prevelant but becomes a study of light, shadow, texture, line, shape, form, and most of all the composition. The obvious transforms into something else revealing the essence of it's beauty. The poppy also becomes an array of flames of orange. The challenge in good photography is to capture more than the obvious, allowing an inviting dance for the eye to study and appreciate the image while trying to figure out the subject matter.
