Perspectives on Nature Photography
Tetraneuris linearifolia; March 11th on the Upper Bull Creek Greenbelt Trail.
© 2021 Steven Schwartzman
Written by Steve Schwartzman
March 24, 2021 at 4:34 AM
Posted in nature photography
Tagged with abstract, Austin, flowers, spring, Texas, wildflowers, yellow
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That bit of vibrant green in the first photo reminds me of the seldom-seen atmospheric green flash. It’s got a bit of electric feel to it. The dark background certainly suits that perfect second flower. Even though it belongs to the Asteraceae, it has a newly ‘minted’ feel to it.
shoreacres
March 24, 2021 at 8:10 AM
Good of you to point out that green, which in my attention to composition and limited focus I hadn’t paid due attention to, but now have a newly minted appreciation of.
Steve Schwartzman
March 24, 2021 at 8:28 AM
Beautiful photos, Steve! Now “four-nerve daisy” sounds like a plant name with a story behind it.
Lavinia Ross
March 24, 2021 at 8:25 AM
Explanation implicitly asked for, explanation explicitly granted.
Steve Schwartzman
March 24, 2021 at 8:32 AM
Thank you, Steve!
Lavinia Ross
March 25, 2021 at 10:26 AM
You’re welcome.
Steve Schwartzman
March 25, 2021 at 1:23 PM
The first photo with the focus on just the daisy’s front petals looks very appealing. Good use of macro photography, Steve!
Peter Klopp
March 24, 2021 at 8:28 AM
Thanks for your appreciation. I’ve been making a bunch of limited-focus flower portraits lately. It’s doable with a macro lens.
Steve Schwartzman
March 24, 2021 at 8:40 AM
Wonderful to see this beautiful daisy from the two angles, Steve.
Jet Eliot
March 24, 2021 at 9:18 AM
Two points of view from me to you.
Steve Schwartzman
March 24, 2021 at 1:30 PM
Beautiful photos of a beautiful flower. Like shoreaces, I’m impressed by that vibrant green. That top photo is fascinating partly because of the background. It’s almost like the flower is a hat and the yellow background is one of those pieces of cloth on the back of some hats.
Todd Henson
March 24, 2021 at 10:59 AM
Coincidentally that’s the kind of hat my wife wore on our hike in the country this morning. At the time I took the top picture I wan’t aware of the green standing out the way it does. Sometimes results surprise us, as you’ve no doubt found at times. This one is a welcome surprise in my quest for abstraction.
Steve Schwartzman
March 24, 2021 at 1:33 PM
Your second image has a simple elegance. It looks like a mandala … a ‘flower mandala’.
denisebushphoto
March 24, 2021 at 11:11 AM
A mandala it is. At times I’ve use a circular frame when presenting such a round flower head.
Steve Schwartzman
March 24, 2021 at 1:35 PM
I love the selective focus in the first one and detail in the second
norasphotos4u
March 24, 2021 at 7:17 PM
Together the two demonstrate how much of a difference a change in viewing angle can make.
Steve Schwartzman
March 24, 2021 at 7:56 PM
Love the symmetry!
Eliza Waters
March 24, 2021 at 8:23 PM
“What immortal hand or eye
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?”
Steve Schwartzman
March 24, 2021 at 9:16 PM
Regarding that second shot, you’ve some nerve presenting such perfection.
Steve Gingold
March 28, 2021 at 5:09 AM
From such perfection I had the nerve never to swerve.
And my purpose I chose to serve with plenty of verve.
Steve Schwartzman
March 28, 2021 at 6:21 AM
That side angle shot is a beauty steve … they both are!
Julie@frogpondfarm
March 29, 2021 at 1:34 PM
Then I’m 2 for 2, which is a good average. Thanks.
Steve Schwartzman
March 29, 2021 at 9:14 PM