Softer petals

A few posts back I promised a different treatment of the petals.  I played around with some of the artistic brushes in Photoshop and settled on this image.  I may fiddle around with it some more.  Somehow flipping the image and softening it with a watercolor brush gives it a more abstract feel to me.  Would love to know what you think.

Out for a morning swim

 

This was taken on a recent morning near the Lincoln Memorial.  I generally am not a huge fan of sunrise/sunset shots with lots of glowing sky, but there's nothing quite like being at the Lincoln Memorial at sunrise.  The dawn of a new day from the steps of a place dedicated to a man who inspired a new day in America is truly one of the special things about DC.

Yes...I'm a bit of a blogging kick.  This was taken back in 2011 at the U.S. Botanical Garden.  I forget what kind of tree this is - some sort of cedar.  I was really struck by how bright organge the needles were.  Follow me on twitter @brundagephotos

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A few petals

I was sorting through some old shots and came across this shot from 2010.  I think I'll spend some time playing with cropping it and try for something a little more abstract in the next posting. 

Memorial Day

 

 

One of my favorite memorials is the Korean War Memorial.  The artist who created this memorial, I think, really captured the grim nature of war, but in a way that pays tribute to the men and women who so valiantly serve our nation.  I realize this post is a bit late for Memorial Day, but I hope it reminds us all about the bravery of those who protect us every day.

Waves in the sand, Coast Guard Beach, Eastham, MA

As regular readers of my blog will observe, I like to play with scale and abstracts.  A little help in post-processing gives this view of the sand a little bit of a "what is that?" effect.