It wasn’t only swans and irises at Swan Lake Iris Gardens, Sumter, SC. Captured this squirrel posing on a tree branch showing off its wide open eyes and bushy tail. Colorful bokeh effect in the background.
Wide-eyed and Bushy-tailed
Tag Archives: color
Rural Beauty of NC – Colorful Homes
Colorful homes in the rural mountains of North Carolina
Rural Beauty of NC – Adding Color to the Mountains
Colorful flowers in the foreground enhance the beauty of the North Carolina mountains
Rural Beauty of NC – Eye Pleasing
A picture-perfect composition of clouds, blue sky, mountains, lush greenery, and natural color, all reflecting the rural beauty of North Carolina
Designs of Nature – Shades of Bamboo
The trunks of bamboo reflect various shades of color, but humans have to deface nature’s designs
Flowers – Combination of Colors
Nature creates unique color combinations in flowers
Flowers – Beauty of Plumeria
A plumeria flower can symbolize new life and beginnings. It can also represent birth and creation. Plumerias can symbolize springtime, charm, beauty, and grace, too. There are many colors of plumeria flowers, including yellow, red, pink, and sunset shades.
Flowers – Irises of Spring
Attractive irises with unique color combination and interesting designs
Flowers – Colorful Gardenscape
In celebration of Spring, our theme this week is flowers. Colorful blooms after winter are a joy to behold. Here is an image of a “gardenscape” with lush greenery contrasted by colorful flowers midst stonework.
Light Glow – from Artisan Lampshades
Artisan lampshades create glow of light in various colors and designs
Light Glow – from a Filament
Light filaments viewed through a decorative bulb create a colorful glow
Design Photography – Circles of Art
What makes a striking photo? Often, it’s merely ordinary things composed in an ordinary manner. That’s because they always tend to have a single theme or idea, and because clutter is kept to a minimum. However, in this image, we are looking at the elements of design (line, shape, form, texture, pattern, and color) that turns a simple subject into an interesting photo.
Design Photography – Graffiti
This composition has lines in the form of bricks, but random patterns of color graffiti bring a different sense of order in this design photography
Design Photography – Coming Together
The main elements that bring and emphasize order in this composition are line, shape, pattern, and color drawing the viewer’s eye to the center of the image
Design Photography – Symmetrical Designs Overhead
Successful photos rely on order, and the main elements that bring and emphasize order in a composition are: line, shape, form, texture, pattern, and color. Every photograph, intentionally or not, contains one or more of these element, which are known as the elements of design.
Here is an image of pure symmetry (or order) …….
Something Red – An Umbrella
As one of the rarest and most powerful colors in nature, red is particularly important to photographers. With the historic associations between the color red and the emotions of passion and excitement, it’s no surprise that this is a very active color.
In this busy side street, the red umbrella, though partly hidden, draws attention.
Something Red – Colorful Chair
Photographers have cultivated visual relationships conveyed in red tones. While there are different colored chairs at this ice cream shop, the one with a shade of red stands out. So do the red flowers on the window sill.
Something Red – Graffiti and a Railing
The red railing and graffiti artfully painted on the side of a colorful building anchor this image of a local train
Something Red – Northern Cardinal
How can one not be mesmerized by the red color of this Northern Cardinal with a flattened crest!
Something Red – Reflections
Color has a significant impact on our perceptions, emotions and physicality. Incorporating the color red into photography denotes passion and bold emotion. Because it commands our attention, red brings text and subjects to the central focus of an image. Will be posting this week images with red as a predominant color to attract attention.
Here is an image of abstract reflections on water.
Photos by Ravi 