Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Seeing 2012 (#40)

For your consideration: a challenge to the idea of embracing all new life with open arms . . .

Unless, perhaps, while clad in a thick burlap.

Photographed during an (unexpectedly long) 3-hour exploration of a single, wondrous nursery in Summerland. It is much less a traditional nursery than an homage to the beauty, serenity and spiritual energy infused in the splendid variety of well-tended flora, collected from many far corners of the globe.

This image, of course, beckons in its own warm and fuzzy manner to the song in my heart which is a call/response to the beloved Sonora Desert of my homeland.

Then again, there are many possible interpretations of this prickly intrusion into the frame.

This is also the second image I've processed on my new computer; the overall quality is vastly improved over last night's disappointing output (very soft focus, that, although last night too was a quite enjoyable exposure to the immeasurably improved processing speed/power of my new platform).



Red Tip Emergence, #6389-7D

© 2012 James W. Murray, all rights reserved.

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Details: March 23, 2012; Canon 7D; f/11 @ 1/32 sec; ±0 EV; ISO 250;
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM

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