Poppies in the Wind
To wrap up my “Painterly Picture Week”, I hate to be redundant, but I love poppies, and apparently I have a lot of company since I see them all over Sequim.
Easy to grow, hearty and full of color, they don’t disappoint, even in the wind. And since we’ve had more than our share of wind lately, that’s the time grab your phone and/or your camera and get outside to record the show. A slow shutter speed helps with the painterly effect by blending all those colors as if you’d taken a brush to canvas, but without the time involved and without dealing with wet paint.
I hope that at least one of my posts this week has inspired you to get a little creative yourself and to indulge your senses in the opportunity to capture the beauty that surrounds us, even in the wind!
These poppies look more “papery” than California Poppies (also our state flower). But still lovely and colorful!
These look like Oriental Poppies, rather than California Poppies. Petals have a tissue-like appearance.
Peg, your technique made the most of the textures and beautiful pastels.