Michael Sporn Animation – Splog

- Annulla has posted a number of fine photos of flowers on her site, Blather From Brooklyn. The daffodil to the left is one of these images which she photographed at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden.

I enjoyed looking at these pictures and found myself wanting to phtograph some flowers myself, however I thought it’d be interesting to shoot them in a more natural city environment. An environment not protected by a Botanical Garden.

I have to admit I was caught up sharp in my limited attempt, and I ended up with only a couple of pictures. I took these on the way to my studio one morning. It’s obvious that the weather here, still rather cold and wet, has not quite helped the floral life of the city, and there doesn’t seem to be much to highlight. The streets are still gray, and the parks aren’t in full bloom. The city is still unusually cold for this time of year.

I did spot a couple of plants in Madison Square Park, but these looked to be having a bit of difficulty in surviving.

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I then turned to the internet to see just what sort of flower photos were out there. Of course, I found an embarrassment of riches. It was a humbling trip with on the first couple of links I opened.

I looked at the site of Shoji Ikeda and was taken abock with his photos of flowers from Japan.
Likewise beautiful wer the photos at digital photo artistry.
Finally, when I got to Tony Howell‘s site, I quit. These images were just too beautiful, and I found myself trying to compete. Here are a couple of photos borrowed from these three sites.

I guess, in the end, I realize that I am not in competition since I’m not a professional photographer. Nor am I trying to pose as one. I just wanted to gather a few bright moments of spring. The weather is obviously going to delay that, but I will make some attempts to showcase the more urban guerrilla grass and flower cracking through the concrete when they start to bloom. Until then, it’s back to animation.

I did find one interesting craft site, Crafty Daisies, that shows you
how to press flowers.
Your vibrant living peony can end up looking like this before it dies.

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