Posts Tagged: Photography
By the Seashore
This summer is just full of beaches. It’s not even the end of June yet! My mum, brother, Jeremy and I collected all these little live clams on the Myrtle Beach Shore. Isn’t nature amazing? Each little life is an artistic expression. Can’t wait to frame these!
Blue Stripe
Intense Yellow
Plaid
Plaid
Soft Mustard
Pinkish
Purple & Yellow
Warm Colors
Reddish Butterfly
Gradient
Blue / Yellow
Plaid and Stripes
Stored in Saltwater
Primary Colors
Love
Yellow Trio
Trio of Butterflies
Gradient
Park
Last year I felt like I missed every season, every detail of so many beautiful things around me. This year I’m sort of trying to make up for it. I see so many details, and enjoy them all. I am so wholly attracted to the simpler things in life and they’ve certainly never let me down! I may post bits of this park over and over, but something beautiful is always happening there that I just have to share.
What’s up buttercup?
Purples and yellows are big this season. ;)
The peas made me reminisce about high school biology class. :)
No shoelaces needed to enjoy moshing around some fresh spring greens.
I’ve watched the seasons change around this bridge for years now.
Sweet little purple flowers.
My favorite little spring flowers. They’re tiny and barely noticeable when you’re not looking for them.
New greenery.
I only had my wedding ring on me. Perfect natural setting for a ring shot. Couldn’t help myself.
Lovely.
I can’t stop looking up!
The vine growing around this tree gave it a mystical look.
The pale rich spring green is one of my favorite colors.
Looked like honeysuckle… maybe a distant relative?
A father was playing with his two daughters.
We watched this little spider keep his web clean from falling flower debris.
Green spring life everywhere.
Nice patterns.
I can’t quite tell the male from the female but they were both impressive.
The treat for the evening was the barred owl and it’s mate, in a tree far above us.
Signs of spring everywhere.
I like this cloud formation.
The moon is half risen.
Next time I go I think I’ll go down this path.
A sweet little finch.
Little Shop Adventures
One of my favorite, charming aspects of the Savannah townscape is the abundance of little shops selling everything from large antiques to novelty knick knacks lining every street. The stores are mostly family owned and the personality of the shop owner is reflected in the walls of each establishment. I’ve always been used to going to Savannah with a large group of friends or my huge family but the town is an entirely different experience when you arrive with just one other person and no schedule. I prefer the peaceful meandering, actually!
Beautiful old typewriter. I just love the circular keys.
They have so many old things they can just use some as doorstops!
I’ve told Jeremy he may pick up pipe smoking when he is 70. :)
I always love collections of old cameras. The Tri-Lens one in the middle really caught my eye.
We ate a surprising amount of asian food in Savannah.
Large jewelry was a recurring thing in Savannah. You go big in the south!
I find myself gravitating towards Yarn and bead stores lately. I do love making earrings out of beads but I think I may learn to knit soon, for making blankets and amigurumi.
Tiny little knitted sweaters! Each one wasn’t more than 4 inches in height!
We picked up some pretty yarn for a friend of ours. I loved the entire rainbow of color in the store.
Part of what makes Savannah charming is the little personal touches the shop owners put in their stores. There’s nothing chain about these places.
If that alpaca had been for sale it would have come home with me for sure.
Colorful yards of yarn on display at the store.
Dem Birds
When I went to Savannah a few weeks ago (has it been a few weeks? wow.) I had a great time photographing a few birds. I’ve looked up birding stuff recently and even attended an Audubon society talk last night. And then I bought a bird themed photography display. Oh my god I’m the fledgling stages of becoming a birdophile… or to sound less like a crazy person, an amateur ornithologist. :)
Here are a few photos of seabirds I met on my trip to Savannah.
Savannah Squares
One of Savannah’s striking features is its historic squares. Each one houses at least one monument and plenty of history to go with it. They’re beautifully designed and are home to some beautiful flowering plants.
At night the squares take on an otherworldly appearance, and you begin to see their ghostly inhabitants out the corner of your eyes.
There are a considerable number of fountains in Savannah.
On a beautiful day, I could see myself hanging out with a book out here in these squares. It’s surprisingly quiet.
Looking up yields spectacular views of dreamy, oak trees enveloped with soft spanish moss.
Jeremy has become my photography compadre over the last few months. He is now fully equipped with his own SLR and lenses!
The early morning light is blue and soft leaving wonderful little patches everywhere.
The evening light is warmer, and the chill settles in.
The monument is much more impressive and a lot less imposing in daylight.
Beautiful horses pull these wagons everywhere! We didn’t get to ride this weekend but we will someday!
I couldn’t get over how beautiful these guys were as the clip clopped by.
Really beautiful! The entire area is a treat for the eyes.
The inside of a tulip tree’s flowers.
Pink seems to be the color of choice for March flowers.
A Georgia Classic! The tulip tree!
A pink flower bush. I wish I knew the genus/species.