More Desert in Bloom

[Dennis Ernst]

More cacti are starting to bloom and it's amazing to watch. Many only bloom for one day before wilting. Here are a few I've shot in the last couple days:

 

[Pete Askew]

Super stuff again. Do you have any overviews.

 

[Dennis Ernst]

I do have a few. As I'm shooting in neighbors yards and in town, it's hard to not get a pretty messy background. Here are a few:





















I have a friend that paints a lot of my floral shot in water colors. I send her an overview and several close-ups. Many are very impressive when she's finished.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Dennis (it would be nice to see those watercolours at some point). I like number 3 especially and, you know, it might be interesting to see them also with all the junk around - nature endures and all that. What do you think?

 

[Dennis Ernst]

I like the overviews when they occur in a natural setting. As many of the shots were in landscaped areas or residential settings, I'm always very careful of how much I want to post. People are funny. Some think it's a great honor if I shoot that flower or cactus in their front yard and others think it would be stealing something from them.

I'll be doing some hiking soon and see what I can find out in the desert. There are some places that the prickly pear are about ready to bloom in mass.

While shooting some cacti in a neighbor's yard I also shot some of her flowers. Here's a little of what I got as a bonus:

 

[Pete Askew]

Lovely. Iris and Hemerocallis, some of my favourites. It'll be another couple of months before we see them in Germany and the UK though. I have a friend who documents a garden in Stockholm.

A Gentlemans Garden

 

[Dennis Ernst]

The Gentlemans Garden looks wonderful but cold! Brrr..... It's mid 80 F here.

For a better look at the southwest you can look at some of my photo blogs. I just posted a library in the blog section of this website but here it is:

Naturally Inspired Photography | Dennis's Photo blogs

There is photo blogs from Oregon, Washington, Montana, Utah and Arizona. This will really give you a sense for places in the US.

Enjoy!

Dennis

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Dennis, I quite often have a rummage bout in them (love the migrating birds). For some reason though the link to the latest won't work for me.

 

[Paul Lange]

I only skimmed through the blog quickly but what I did see of it I enjoyed looking at. Photographs can be for all sorts of reasons and photographs that teach you something about a place can be the most enjoyable.

 

[Beth Carter]

that's a lot of photos to go through, but you've captured some really nice colors and detail.

 

[Dennis Ernst]

Pete,

Here is a fresh link to the lates blog:

http://dennis-ernst-blogs.blogspot.com/2013/04/picacho-peak.html