In a message dated 5/25/2005 4:57:36 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The asymetry of the second shot make it the best to me. Regards, Bob S. ============== Thanks, Bob. I like that one too.
On 5/25/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > These three photos are better than the last three. (I am pretty sure). > > ...so, frustrated at all the weeds mixed in with the poppies that I shot > before, I kept driving around looking for good poppy clumps. Then, while I was in > the town of Clayton, scooping out the restored old buildings (some really > neat, it's an old town), BINGO, I saw a lovely profusion of poppies... > > ...in someone's front yard. Naturally I was suspicious that they might have > scattered poppy seeds. Gathered them from one year to scatter the next year (I > have since found out that one can now buy California poppy seeds). OTOH, there > were so many weeds in their yard, it was quite possible that the poppies > bloomed there one year, and they decided NOT to weed wack and let them reseed each > following year. > > I couldn't decide. All I could decide was that their neighbors probably hate > them because of their weedy yard. OTOH, they luxuriate in a profusion of > poppies... > > I shot a lot of these. I think I picked out the best three. I couldn't decide > what was the best of those three. > > I also couldn't decide if the fence, which I think does add interest, wasn't > in a way also subtracting. Subtracting from the poppies by making them look > cultivated, like ordinary planted flowers, instead of wildflowers. > > http://members.aol.com/eactivist/POPPIES/pages/poppyfence1.htm > > click on the next button for all three or go here for the poppy gallery index > page > > http://members.aol.com/eactivist/POPPIES/ > > Thoughts and comments welcome. > > Marnie aka Doe Story/photos to be continued... > (Never fear, I am getting caught up with my photo backlogs, and will be out > of PESOs soon.) > >
