27 December 2007

Send me dead flowers


I didn't know til I got congratulatory email from a friend this morning that I'd "placed" in The Oregonian's annual garden photography contest. Out of nearly 2,000 entries, there were five top prize winners and 20 to 25 runners-up, including this one of mine. They cropped it, printed it quite small and, of course, on newsprint, which does nothing to enhance detail. Here's the original. I took it in late August, when many flowers are drying out, going to seed, giving it up for the season. I think they're still beautiful.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

It reminds me of your quilts.

Terry Grant said...

Even better than the printed version in the newspaper. I love the swirling rhythm of those drying petals.