Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/04/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas I don't find Friday Flowers a chore, more like a challenge. It really isn't about the flowers, but that they make excellent consenting subjects for natural light photography. I try ever so hard to avoid shooting them all the same way. Sure, I didn't originate the phrase Friday Flowers, but I did bring it to the LUG, and I've posted EVERY Friday for about eleven years. It has become a popular feature, getting 700-1000 visits on a Friday, and more trickle in over the week. I post to the LUG, Leica, Seephoto, PAW, and Leicareflex lists, and I have a subscription list of 280 people. I also post on my Facebook page. Even the week I got my new knees, I had some shots banked and was going to get someone to post in my behalf. However, I was out of the hospital by Friday and did it myself. The third week, I went out and shot new spider lilies at a neighbor's house. I've never done a rerun, and only twice did I shoot inside my house. One week I shot at a plant nursery, but had other choices. Sometimes I wish I had a greenhouse! Luckily, I live in a temperate zone; I have Adrene's lovely garden across the street, and Natchitoches is a garden town, so I almost always have something to shoot, even though once it was a miniature orange instead of a blossom! If you'd like a cruise to the past, go to http://sonc.com/look/?cat=4 or more at my my old site, http://www.sonc.com/friday On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 1:23 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > Do you find that finding a flower for Friday is a chore? Go to one of > these places and you'll find it easy!. I have to thank my wife and our new > naked garden for the excuse to visit... Fuji X100S > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Oddments/ > Flowers+etc/FF100415_Nursery.jpg.html > > Of course, there's always the flower shop... > > Personally, I found it too easy. Really it's a bit like going elephant > hunting in the local zoo. As the summer slides in, I'm going out into the > wild to see what I can find > > Douglas > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA