Over at the Studio Sublime the prompt for this weeks photo challenge was 'Hues of Blue'. I don't usually work with blue, although it's a colour I love, especially in the garden, so it gave me the perfect opportunity to photograph this beautiful sea holly that is growing just outside my back door - it was quite a painful experience as it's about 90% prickles!
I also found the Ceratostigma in bloom and looking glorious - such a wonderful shade of blue - and decided it would look quite good against some old, blue books.
I gave all the photos a 'bluish' feel using textures from Pixel Dust and French Kiss.
My sea holly is much larger and not quite in bloom yet. The Ceratostigma is a lovely colour of blue... I like the composition of your last picture!
ReplyDeleteHi Diana, I am back to blogging again after a break.I have been stopping by to take a look at what you have been doing even though I have not been commenting but now that I am getting back into the swing of things I just had to say hello and that am loving the blues in your beautiful photo's.
ReplyDeleteThese photos are beautiful! For not using blue often, you certainly did a fabulous job with these! I love flowers perched on old books!
ReplyDeletesimply gorgeous photos!! I guess sometimes we have to have to suffer for our art... :)
ReplyDeletehave a great week!!
Such nice photos! Thanks for taking a chance and photographing the sea holly!
ReplyDeleteI saw some pretty blue wildflowers where I walk everyday and I wanted to photograph them but that day I also ran into a sow black bear with 2 cubs. I left the area and didn't get my pics. Yours are very beautiful. But I did get a pic of the bears! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos. It looks like you've got a talent at capturing blues.
ReplyDelete~Ema
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Diana, your photography is always so stunning. I love the shades of blue you captured - the first is like an indigo which I don't see photographed so much. And the stack of books - wow, like a cobalt blue! I love blue paired with gold. Loved your post today!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pics....love that first pic most of all :-)
ReplyDeleteAwesome photos and editing - love the shades and hues of these blues indeed!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful shades of blue in your photos. I have never seen sea holly before. Thanx for showing it to me.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of sea holly but it looks like it would be glorious in abundance - if prickly :)
ReplyDeleteOh that dark purple blue so mysterious and the bright Forget Me Not blue full of vintage yumminess. Man I am pretty sure I love every shade of blue there is!
ReplyDeleteI haven't really heard of sea holly either. But I love your picture of it! Thanks for posting!
ReplyDeleteDiana, your photos are always amazing. That sea holly (which I've never heard of either) is just spectacular.
ReplyDeleteOooh your images are stunning!!
ReplyDelete...you never fail to bring such beauty in ordinary things with your photography Diana, you'd never want to fall into a clump of sea holly thats for sure but you've brought out the beauty and colour and set against your subtle textured background (which I love) the perfect ying & yang...stunning...Mel:)xx
ReplyDeleteHow awesome that you have so many examples of blue right in your own garden. And I love the effects you added to the photos. They're very cool!
ReplyDeleteWonderful pictures, love the blue colors.
ReplyDeleteregards diane
These are great, I love how the last photo is with the books.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photographs Diana.... I especially love the one with the books.
ReplyDeleteKaren x
Just gorgeous! I really love what you did with the text and textures, just so dreamy...
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful! I also love blue, and you've found the perfect shades in your garden :) I hope you feel that the sea holly photos were worth the pain!
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