I’ve determined that photographing purple is usually best in the shade. There are some exceptions like the sweet peas featured above. The sun seems to wash out the intensity of the color. I need to learn a lot more about photography (some day) to conquer the purple dilemma. Until then, I’ll try to provide a bit of shade.
Here’s a package of Giant Violet Queen Zinnia seeds in the shade of the garden shed. The purple really punches out there doesn’t it? These were planted in the front yard yesterday. They were half price down at the Rite Aid. It’s an easy gamble.
See. The Santa Rosa plums are getting ripe. Underneath that haze on the skin of the plum is a beautiful reddish-purple, delicious piece of summer taste explosion. How do I know? Cuz. I had one yesterday. It had dropped. I picked it up, wiped it off and enjoyed a surprise treat. Delicious gamble.
Yesterday I picked the winner of the Belmont Stakes – Ruler On Ice. Love the colors (pink/orange). I won $2,400! It was a fantasy gamble. Dang it.
3 comments:
Too bad it wasn't a real gamble. The flower that I have the most trouble getting a good photo is verbena on a stick.
Pink and orange is one of my favorite combinations too.....when I was young I used to wear it often. I still would, but now I am so much bigger a target.....
I totally agree with you on the beauty of purple in the garden! I think it's the way it looks with the green foliage. Your photos look great by the way.
I actually took some photos of my light purple alliums the other day, come check it out on my blog sometime!
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