Good morning bird of paradise! (Danville, CA)

First springtime in our new California home…and excited about watching our first bird of paradise open up in our backyard! 🙂

Bird of paradise – springtime Danville, California

365 Project – 237: Blooming lotus flower (September 5, 2013)

In our backyard right now. 🙂

365 Project – 204: Montebretia – Port Angeles, WA (July 25, 2013)

365 Project – 203: Black-eyed susan – Port Angeles, WA (July 24, 2013)

365 Project – 163: Dewy hollyhock (June 12, 2013)

365 Project – 148: Inside a poppy flower (May 28, 2013) #picoftheday #iphonography #flowerpower

365 Project – 313: Winter fuchsia blooms (November 8, 2012)

Shutter Speed: 1/2500, Aperture: F/1.4, ISO: 200

Do you like this tight crop and negative space? Would this work for a card? Or, does that cropped fuchsia in the bottom right corner annoy you? Curious what you think!

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365 Project – 250: Fuschia tutu (September 5, 2012)

Shutter Speed: 1/1000, Aperture: F/1.4, ISO: 400

Doesn’t this look like a beautiful ballerina?

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365 Project – 213: Whirligig daisies and a lotta’ bokeh (July 31, 2012)

Shutter Speed: 1/100, Aperture: F/1.4, ISO: 400

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365 Project – 209: Crocosmia (July 27, 2012)

Shutter Speed: 1/50, Aperture: F/8.0, ISO: 400

See more of my 365 Project: Untouched photos from my Nikon D5000 with 50mm lens