Morning Dew
Yellow flowers slowly unfurling in the morning light, painted with thin morning dew, catching a glimpse of these the evening before. I knew that I would have to be awake in the morning, just as the sky had begun to light up my dark mountain valley. Using the light blue sky to balance out the saturated yellows, I had hopped for droplets along the petals, but in the winter you’re just as likely to step outside and discover frost and a flower that was folded in on itself, or strewn across the ground. Despite my slight disappointment that the buds weren’t fully unfurled, I still thought the light colored flowers were worth the time spent with them.
The harbinger of spring on a early winter morning, warmer weather on the horizon. Forsythia, while found mainly throughout Asia is can be found as an ornamental in north America. Unfortunately it’s also a bit invasive, my particular bush is now sprouting fresh new sprigs 100 yards away along my creek bed, I am considering removing and replacing the bush with something equally as beautiful, perhaps mountain Laurel, or some Azalea. This was shot using a silicone sphere diffuser atop my flash.
Editing this, I had originally wanted to punch the yellows up, bring the saturation up, brighten them, but the mood spoke to me in a different way. Bringing my contrast up a bit, dropping the saturating and letting the flowers to remain somewhat dark in the frame. I was trying to replicate a more koda chrome vintage look, and capture these lovely flowers without exaggerating their existence.
Until Next Time!