Irises & Dogwoods........

A few weeks ago I wrote about my obsession with finding objects to photograph that appear against the walls of buildings or fences. Discovering how great this setting is came as a direct result of my "Project 365" and my quest for a new image every day.

While out "looking" last week, I came across two separate locations that in the last 15 years, never caught my eye. I was so happy with these spots that I went back with my Nikon to reshoot the scenes that I originally created with my iPhone.

With the two images in this post, I am also participating in Kim Klassen's Texture Tuesday. This week was what she calls her "Free and Easy Edition" which means that the only requirement is that we use at least one of her textures.

This first image is of some irises I found growing against a building that houses a church bookstore. I have never had great success photographing irises in my studio because I can't seem to arrange them so they look natural and not contrived.

To make this even more special, when I went back with my "real" camera, an older woman who volunteers there told me that her mother had planted those bulbs many years ago, which gave me a brand new appreciation for the flowers I was photographing. I love that there was some history there.

©2012 Dianne Poinski

For this image I used Kim's "Oh My" and "Just Cause" textures with the "multiply" blending mode.

Just for fun, here is the original image before processing:

My second image is from a dogwood tree that was planted against a white wall of a medical office building. It is just starting to bloom. Again, this was a spot I found on one of my walks that I later went back to with my Nikon.

©2012 Dianne Poinski

I used Kim's "Golden" texture with the "multiply" blend mode on this image.

Here is the "before" version:

Be sure to check out what others are posting as their "Texture Tuesday" contributions.

Happy Tuesday!